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Eleven jurors trooped into Prince William County courthouse expecting to continue deliberations on Kevin Christopher Kelly’s sentence for involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment Thursday morning. Instead, they discovered that one of their members was missing. At about 10 a.m., Judge Rossie D. Alston informed the court that one of the jurors had been taken to…

Potomac Cannons owner Art Silber announced Friday morning that his minor-league team has signed a player-development contract with the Montreal Expos. The move sets the stage for what could be a major boost to the franchise should the Expos’ major-league club relocate to the Washington area. Officials with Prince William County’s team, which plays in…

Miriam Rigal can relate to the woes of preparing for college. The Cuban immigrant moved to the United States when she was 5 years old and struggled learning to speak English. Rigal?s two siblings have college degrees but her parents do not. ?I?ve been there,? Rigal said. ?I?m the first in my family to go…

Be careful what you wish for… That’s the predicament facing members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors after taking a tighter grip on the financial reins of the struggling Park Authority. A litany of bad financial decisions has progressed into a river of red ink for the Park Authority which overseas the county’s…

POTOMAC RIVER TIDE INFORMATION Date High Low High Low A.M. P.M. Wed. 8/20 0124 0803 1409 1939 0558 2024 Thu. 8/21 0219 0903 1510 2031 0559 2023 Fri. 8/22 0317 1006 1607 2128 0600 2021 Sat. 8/23 0411 1106 1659 2230 0601 2020 Sun. 8/24 0501 1159 1745 2331 0602 2018 Mon. 8/25 0546 1246…

A Manassas man whose daughter died after being left in a locked van for several hours showed a “pattern” of bad parenting, the prosecution argued during evidence hearings Tuesday in Prince William Circuit Court. The defense claimed such an accusations was irrelevant, in a series of motions that was a partial victory for each side….