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Va. State Police say report suspicious drone activity to VSP Va. Fusion Center
FROM Virginia State Police 12/19/24 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat / State Government /
As of Dec. 18, 2024, the Virginia Fusion Center (VFC), which is located within the Homeland Security Division of the Virginia State Police, says it has received 150+ tips regarding drone activity in the Commonwealth. "All of the tips are being investigated and shared with key stakeholders. We encourage anyone who witnesses a drone flying over critical infrastructure, such as energy installations, or military sites, to contact the Virginia Fusion Center,” said Virginia State Police Special Agent D. Robinson. “This will enable us to work with our partners to determine exactly what is occurring, and how to move forward.”
Lightning strikes Manassas home
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08/22/11 / Breaking News / Manassas /
A Manassas town house in the 10100 block of Statesboro Court caught fire from a lighting strike on Aug. 21, 2011.
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Back-to-school issue out now
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08/22/11 / Breaking News / Education /
The late-August issues of the Bull Run Observer, Manassas Observer and Old Bridge Observer all offer must-have back-to-school information for parents, students and the community.
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Concussion training is mandatory for PWCS athletes
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By James Ivancic 08/18/11 / Breaking News / Education / Health & Safety /
Prince William County Schools requires parents and students to attend concussion training before students can even try out for sports, regardless of whether they are contact or noncontact sports.
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PWC Fair opened
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By James Ivancic 08/15/11 / Breaking News / Features /
Prince William County Fair brings in livestock and people. Food was a big draw for fairgoers. Here, a man cooks jumbo turkey legs to perfection for hungry fairgoers.
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Students excel on SOLs, but AYP is elusive for school divisions
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By GRETCHEN L.H. O’BRIEN 08/12/11 / Breaking News / Education /
Many area students performed extremely well on their Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests. Even still, no area school division—Prince William, Fauquier county, Manassas City nor Manassas Park—achieved all the benchmarks required to earn the national Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standard. They were in line with 124 other school divisions that failed to make AYP. Only four school divisions as a whole achieved AYP, which requires not only high numbers of students to pass the math and reading SOLs, but that certain groups of students meet SOL pass rates, graduation and attendance rates as well.
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Patriot readies for opening
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08/11/11 / Breaking News / Education / Nokesville /
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Hellwig Memorial Park officially opened
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By TERRI L. ERWIN-FITZ 08/11/11 / Breaking News /
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to open universal field, designed for players of all abilities, including disabilities, at Hellwig Memorial Park included many dignitaries, including, from left: Wally Covington, Brentsville District supervisor; Richard Tami, director of Field of Dreams Inc.; and L. Scott Lingamfelter, delegate for the 31st District of the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Women of the Civil War
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By Heidi Baumstark 08/09/11 / Breaking News / History /
Judy Cook stands outside the Henry Hill Visitor Center at Manassas National Battlefield Park. Inside, she presented an evening musical program called “Women of the Civil War” on Aug. 6. She told stories about women who had loved ones in the Civil War, and incorporated song by playing the English concertina she is holding.
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US Senate expands healthcare for veterans; measure known as Elizabeth Dole legislation
Measure now goes to House of Representatives for consideration.
