Author: Aya Karouane

I'm a high school junior at Mountain View High. A Stafford local, I love to learn more about our area!

Manassas

Domino’s is Collecting Toys for Tots in Stafford, Woodbridge

By Aya Karouane
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Domino’s stores in Greater Woodbridge are partnering with Ghostbusters Virginia to collect Toys for Tots until Dec. 8, offering a large one-topping pizza for $6 in exchange for toy donations.

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Features

Registration is Still Open for the 2025 Polar Plunge

By Aya Karouane
Polar plungers take a dip in the Potomac River at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. [Photo: Mike Beaty]

Registration is open for the 2025 Polar Plunge at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge on February 15 to raise funds for Special Olympics Virginia.

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Fredericksburg

VDOT to Extend Bike Path on Lafayette Boulevard

By Aya Karouane
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin a $2.4 million project to extend a shared use path along Lafayette Boulevard in Fredericksburg starting December 3.

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News

Get the Lead Out: VDH Says Stafford County’s Water Safe to Drink

By Aya Karouane

Stafford County Utilities has completed a multi-year effort to confirm that its water lines are lead-free, meeting the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision requirements. The service line inventory, which involved field verification and historical record reviews, has been approved by the Virginia Department of Health, ensuring safe water for the county’s residents.

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Men Charged After Shots Fired in Woodbridge

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Detectives concluded an investigation into a shooting incident from August 2023, where shots were fired into an unoccupied vehicle and a man was targeted but not injured. Two suspects face charges related to reckless firearm handling and conspiracy.

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Final Suspect Charged in Tacketts Mill Robbery

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On November 24, a suspect was arrested in connection with an attempted robbery at a McDonald’s near Woodbridge on September 24. Two other suspects were arrested earlier in November. 

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Interstate 95 and 395 Express Lanes Thanksgiving Reversal Schedule

By Aya Karouane
Looking south along the I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes near Springfield. [Photo courtesy of Transurban]

The Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 Express Lanes will be operating under a modified reversal schedule for the Thanksgiving Holiday. 

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Fredericksburg

New Rappahannock River Crossing Study Survey Now Open

By Aya Karouane
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

FAMPO’s River Crossing Parkway Study Survey is open until January 3, 2025, inviting public feedback on transportation development in the Fredericksburg region. The survey allows residents to share opinions on the project’s impact on regional needs, the community, and access to goods and services.

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Mother and Son Charged With the Neglect and Death of a Disabled Relative

By Aya Karouane

On November 22, two individuals were arrested in connection to a felony homicide investigation involving the neglect of a vulnerable adult, which began after a call to a home in Woodbridge earlier this year.

The victim, a 32-year-old man with cerebral palsy, was found severely neglected and later died from sepsis caused by the neglect, leading to charges of homicide and abuse against the two family members involved.

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