A spokesman for the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department said Wednesday department boats routinely patrol the Potomac River, especially on days with higher than normal traffic. Elisa Escalante, an aspiring firefighter, died during a patrol July 4 after she was ejected from OWL’s 22-foot Boston Whaler. The boat Escalante and volunteer firefighters Stuart Young, 24, and…
Though the Prince William County School Board race is non-partisan by law, more than half of its candidates are seeking the Republican endorsement, raising the question among candidates and party members of how political the race may be. All eight seats on the School Board are up for election and 13 of 22 candidates are…
A 23-year-old Dale City man was charged with murder by Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police in connection with a May 24 shooting there, authorities said Monday. Michael Carlos Duncan, of the 4400 block of Eames Lane in Dale City, is accused by police of shooting Arnez Henderson several times at 2:18 a.m. May 24. Henderson, 24,…
“I wondered why me,” was Thaddeus Kiesnowski’s first reaction when asked to speak at Brentsville District High School’s graduation. Kiesnowski, a retired Brentsville District teacher, was chosen by the graduating class of 154 to speak Tuesday at the Nissan Pavilion. Kiesnowski came to Brentsville District in 1979 and retired during the 2001-02 school year. He…
The Nissan Pavilion was almost packed Tuesday night with friends, family and guests cheering on 450 Stonewall Jackson High School graduating seniors as they marched through the aisles wearing either maroon or white gowns. The message carried throughout the evening was the definition of success. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, success is “outcome, result.” Dr. Robert…