Bush: U.S. Launches Strike Against Iraq

Stonewall Jackson coach Kevin Turner is hoping that a second opinion on Brian Graney’s injured foot is a more promising one. Graney injured his foot while running sprints in the wrestling room at Stonewall. At first, the injury was thought to be a break and the rest of Graney’s season looked bleak. But after a…

From staff reports WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Tony Blanco hit his sixth homer of the season — a two-run blast against former big-leaguer Carlos Castillo — and the Potomac Cannons turned 11 hits into a 5-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Warthogs Thursday night at Ernie Shore Field. Chris Williamson (2 for 4) and Gary Patchett (2…

Newspapers are notorious hotbeds of gambling. Since the birth of the first composing room, it seems, betting has been a part of the journalistic endeavor. Oh, I’m not talking about illicit slot machines in the washroom or numbers running supervised by mobsters. I mean that all uncertain outcomes seem to be fodder for a pool….

Catherine Morretta, parks and recreation director in Manassas Park, has scars on her legs from walking all of the paths her department included as part of a plan for paved hiking trails. She’s also had to withstand many verbal barbs from a vocal group of Blooms Crossing homeowners, whose complaints led the city’s Planning Commission…

Winners … Jordan Schneider, who has befriended a 51-year-old Vietnam veteran down on his luck. The veteran lost his lease at the West Gate Apartments in May and has been living in his car ever since. Schneider is hoping to find him a place to live. The veteran has diabetes and lost one of his…

Manassas parents whose children were found to have frostbite were indicted on child abuse charges. Leon Perrie and Kimberly Katron Crawford, 35 and 30 respectively, were indicted on charges of child abuse by Monday’s grand jury. Manassas school authorities discovered the Crawfords’ 11-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter had frostbitten toes Dec. 9. A criminal complaint…