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Nearby traffic news: Construction to snarl traffic Route 29 in Centerville on Halloween

By Potomac Local News

Northbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) will have single-lane closures between White Post Road and Paddington Lane, weather permitting, this Halloween, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, to implement a traffic shift, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

During that time, the northbound Route 29 lanes between White Post Road and Paddington Lane will be shifted to the right to allow work on the left side of the bridge over Cub Run. The lanes are expected to be shifted to the right until later this fall.

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Massive crowds, capacity limits are expected at Tuesday’s data center meeting

By Potomac Local News

Police and local government officials are preparing for one of the most anticipated public meetings in recent years, as the Board of County Supervisors will decide to allow data centers on 2,100 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield.

It’s the largest land-use case in county history, larger than 150 Walmart Supercenters, and 15 times larger than the area of Potomac Mills mall. It’s also proven to be one of the most contentious, as the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, and will last into the early morning hours of the following day.

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Republicans, Democrats spar over cause of decline in education results

By Potomac Local News
Gov. Glenn Youngkin visits Tom Coen's AP history class at Colonial Forge High School on September 1, 2022.

By Tyler Arnold

(The Center Square) – After a report found a decline in mathematics and reading proficiency among Virginia fourth graders, Republicans and Democrats are sparring over the cause of the results.

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Two Dunkin Donuts stores robbed, employee shot

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Surveillance video shows two men who smashed the glass and forced their way into a Dunkin Donuts store on Minnieville Road in Woodbridge.

A Dunkin Donuts employee was shot multiple times early Friday during a robbery.

The victim was working at the doughnut store at 2201 Old Bridge Road at Tacketts Mill in Lake Ridge when two masked men smashed through a window about 3:30 a.m., held the man at gunpoint, took cash from registers, and then shot him multiple times before fleeing.

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Va. Gov., Vega, Trump endorsement, costumes, flags take center stage at Stafford Courthouse

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to the Stafford County Courthouse today, where he stood a year ago in the days leading up to his election as the state’s first Republican Governor in 12 years.

He’s hoping the Republican winning streak will continue with Yesli Vega, who is running to unseat Democrat Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. In three weeks, both politicians stood on stage in front of hundreds of supporters in the Governor’s third rally with Vega.

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PW Digital Gateway opponents make last-ditch effort to delay vote, push water study

By Potomac Local News
Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

In three days, elected county leaders will make the most significant land use decision in county history as it weighs the Prince William Digital Gateway.

Opponents of the massive data center project, the county’s most significant land-use case in history, gathered today to urge the Board of County Supervisors to delay its decision expected in the early hours of Wednesday morning, November 2.

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Woodbridge shooting death is 15th homicide in Prince William County in 2022

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An 18-year-old man lost his life in a shooting Thursday night in Woodbridge.

We first reported the shooting, one of two in the area) late Thursday evening. Police said the victim was shot and killed on Route 1 near Todos Supermarket and Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church at 10:24 p.m.

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Corey Stewart wades back into politics: Former Prince William Board Chairman raising $30K to fund Spanberger attack ad

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Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman At-large Corey Stewart speaks at a campaign event for Yesli Vega.

Corey Stewart, a household name in Prince William County politics for 15 years, is pushing a new T.V. ad attacking Democrat Abigail Spanberger. 

It’s the first time Stewart has made a public political statement after he stepped down from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on December 31, 2019.

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Police called to shootings in Dale City, Woodbridge on Thursday night

By Potomac Local News

Here’s what we know right now from what the county police posted to social media. We’ll post more as we have it.

INCIDENT: Shooting | Woodbridge; Officers are currently investigating a shooting in the 13000 block of Richmond Highway. (22191). One male is reported injured. Citizens can expect a heavy police presence in the area. pic.twitter.com/e9gEzzlQrD

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Award-winning Woodbridge water reclamation plant a well-oiled machine

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Aaron Weatherspoon, Service Authority General Manager/CEO, Calvin D. Farr, Jr., P.E.

The Prince William County Service Authority’s H.L. Mooney Advanced Water Reclamation Facility in Woodbridge has earned the 2022 Facility Maintenance Award from the Virginia Water Environment Association for its Oil Analysis Program.

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