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Va, State Police answer nearly 500 calls for assistance since midnight Jan. 11
FROM Virginia State Police 01/11/25 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat / State Government / Transportation /
Virginia State Police report State Troopers have responded to more than 400 incidents and 94 crashes
Jewell Pratt Burns art scholarship to resume
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FROM Prince William Art Society 02/08/22 / Breaking News / Education / Creative Arts /
The Prince William Art Society is resuming its Jewell Pratt Burns Art Scholarship following a two-year hiatus necessitated by the pandemic, a press release said.
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Va. Senate bill criminalizes sex involving animals
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FROM the Office of State Sen. Scott Surovell 02/08/22 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / State Government /
The Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee has passed Senator Scott Surovell’s bill to ban the sexual abuse of animals, forced sexual contact with animals, the possession of animals for sexual purposes, and the production and distribution of materials depicting sexual contact with animals. The bill, SB 249, passed by a party-line vote of 9 to 6.
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NOVEC’s president/CEO Stan Feuerberg to retire April 1
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02/07/22 / Breaking News / Business / Manassas / People & Places /
The Board of Directors of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) announced Feb. 7 that Stan C. Feuerberg will retire as president and CEO, effective April 1, 2022. David E. Schleicher will become NOVEC's president and CEO upon Feuerberg's retirement.
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Victim of Feb. 1 fire in Dale City home dies
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FROM Prince William County Fire & Rescue 02/07/22 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
The man who was injured in Feb. 1, 2022, house fire in Dale City succumbed to his injuries Sunday morning, Feb. 6, 2022, at the Washington Hospital Center, according to Matt Smolsky, Deputy Chief of Prince William Fire and Rescue. The victim was identified as Mohammad Bashir Kahn, 83.
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Virginia joins lawsuit against vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and staff
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FROM the Office of the Virginia Attorney General 02/04/22 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Health & Safety / People & Places / State Government /
The Commonwealth of Virginia has joined a coalition of states in a lawsuit arguing that the federal government does not have the power to impose a vaccine mandate through the interim rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Public meeting on proposed PW Schools budget Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.
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FROM Prince William County Schools 02/04/22 / Breaking News / Education / Local Government / Money & Taxes /
Prince William County School Board will hold a Public Meeting on the Superintendent’s Proposed FY 2023 Budget on Monday, Feb. 7, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Kelly Leadership Center, located at 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA. The meeting will be open to the public. Citizens must wear face coverings.
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FDA is warning consumers about unauthorized AG Covid-19 Home Test
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FROM Prince William County Government 01/31/22 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Health & Safety / Local Government /
The FDA issued a warning to the public to stop using Empowered Diagnostics COVID-19 Tests. Empowered Diagnostics is recalling the CovClear COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test and the ImmunoPass COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Rapid Test.
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Two people displaced in Haymarket fire; extensive damage to Lawnvale home reported
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01/31/22 / Breaking News / Haymarket / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to a house fire in the 4000 block of Lawnvale Drive, Haymarket, on Sunday, Jan, 30, according to Matt Smolsky, Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal of Prince William Fire & Rescue.
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Virginia State Police advise motorists how to prepare for upcoming winter storm
Seven tips from Virginia State Police to get ready to safely navigate next snowstorm due Jan. 10-11,
