Dog Krazy has leased a second downtown Fredericksburg building for corporate headquarters and franchise training, founder Nancy Guinn said, while stressing that the William Street retail store is not moving.
The company is already in at 1600 Princess Anne St. Guinn said in an on-the-record email Sept. 6 that the space will house corporate offices, training for new franchise owners and their teams, product and vendor sessions, and systems used across Dog Krazy stores. It is not a retail shop.
A Stafford grand jury added two more involuntary manslaughter charges against the bus driver accused in a May crash that killed five people, Prince William planners recommended 130 condos next to Potomac Mills, Stafford is among 47 Virginia localities voting Nov. 3 on a 1% school construction sales tax, Fredericksburg released a teen-violence prevention report, Fauquier teachers marked 9/11 for students born after the attacks, Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered flags lowered Friday, Amazon broke ground on a more than $460 million recycled-water system in Spotsylvania County, Stafford planners recommended a James River Equipment expansion, Prince William Fire and Rescue is seeking input on its next strategic plan, a Fredericksburg coalition built a 72-hour housing prototype, VCU raised its president’s base pay to $1 million, a Manassas nonprofit received an estimated $500,000 in donated clothing, a planned U.S. Senate debate between Mark Warner and Bert Mizusawa was canceled, the Commonwealth Transportation Board scheduled fall meetings in Fairfax and Fredericksburg, Central Rappahannock Regional Library won a grant to revive Rappahannock Reads, anglers are using FOIA to learn trout-stocking dates early, and Manassas is recruiting a resident for its Economic Development Authority.
According to The Free Lance-Star, a Stafford County grand jury on Tuesday added two more involuntary manslaughter charges against Jing Sheng Dong, the bus driver accused in the May 29 crash that killed five people and injured others. Dong had already been indicted on three involuntary manslaughter counts. The new indictments bring all of the charges together for a five-day jury trial set to start March 8.
Prince William County police arrested a Dumfries man after a domestic dispute in which a 69-year-old man was struck with a baseball bat and the accused barricaded himself for hours. Stafford County deputies arrested a Stafford man for public intoxication at a gas station and took reports of a stolen vehicle tag and two fraud attempts, including a Best Buy Geek Squad scam that the victim recognized and did not fall for.
On September 9 at 10:32 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 4300 block of Mulcaster Ter in Dumfries to investigate a domestic dispute. The investigation revealed the victim, a 69-year-old man, was struck in the upper body with a baseball bat by a family member. The accused then barricaded himself in a room within the home. The victim and an additional family member safely exited the residence, and the victim was treated on scene by medics. Over several hours, officers attempted contact with the accused for a peaceful surrender. Nearby residences were evacuated as a precaution. At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers entered the residence and detained the accused. Cody Christian Lance, 35, of Dumfries, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding. Court date pending. Status unavailable.
Wonder says it will open a new location at Smoketown Station in Woodbridge on Thursday, Sept. 17, with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m.
The address is 13257 Worth Avenue. The shopping center, off Prince William Parkway near Potomac Mills, already includes retailers and restaurants such as Best Buy, Lidl, Total Wine & More, Chuck E. Cheese and First Watch.
Prince William County Schools cut the ribbon Wednesday evening on the new Woodbridge Elementary School, a three-story K–5 on Prince William Parkway that opened Aug. 24 for the 2026–27 year.
The school sits at 1550 Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, next to Fred Lynn Middle School near Route 1. Coverage of the project has put the cost at about $60 million, with a design capacity of about 775 students and roughly 129,900 square feet. Staff expected about 570 students when doors opened Aug. 24, according to a PWCS-provided preview published before the first day.
From a free all-day arts festival in Manassas and Bat Boy at the Workhouse in Lorton to a Slave Dwelling Project weekend in Fredericksburg and WWII living history in Woodbridge, here are things to do Friday evening through Sunday.
According to the Hylton Performing Arts Center, Arts Alive! runs Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. across the Manassas campus at 10960 George Mason Circle, with free admission and no tickets required.
Dumfries Town Council returns Sept. 15 to a $319,000 question: whether to study a possible change to the town’s boundaries before it has named a parcel, drawn a proposed line or opened talks with Prince William County.
The study area is county land in ZIP 22026 that already sits outside town limits. Staff has not picked properties. Council has not authorized talks with the county or the Commission on Local Government. Town Manager Tangela Innis said the contract is decision-support so officials can learn whether a line change is even worth pursuing. It would not annex anyone.
Marine Corps Base Quantico has publicly addressed the water disruption for the first time, posting a notice that the Mainside distribution system experienced a suspected water-main break on the evening of Sept. 7 that nearly emptied the installations below-ground treated-water reservoir.
The base has not confirmed the cause. Officials also did not say how many people were without service or how long the disruption lasted.
