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Thirteen of the twenty-seven jurors needed for the trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad were selected Wednesday after they were asked what type of media coverage they had been exposed to. Some take their responsibilities as a juror very seriously. “I can’t even read my horoscope,” one potential juror told the court. Since the…

Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, a philosophy emerged that the two superpowers that exist in the world are the United States and world public opinion. Gregg Reynolds adopted that philosophy years ago, but tweaked it to say the peace movement is the second superpower. As an exercise in that ideology, Reynolds and…

Prince William supervisors learned Thursday that they’ll have to raise the tax rate several times if they want to keep the county flush over the next five years. Real estate values that are down by 14 percent will force their hands. The current tax rate is 78.7 cents per $100 of assessed value. At that…

A 29-year-old homeless man sexually assaulted the 7-year-old boy he shared a room with, Manassas city police said Wednesday. Police charged David Michael Swett with three counts of animate object sexual penetration following his arrest Tuesday, said Sgt. Marc J. Woolverton, a Manassas police spokesman. According to police statements, Swett had stayed in the same…

Jimmy Puckett said he felt like crying when his grandfather, Dan Sauveur, passed out while the two were on their way to Lake Ridge Middle School on Jan. 7 at about 7:30 a.m. Sauveur, 79, was driving 12-year-old Jimmy to school as he does every morning when Jimmy said he noticed his grandfather’s driving was…

CHARLOTTESVILLE With the recently renovated and undoubtedly big-time Scott Stadium as the backdrop, a line of eager fans and autograph-seekers wrapped around the north end of the field at Wednesday’s meet the team/media day. Second-year head coach Al Groh spoke with the press, at the same time hoisting a young girl dressed in a U.Va….