I save these little diatribes on my computer, not so much out of narcissism as out of the need to avoid repetition. Themes and even rhetoric frequently make return appearances.? Lengthy content should not. So when I wrote a suggested title for my editor (insight into the editorial process: he frequently discards it in favor…
A 42-year-old Manassas dump truck driver fatally stabbed his wife Marissa Lara, who was found dead on the backseat of her 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse in a Northwest Washington, D.C., neighborhood Tuesday, Sgt. Bill Goodman, Manassas police spokesman said Thursday night. Her estranged husband, Gerardo Lara, was arrested at the intersection of Cannonridge Drive and Old…
A pit bull that chewed off part of a Lake Ridge woman’s finger was destroyed by Prince William County animal control officials with its owner’s consent, police said Tuesday. Another pit bull that was with the offending dog during the attack will be relocated to another home outside of Prince William County, according to 1st…
Starting Jan. 1, all rental housing in Manassas Park must be inspected to insure it meets state and local regulations. The Manassas Park City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night in favor of amending the city’s zoning code to create a mandatory Certificate of Compliance. The ruling requires the owners of rental houses and apartments to…
Prince William Circuit Court Judge LeRoy F. Millette Jr. will release his ruling on the possible move of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad’s trial from Prince William County today, Circuit Court Administrator Robert Marsh said Tuesday. Millette and Marsh visited the Virginia Beach courthouse Monday. The tour appears similar to the one Fairfax Circuit Court…