A Northern Virginia man has been charged in an international scheme that used stolen American identities to enroll “ghost students” and siphon more than $1.4 million in federal student aid, FOX 5 DC reported.
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment charging a Kenyan national with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and student aid fraud. The defendant has not been named because the indictment was returned under seal.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Eugene Vindman will headline a Get Out The Vote rally in the Dumfries area of Prince William County on Friday evening, the Prince William County Democrats announced.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, with the program scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The public listing does not publish a street address; organizers say the venue is shared after registration.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks fall back one hour to 1 a.m., according to FOX 5 DC.
Most smartphones, computers and connected devices will change automatically overnight. Analog wall clocks, car dashboards, microwaves and ovens will need to be set back by hand, so many people change them before going to bed Saturday night, Oct. 31.
The Hylton Performing Arts Center will hold The Ritual of Mask Making: Play, Performance, and Self-Permission, a free Veterans and the Arts Initiative workshop, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5.
Participants will create face masks as a way to express their emotional journeys through art and share their stories through the masks and personal reflections.
A bear has been spotted wandering through neighborhoods in Centreville and visiting residents’ porches, according to WUSA9.
Police are asking people to stay away from the bear and to report any sightings to animal services.
U.S. Reps. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va.-10th, and Eugene Vindman, D-Va.-7th, are among federal lawmakers who have received letters with an unknown substance at their district offices, InsideNoVa reported.
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Sphere Entertainment Group has released a new rendering and site plan for its proposed venue at National Harbor, Fox 5 reported.
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Virginia had recorded 183,217 early ballots through Sunday, compared with 75,819 at the same point in 2022, The Center Square reported.
That is about 142 percent ahead of the comparable point four years ago. The 1st Congressional District led with 25,774. The 5th had 20,590 and the 11th had 20,002. The 7th had 16,295.
Prince William supervisors unanimously denied Dominion Energy’s Vint Hill switching-station upgrade, left-turn restrictions start Friday at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road, and Manassas is weighing a scaled-back November First Friday after a Monday town hall.
According to InsideNoVa, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously opposed Dominion Energy’s gas-insulated switching station planned for just over 23 acres at 13405 Vint Hill Road, next to Braemar in the Brentsville District. The board had deferred the special use permit 90 days on June 23 after supervisors said Dominion had not provided enough information.
Wonder says it will open a new location at Smoketown Station in Woodbridge on Thursday, Sept. 17, with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m.
The address is 13257 Worth Avenue. The shopping center, off Prince William Parkway near Potomac Mills, already includes retailers and restaurants such as Best Buy, Lidl, Total Wine & More, Chuck E. Cheese and First Watch.
