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Max seeks his grandfather’s old 10th District Congressional seat

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Caleb Max [Submitted photo]

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Prince William County Schools Superintendent Dr. LaTayna McDade. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Prince William County School Board Chairman Babur Lateef is calling for state and local public health and education leaders to work together to develop metrics for a safe, scientifically-based “masking off-ramp.”

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Data center public meeting scheduled Thursday despite an effort to postpone due to virus

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Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

Planners in Prince William will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss expanding the county’s data center overlay.

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Marine Corps Marathon event 17.75K returning to Prince William Forest Park

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The Marine Corps Marathon 17.75K run in Prince William Forest Park [Photo: Marine Corps Marathon]

The Marine Corps Marathon will again hold an event in Prince William Forest Park.

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Student conducts Trump hat study at school, receives death threat

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As part of a one-week study, Palmer Denny, 17, a Colgan High School student in Prince William County, logged 27 nasty comments after wearing a pro-Donald Trump baseball cap to school. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

A Prince William County high school student told the county School Board he would like students to be more tolerant of others, especially when it comes to political beliefs.

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Snow on Thursday, brutal cold, and maybe more snow for the weekend

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Snow potential for Thursday, January 20, 2022. [National Weather Service]

Snow and rain could affect Thursday morning’s commute.

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Former Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam visits a Spostylvaniva County classroom. [Photo: Spotsylvania County Public Schools]

The Spotsylvania County School Board voted 4–3 Tuesday to remove the mask mandate for students, staff and visitors to school buildings effective January 24.

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New ramp from Route 17 to I-95 to open near Fredericksburg

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A new ramp from Route 17 to I-95 north will open to traffic on January 20, 2022. [Image: VDOT]

A new traffic pattern on Route 17 northbound to enter southbound Interstate 95 in Stafford County will go into effect later this week as construction advances on the Interstate 95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project.

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Homicide suspect McCray remains at large after shooting

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Police released the photo of the man wanted connected to the shooting death of 37-year-old Mary Anne Smoot.

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OmniRide, county seeks to maintain fare subsidy for underused west-end buses

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Leaders hope to boost ridership on area commuter buses by keeping fares low. 

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