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Jamal West, 11, nearly fell out of his chair raising his hand in Hanan Maarouf’s after school class Thursday. The students were brainstorming reasons why after school programs, like the 21st Century Learners program the Sinclair students participate in, are important. Jamal, a fifth-grader at Sinclair Elementary School in Manassas, waved his hand, trying to…

Nine apartment buildings were evacuated near 2806 Woodmark Drive at 9:47 a.m. Monday when a Washington Gas line was hit, said Battalion Chief C. Hadden Culp, Fire and Rescue spokesman. No one was hurt, although an ambulance was on scene to help handicapped people out. —Daniel Drew

Partially because of rampant errors in the city’s financial records, Manassas Park homeowners may have to wait a little longer for substantial tax relief. Bookkeeping problems have cast a shadow of doubt over the budget process, making it harder for the city to accurately project spending for the upcoming fiscal year, city officials said. Now,…

K.J. Edwards is healthy enough to join his classmates next month during Hylton High School’s graduation ceremonies. He credits this to a man from Guam he had never met before Monday night. “From his letters, he seems like a really, really nice guy,” K.J. said Monday as he waited for Chris Stovall to arrive. “I’m…

Planning for a look back … Marty Hiatt, a certified genealogical records specialists, will be a guest speaker on March 22 and explain how and where original, microfilmed and published information about families from Northern Virginia can be found today. The program is a session of the Genealogy Resources Users Group. The group is sponsored…

A Manassas man was sentenced Thursday to three months in jail for sexually abusing two teens. Earlier this week, the father of one of the victims sued Donnie Lee Feltner for $300,000 for the abuse. Feltner, of 12796 Forest Oak Court, pleaded guilty in November to two counts of sodomy. According to Daniel Williams’ lawsuit,…