On April 9, Prince William County police officers began an investigation into an alleged assault by a bus attendant against a student that reportedly occurred on a Prince William County Public School Bus in the Prince William Pkwy and Minnieville Road Woodbridge on April 7.
Police said a 9-year-old girl student was on the bus when she began to engage with the bus attendant. At one point, the victim grabbed the hair of the bus attendant who was seated in front of her. According to police, the attendant turned around and smacked the girl.
Police said the victim's family reported the incident days after it happened. On April 20, officers reviewed camera footage from the bus depicting the encounter and confirming the assault.
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In celebration of National Take Your Child to Work Day, children aged 17 and younger can ride any OmniRide bus for free on Thursday, April 28.
According to the transit agency, this is an opportunity to introduce students to the working world, and the many alternatives our region has versus driving to work alone in a car.
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Workhouse Arts Foundation and Jordan Kitt's Music partnered for a new music education program.
The partnership will provide convenient access to both private lessons and group classes for residents of Fairfax County and Prince William County. Classes will be initially held in existing studios at the Workhouse at 9518 Workhouse Way in Lorton.
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Construction crews will move forward with a plan to remake the intersection of Old Bridge and Occoqaun roads in Lake Ridge.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the $11.5 million project on Tuesday, April 19.
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Stafford County residents will have a new place to change their car's oil.
On Tuesday, March 19, the Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning that cleared the way to construct a 1,432 square foot automobile service facility known as Take 5.
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Occoquan residents are about to hear from their new neighbors.
The historic Ebenezer Baptist Church was sold to a small Muslim congregation, Internatioanl Peace Mission, Inc., in October 2021.
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Caleb Max, a Loudoun County businessman whose running for a congressional seat once held by his grandfather Republican Frank Wolf, is an early favorite.
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Stafford County Public Schools says it didn't send that text message.
According to the school division, parents reported receiving a message today about schools being dismissed early due to law enforcement activity. That's not the case, the school system assured the public.
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Police are looking for a naked man who has been knocking on the wrong doors.
On April 20 at 2 a.m., officers went to the Sutton Apartments located in the 2300 block of Vantage Drive in Woodbridge to investigate an indecent exposure.
A 26-year-old woman told police that she heard a knock at her door and upon opening the door, she saw a black man without clothes exposing himself, and making inappropriate gestures.
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By Yesli Vega
Coles District Supervisor
Prince William County
In March of 2020 the stock market plummeted nearly 8,000 points and by April unemployment hit 15%. That same month, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors responded by increasing the average residential tax bill by almost $200 per family.
