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Ride Involving 90 mph Speeds, iPad Ends with Angry Husband, Slug

Laura Cirillo

May 15, 2013

Whew. It took me a while to calm down after that Slug ride. Some people just have no business having a license to drive, let alone transporting passengers in their car.

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‘Orange Cones, No Phones’ Unveiled on I-95 Where Texting Remains ‘Vexing’ Problem

Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton reminds drivers of the need for highway workers’ safety in the I-95 Express Lanes Corridor. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

May 15, 2013

What once worked in construction zones on the Capital Beltway is now in use on Intestate 95: Orange Cones, No Phones.

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Yard Sale Map — Saturday, May 18, 2013

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May 15, 2013

Check out great community yard and garage sales happening this weekend!

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With Few Parks, Opinions Differ on Using $25,000 to Form Recreation Panel in Dumfries

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May 15, 2013

Just weeks after opening the town’s third public park, Dumfries officials say its time to form a Parks and Recreation Commission.

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Schools Superintendent Bridges Resigns, Headed Back to North Carolina

Stafford Counkty Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges (File)

May 14, 2013

Stafford County Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges is out.

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700 Students Expected at New ‘Haymarket Drive’ Elementary School in 2014

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May 14, 2013

With the population in western Prince William County steadily on the rise, officials on Tuesday broke ground for the county’s 57th elementary school.

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In Quest for Months-Old Voice Mail, it’s the Tic-Tac-Toe Key, Idiot

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May 14, 2013

I’m on the phone with Clay, my Verizon service rep. Well, the Verizon service rep who answered the phone. He’s mine now, all mine.

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Retired Prince William Voter Registrar Weimer Talks About Past, Looks to Future

Centered in the photo wearing blue, retired Prince William County Voter Registrar Betty Weimer poses for a photo with co workers. [Submitted photo]

May 14, 2013

Betty Weimer, the General Registrar of Prince William County in the Office of Voter Registrations and Elections, has retired after working for 28 year in the elections office.

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Crash Reported on I-95 at Dumfries, Both Sides of Highway Delayed

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May 13, 2013

Two lanes crash on Interstate 95 at Dumfries has severely slowed traffic this afternoon.

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Abortion Clinic Doctor Guilty in Death of Woodbridge Woman, Babies

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May 13, 2013

Kermit Gosnell, the man who ran the “house of horrors” abortion clinic in Pennsylvania was found guilty on three of four charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of four babies, and on an involuntary manslaughter charge for the death of a Woodbridge woman.

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Ole Virginia Hams to Host Northern Virginia’s Largest Hamfest

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May 13, 2013

Hundreds of Amateur Radio Operators from across Virginia, Maryland and the DC area will come to Manassas to participate in the 39th Annual Manassas Hamfest.

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Arrests Made in Rape, Stabbing at Woodbridge Homeless Camp

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May 13, 2013

A homeless woman was raped while inside of her tent in Woodbridge.

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St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church to Highlight Problem of Human Trafficking

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May 13, 2013

In an effort to bring attention to the ever-increasing problem of human trafficking, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Triangle, Va., will offer human trafficking awareness presentations at the parish after all the Masses on the weekend of May 18-19, 2013.

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Funding Restored to Prince William’s Jailhouse Drug Rehab Program

Prince William County Adult Detention Center in Manassas. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

May 13, 2013

Beating back political opponents who might call it an unpopular decision, Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart led the conversation to restore a drug rehabilitation inside an area jail.

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Miller Defends Transportation Vote, Balks at Prince William Chamber of Commerce

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May 12, 2013

The Prince William Chamber of Commerce,which supported transportation funding reform in Virginia, gave one of its most pro-business representatives in Richmond a “gentlemen’s C” (79%) for not doing it their way.

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Fatal Collision at Shelton Shop and Courthouse Roads Kills Stafford Man

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May 11, 2013

A Stafford man died Friday when his car collided with another.

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Aquia Harbour Man Arrested on Child Sex Assault

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May 11, 2013

Stafford County sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive and extradited him to Raleigh to face serious charges of child sexual assault.

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Husband Charged in Shooting Death 4 Weeks Later

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May 10, 2013

Charges have been brought against a Stafford County man who shot his wife late last month, investigators said.

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Connolly Honoring Students Accepted into Service Academies

Rep. Gerry E. Connolly, D-Fairfax, Prince William. [Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

May 10, 2013

Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold a reception Saturday at the Fairfax County Government Center to recognize 43 students from Fairfax and Prince William in the 11th Congressional District who will be entering the military service academies in the fall.

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HOV Closures Continue Tonight

Photo: Mary Davidson

May 10, 2013

Traveling Interstate 95 in our area tonight? Watch out for more closures on the HOV lanes from Dumfries to Washington.

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