Army Reserve Pvt. Nicholas R. Goss graduated recently from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Tina Goralski of Stafford County, and is a 2009 graduate of Mountain View High School. Air Force Airman Kollin R. Purvis graduated recently from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Kathy Symborski and Richard Purvis, both of Spotsylvania County, and is a 2010 graduate of Spotsylvania High School....

Almost 80 residents in King George County have reported damage from the Aug. 23 earthquake, ranging from drywall cracks to damaged foundations, said Lt. Steve Lynd of King George's Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Some homes in Dahlgren "had as much damage as homes in Louisa," Lynd told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday night. "It was amazing to see damage, that far from the epicenter, that was as bad as ground zero."...

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Funeral services with honors will be held on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at Beth El Hebrew Congregation at 3830 Seminary Road in Alexandria.

Police on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old man they say randomly fired at two women Friday night on Sigel Court in Dumfries, striking one.

 

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Northern Virginia until 7 a.m. Sunday.

Susie Pickett is a 1947 graduate of the Manassas Regional High School, previously known as the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth. The school was founded in 1893 by Jennie Dean, a former slave who worked to raise the status of blacks in her community.

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