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Dear Lane Ranger: Has anyone investigated why the Virginia Railway Express has poured millions into a bunch of old, worn-out Gallery railcars and refused to look at other procurement options when these 19 cars were purchased? The initial contract has been voided to rehabilitate the cars. The other bidders had more realistic bids but Northern…

The 16-member Northern Virginia Transportation Authority that goes into effect July 1 was restructured by the General Assembly this year to take away veto power from Fairfax County. With that threat out of the way, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors expressed no problems with the authority structure at a transportation work session Friday….

This Wednesday, the state will lend an ear to what you think should be done to our region’s roads. Well, maybe half an ear. They probably don’t want to hear requests to bring Metrorail to Woodbridge. Some elected officials laugh at that idea. With the dwindling cash in VDOT’s pockets, officials on the Commonwealth Transportation…

The Prince William-Manassas-Manassas Park narcotics task force charged a 29-year-old Dale City man Tuesday with two counts of the distribution of marijuana, and one count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, Prince William police. Idris Olakunle Omibudo, of 6113 Trident Lane in Dale City, sold ? of a pound of marijuana to officers,…

William Carlisle Jr. William Spencer Carlisle Jr., 40, of Woodbridge, died Saturday, July 6, 2002, at Mt. Vernon Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Prince William County and a member of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship. Preceded in death by his parents, William S. Carlisle Sr. and Jo Ann Carlisle, he is survived by three…

Glinda McCoy awaited a visit from her son, Maurice McCoy, on Jan. 9. When he failed to show up at her Lorton home, she telephoned him but couldn’t get through. “I called him and the line was busy. He was supposed to have been here at 8 o’clock,” McCoy, 49, said. That evening Maurice watched…