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Youngkin and legislators agree to work on budget
FROM the Governor's Office 04/17/24 / Breaking News / Money & Taxes / State Government /
Gov. Youngkin intends to call General Assembly into session May 15 - for final vote after budget disagreements are resolved.
Va. Tech designated NSA Center for Academic Excellence in cyber operations
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FROM the Governor's Office 05/24/17 / Breaking News / Business / Education / Federal Government /
Governor Terry McAuliffe May 24 announced that the National Security Agency (NSA) has designated Virginia Tech as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO). Virginia Tech joins an exclusive list of 16 other universities in the nation in bearing this designation.
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Bank robber in Gainesville wore a construction vest and a hard hat, police say
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FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports 05/23/17 / Breaking News / Business / Gainesville / Money & Taxes / Police & Fire Beat /
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 around 3:45PM, Prince William County Police officers responded to the Wells Fargo Bank located at 7591 Somerset Crossing Dr in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a robbery, according to Officer Nathan J. Probus, police department spokesman.
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See plans for Veterans Care Center at Vint Hill at May 24 meeting in Manassas
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By RANDI REID, Observer Staff 05/23/17 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Manassas / Military / State Government / Warrenton /
Del. Richard L. Anderson, will host a public information meeting on Wednesday, May 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Manassas City Council Chambers, 9027 Center Street, Manassas, on the approved Puller Northern Virginia Veterans Care Center to be built at Vint Hill in Fauquier County.
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Update on Manassas City Police involved in shooting at county park
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05/19/17 / Breaking News / Manassas / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
On May 19 at 12:40AM, the Prince William County Public Safety Communications Center (PSCC) received a 9-1-1 call from someone reporting a shooting involving a vehicle which was allegedly occurring in the area of Grant Ave in the City of Manassas, according to a report from Sgt. Jonathan Perok, spokesman from Prince William County Police Department.
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Manassas City Police involved in shooting in county park
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FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports 05/19/17 / Breaking News / Manassas / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Currently Prince William County police are investigating a Manassas City police-involved shooting which occurred at George Hellwig Memorial Park located at 14420 Bristow Rd in Manassas (20112), according to a press release from Sgt. Jonathan Perok, spokesman for Prince William County Police Department.
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Fire alarm at Washington-Reid annex of Pattie Elementary School May 9
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05/09/17 / Breaking News / Education / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat /
The smell of smoke in a classroom at Washington Reid (K-1) (Pattie ES annex) caused staff to pull the fire alarm at dismissal. Buses were already on campus, so the children were loaded on the buses and sent home without their backpacks (annex only). The alarm was pulled by a staff member who smelled an odor caused by installation of an air conditioning unit on the roof.
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Brief evacuation at Saunders Middle School
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05/09/17 / Breaking News / Education / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat /
This afternoon, May 9, at approximately 3:20 pm, the fire alarm sounded at Saunders Middle School and the building was evacuated. Officiaals determined that welding work was being done in the stairwell leading to the rooftop. The smoke set off the alarm.
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Passage of short term spending bill means U.S. Government remains open
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FROM the Office of U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) 04/29/17 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Money & Taxes /
Congress voted on Friday, April 28, to pass a short-term spending bill through May 5 to prevent a government shutdown this weekend, according to the office of U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA).
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Free motorcycle safety course April 20 at NVCC-Manassas, approved by Va. State Police
Warmer weather traditionally leads to an increase of motorists of all kinds on Virginia roads, especially motorcycles. With that increased traffic comes the increased likelihood of motorcycle and vehicle interactions. Virginia State Police is once again offering its “Ride 2 Save Lives” motorcycle self-assessment courses across the Commonwealth in hopes of making those interactions as safe as possible.
