Dana Thrall’s mother described her daughter as “fun, curious, intelligent and stubborn” Thursday during the sentencing phase of the trial of the man convicted of her murder. Larry Bill Elliott, 53, of Hanover, Md., was convicted Wednesday of the capital murder of Dana Thrall, 25, and first degree murder of Robert Finch, 30. The Woodbridge…
Walk into the Manassas Regional Airport and the first sight that greets the eye is rows of small aircraft, planes such as Cessna 172s and Piper Cherokees, parked on the runway, all accessible through a pair of large sliding glass doors. About 380 such aircraft are based in Manassas, more than any other non-military, non-commercial…
Man in bathroom found with drugs, police say A 25-year-old Manassas man was arrested at Maxwell’s Pupuseria Restaurant, at 9043 Liberia Ave., after Manassas police received a complaint he was suspected to have illegal drugs. The complaint came from a retained security officer, who told police the man was in the men’s bathroom acting suspiciously….
Prince William Board of County Supervisor Ruth Griggs, R-Occoquan, next week will ask the board to begin considering a zoning text amendment that would prohibit large retail chains of more than 60,000 square feet from moving to the county. Under the amendment, big box stores of more than 25,000 square feet would require a special…
Prince William police have made two arrests in a case of mass tire slashings in a Dale City neighborhood in early September. The men arrested were also connected to two other crimes, according to Detective Dennis Mangan, Prince William police spokesman. Kenneth Lavern Milling, 19, of 14300 Lindendale Avenue and Brandon Alaric White, 23, of…