Updated Wednesday, September 21 — Theresa Coates Ellis is seeking a second term on the Manassas City Council.
She and Lynn Forkell Greene are the only two Republicans on the city’s top governing board, which Democrats have controlled since 2020.
This weekend, Stafford’s most colorful street festival returns.
Via Colori Stafford is a two-day event that will be held at the Stafford Courthouse Commuter Parking Lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25.
An alert Panera Bread employee recognized counterfeit dough being passed by a customer and helped stop a forged currency crime spree.
On Thursday, September 15, at 10:43 a.m., deputies responded to Stafford Market Place for fraud at a Panera Bread. The staff told police the suspect had attempted to pass a bogus bill for his order.
On Wednesday, September 14, at 11:23 pm., officers were patrolling in the 13900 block of Route 1 in Woodbridge when they were approached by two men who reported being assaulted in Prince William Parkway and Botts Avenue.
One of the men, identified as a 35-year-old male, suffered from apparent injuries to his arm, and rescue personnel responded and took the victim to a hospital. The investigation revealed the victim and a 27-year-old male acquaintance were approached by a group of men.
Construction is starting on Route 1 improvements at the entrance to the future U.S. Veterans Health Administration outpatient clinic under construction in Spotsylvania County.
The clinic is being built on a four-story, 450,000-square- foot facility built on a 48-acre site with extensive frontage along Route 1 at Hood Drive in Four Mile Fork.
The Prince William County Department of Transportation aims to build a seven-story, $53 million parking garage near Wegmans grocery store in Woodbridge.
The plan for the new structure dates back more than 10 years. Initially, planners said commuters would park at the garage during the day, while baseball fans would flock to it on nights at weekends to watch Minor League Baseball games at a newly-constructed stadium.
On September 14 at 4:06 a.m., officers responded to the 7-Eleven located at 5401 Prince William Parkway in Lake Ridge to investigate an armed robbery.
Police said a man entered the store and approached the counter.
Updated 5 p.m. — For the second time this week, police in Prince William County have filed charges against a student after a gun weapon was found on school property.
On Tuesday, September 13 at 9:29 a.m., the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to Lake Ridge Middle School, at 12350 Mohican Rd. in Lake Ridge, was contacted regarding a student who assaulted another student with a knife while on school property.
