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🌱 Patch AM: Police detail deadly Sunday morning stabbing inside a Dale City home
You won't want to miss 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K on the Dale City Patch calendar
Good morning to you Dale City! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Police detail deadly Sunday morning stabbing inside a Dale City home
Also on today's calendar: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 70.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 101 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man dead, brother jailed after stabbing in Dale City (insidenova.com) — A man was fatally stabbed early Sunday inside a home on Whitaker Place in Dale City, and police say his brother is now jailed without bond on a second-degree murder charge. Officers found 27-year-old Maliek Raykwon Harrington with multiple stab wounds, and he later died at a local hospital. Detectives report the attack followed an argument that escalated into violence. 
📸 Around Dale City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dale City
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★ Featured events ★
- 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
8:30 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Question of the Month
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library - - Hooked on Craft Kits
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library - - Genealogy Toolkits
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library - - Family Story Time →
Dale City Library, 4249 Dale Blvd, Dale City
10:30 am - Dance AS Dance Academy Begins a New Season of Classes →
Dance AS Dance Academy, 17650 Possum Point Rd, Dumfries
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Tuesday September 8
📣 Dale City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Brit Lit Book Club
Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library -
1:00 pm - The Lake Ridge Readers Book Club
Lake Ridge Neighborhood Library Lake Ridge Library -
6:30 pm - Read by Dawn
Prince William Public Library System Haymarket Gainesville Library -
7:00 pm - Genealogy Toolkits
Prince William Public Library System Dale City Library - - Hooked on Craft Kits
Prince William Public Library System Manassas City Library - - Question of the Month
Prince William Public Library System Dale City Library - - English Conversation for Adults
Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
10:00 am
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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🗞 Nearby News
Dumfries
- Virginia upcoming events Aug 31 (lemonwire.com)
Woodbridge
- Woodbridge man charged with second-degree murder after relative stabbed to death, police say (potomaclocal.com)
- Stafford stuns Woodbridge with last-minute score (insidenova.com)
- Woodbridge man pleads guilty to secretly filming children in his home for nearly two decades (wtop.com)
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- Fredericksburg District: Weekly Travel Alert for Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2026 (virginia.gov)
- US Iran War Causing 'Shortfalls' in Department of Defense, Navy and US Military Payroll (military.com)
Ok Dale City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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