The victim told police the intruder entered the building at about 12:30 a.m. and demanded she fill his bag with money, Prince William County police said.
The witness described the robber as a man in his late 20s wearing a blue sweater and black pants. He did not brandish a weapon, the woman told police.
MANASSAS — City police Thursday arrested a 24-year-old Manassas man they claim tried to solicit sex from two teen-age girls and then tried to abduct one of them when she declined. Hector Andres Joya-Rodriguez, of 9990 Confederate Trail, offered a 13-year-old girl money for sex and then tried to drag her into his car Wednesday…
Prince William County residents want more hiking and biking trails and more open space instead of new facilities, according to a Park Authority survey. They also want existing parks to be renovated rather than building new ones, and a majority of respondents favor paying for them with user fees rather than taxpayer dollars. Low on…
The $4.4 billion in additional highway funding nationwide approved by the House of Representatives on Friday may not do much to relieve growing traffic problems in Virginia, according to a local transportation official. The federal bill, which now goes before the Senate, would send an additional $102 million to the commonwealth, money that was not…
Hylton linebacker Ahmad Brooks and Potomac defensive lineman Keenan Carter were part of district football champions as high school seniors. Now they’re part of the nation’s fifth-rated recruiting class. Both signed with Virginia on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period and also the first day in which college coaches are permitted by…
Chuck Colgan says the fifth annual Festival of Freedom on Oct. 11 and 12 at the Manassas Airport will still be great, despite limitations caused by the ongoing runway construction. But others aren’t so sure. “We knew there was going to be construction,” said Colgan, the festival coordinator. “We just changed the focus of our…
WOODBRIDGE — When she opened a copy of Street & Smith’s 2002 basketball magazine and found her name on a list of honorable mention high school All-Americans, Hylton senior Jasmine Byrd was flattered — and just a tad bit embarrassed. Despite leading the Bulldogs to a school-record 20 wins and the program’s first district title…