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5 hrs ago | Patch.com

Deadline for Thomas Jefferson High School Summer Round Applications is May 31

All eighth grade students who moved to Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun or Prince William County or the City of Falls Church after Sept.

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Related Topix: Arlington, VA, Falls Church, VA

7 hrs ago | Patch.com

2013 Brood II Cicada Invasion: Have You Seen Any?

If you haven't seen a swarm of cicadas in your neighborhood already, you may not see very many-or any-of the bugs this summer.

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Related Topix: Alexandria, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Lorton, VA

Thu May 23, 2013

Patch.com

Momentum Chiropractic Opens Location on Liberia Avenue

A Manassas chiropractic practice opened a new office on Liberia Avenue this month.

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Related Topix: Manassas, VA, Gold's Gym, Health Club

Patch.com

Police Investigate Series of Robberies in Manassas, Prince William County

An unusually large number of robberies on Thursday-two of which targeted adult video stores-have Manassas City and Prince William County police investigating if the incidents may be connected.

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Related Topix: Manassas, VA, Lake Ridge, VA, Dumfries, VA

Patch.com

Dissenting Judge: 'Doubtful' Justin Wolfe Will Receive Fair Trial

Prince William County prosecutors culminated a pattern of "continued misconduct" by threatening Owen Merton Barber IV-the triggerman in the 2002 murder of Daniel Petrole Jr.-after Barber testified that a former death row inmate was not involved in the crime, a federal judge wrote in an opinion issued Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Chantilly, VA, US News, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Patch.com

Search For Robbery Suspect Impacts Lake Ridge Schools

Woodbridge High School, Lake Ridge Middle School, and Old Bridge Elementary School are in precautionary secure the building status after a reported armed robbery at the Check into Cash in Dillingham Square in Lake Ridge, according to information from Prince William County Schools and the Prince William County Police Department .

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Related Topix: Lake Ridge, VA

Fredericksburg.com

Take Spotsy racetrack plans out of fast lane

The Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting on May 28 to speed approval of a drag strip and race-track that will change the face of Spotsylvania.

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Related Topix: Spotsylvania, VA

Reston Patch

Zumba Instructor Remembers Growing Up Hungry in Virginia

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60 th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

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Related Topix: Dale City, VA, Woodbridge, VA, Pilates, Occoquan, VA, Fitness, Yoga

Patch.com

Woodbridge Burglaries: Purse Stolen

Prince William County Police recently responded to the following Woodbridge area burglaries.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, VA

Wed May 22, 2013

The Washington Post

What if college is not for your kid?

A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn't appear headed for college.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Fairfax County, VA, Education

Patch.com

2013 Cicada 'Swarmageddon' in Virginia: What We Could See Here

At first, there were one or two husks on a tree. Then there were several squashed bugs in the school parking lot.

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Related Topix: Dale City, VA, Fredericksburg, VA

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Appeals court allows capital retrial of Wolfe

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Virginia should be allowed to pursue a capital murder case against an alleged drug kingpin from northern Virginia, overruling a lower court that had sought to put an end to the 12-year legal saga by ordering his unconditional release.

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Related Topix: Drugs, US News, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Death Penalty

Daily Mail

A white dad was suspected of kidnapping his own biracial daughters following a family trip to Walmart

After a routine trip to a Woodbridge, Virginia WalMart, Joseph - a white man who says he does not want his last name revealed - took his three young daughters home.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, VA, Family, Kids

Patch.com

Crime Wrap: Child Porn Arrests, Police Chase, Juvenile Attacked by Peers

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Manassas and Manassas Park area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

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Related Topix: Manassas, VA, Manassas Park, VA

Tue May 21, 2013

Patch.com

Police: Foot Patrol Spots Drug Transaction

Officers on a foot patrol charged a local man after witnessing a drug transaction at a Dale City home, Prince William County Police said.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Dale City, VA

NBC Washington

85-Year-Old Guidance Counselor Honored

Prince William County schools honored one of the area's hardest-working women Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Manassas, VA

Patch.com

Three Charged in Narcotics Investigation in Woodbridge

Prince William County Police have charged three people in an investigation involving distribution of prescription medications, according to police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, VA

Patch.com

Crime Wrap: Vandalism at Elementary School, Rape, Carjacking

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Woodbridge area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, VA, Dumfries, VA

Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Cicada 2013: Share Your Pictures

Get that camera phone ready for something gross and delicious . The first cicadas - and their empty, crunchy shells - have officially arrived in Virginia for the 2013 season.

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Business Journal

Novant Health local chief: We compete for Prince William turf on customer experience

Novant Health has just one hospital in Greater Washington, but it's at the center of one of the region's most hotly contested health care markets: Prince William County.

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