51st District candidates spar

There’s no question about who’s the conservative and who’s the moderate in the 51st House of Delegates race. It’s more of a question of what voters prefer. Faisal Gill is the pro-life, non-apologetic Republican. Paul Nichols is a pro-choice, self-described “regular guy” on the Democratic ticket. Gill says he wants Virginia to reprioritize its budget…

Gang Task Force gets federal grant

The Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force, which includes Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park, has been awarded a $1.769 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department this week. The grant comes through the fiscal year 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants program administered through the department’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice…