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A proposed no-wake zone at Leesylvania State Park would force boaters and personal watercraft operators to slow down while they pass the popular Potomac Beach picnic area, but some boaters are already saying 400 feet offshore is a bit much. Park officials have proposed an area posted with signs and buoys from the north jetty…

Here are some of the organizations accepting donations to help tsunami victims. Information about donations to humanitarian organizations can be found on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Web site, www.usaid.gov. LOCAL American Red Cross, Prince William County Chapter 9317 West St., Manassas (703) 368-4511 The Royal Thai Embassy 1024 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 401,…

Despite the soaring temperatures which resulted in about 100 people being treated for heat-related illnesses, activities are continuing as scheduled at the 56th annual Prince William County Fair in Manassas, according to Fair Manager Keith Johnson. The grandstands were full Saturday for the second of two tractor and truck pulls that highlighted events at the…

Police made three unrelated drug arrests and a DUI arrest in the area recently, said 1st Sgt. Kim Chinn Prince William police spokeswoman. Police stopped a car in the 1300 block of Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge at 3:48 a.m. Monday and arrested the driver and the passenger, police said. During the traffic stop…

Can you believe that the Presidential primary cycle is in high gear almost two years before the 2004 elections? It seems that year after year the election cycle comes earlier and earlier. With a war going on, a bad economy and everything else going on around the world, it looks like the news cycle will…

A phone call made by Larry Bill Elliott to the object of his obsession Jan. 2, 2001, set in motion the murders of a young Woodbridge couple, according to testimony given in Prince William Circuit Court on Thursday. Rebecca Gragg, 34, testified that she received the call from Elliott on her cellular phone while sleeping…