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New trial begins in double murder
The retrial of Larry Bill Elliott for first degree murder and capital murder began Tuesday with opening statements and the Commonwealth’s first two witnesses. Elliott, 55, of Hanover, Md. is charged with the shooting deaths of a Woodbridge couple, Dana Thrall, 25, and Robert Finch, 30, in their Rollingwood Village townhouse. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney James…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Money in works for roads, rail
By Michael Hardy MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE Gov. Mark R. Warner yesterday proposed an $824 million transportation plan to promote rail and transit, accelerate public-private road-building and pay off debt on completed highway projects. Warner also wants to restore public confidence in the state’s troubled road program by stopping politicians’ periodic raids on the special…
Setting his sights on the PGA
By KIPP HANLEY [email protected] Scott Shingler doesn’t seem too impressed with his success on the links. The former Potomac High School and George Mason University standout has trouble remembering which tournaments he has won, and the awards and trophies he has received as an amateur are all stuffed in a box in his attic. Maybe…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Lawsuit filed in street race that killed two
A $3 million lawsuit was filed in Circuit Court this week against two Manassas men whom the lawsuit charges with responsibility for a 2001 car accident that killed two women. Henry Maurico Dominguez, 21, of 8382 Iron Gate Way, and Franklin Edmundo Rivera, 21, of 7814 Howard Street, were racing their cars on Well Street…
Gas pipeline digging to start in Lake Ridge
The signs are only slightly visible but a $22 million natural gas pipeline is under construction through the placid neighborhood of Lake Ridge. “I haven’t seen any actual digging in the ground,” said Supervisor Ruth T. Griggs, R-Occoquan, “but I have seen surveyors making sure they’re in the right place.” Clearing and grading for the…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Order needed to kill pit bulls
The 23-year-old owner of two pit bulls that mauled a 7-year-old boy has not given officials permission to kill his dogs. Jason Whittington had until Monday to release the animals to Prince William County officials for destruction. The dogs were quarantined for 10 days after the Sept. 26 attack, which left a county boy with…