Manassas Journal Messenger | Police blotter for Tuesday, Oct. 21

WOODBRIDGE –The Cincinnati Reds have assigned five of their top-30 prospects to play with the Class A Potomac Cannons in 2003. Left-handed pitcher Ty Howington, a first-round draft pick in 1999, highlights the 25-player roster, which was released on Monday. Howington starred at Hudson Bay High School before agreeing to a contract that included a…

Sometimes, it’s the cat. Once in a while, a storm is to blame. But, more often than not, it can be chalked up to good old-fashioned human error. Whatever the reason, home security systems regularly malfunction, sounding alarms and beckoning police assistance for no real threat at all. Prince William police responded to more than…

I really get tired of double standards. It seems to me that they are more numerous then ever these days, especially in politics. A few years ago I became fed up with both of the “old” political parties and struck out to find one that aligned more with my beliefs. As the Robert Frost poem…

WASHINGTON – Since Congress returned from the August recess, the House of Representatives has passed a flurry of bills dealing with immigration reform. The Senate is expected to decide this week how to proceed on at least one of these bills – a measure that would authorize the construction of a 700-mile long fence between…

In a unanimous vote, the Prince William County School Board selected William Hundley, a past school board member and chairman, to fill the remaining term of the Coles District seat after a closed session meeting Wednesday. Eleven people applied for the seat left vacant by John David Allen Sr., who resigned due to health reasons…

Out of his camp experiences this summer, Osbourn Park senior Zak Stair received two new college scholarship offers. His trip to Virginia Tech, though, was not as profitable. At a minimum, Stair will get to decide between a pair of 2003 preseason top-20 teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and a storied Big East program….