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Published December 17, 2021 at 6:00AM

Winding Creek Road in Stafford County [VDOT]

Six PDR properties identified: This week, Stafford County recognized the owners of the six properties most recently added to its Purchase of Development Rights Program. The properties bring the total number of acres preserved by the program to 1,035 and the number of development rights retired to 273. [Stafford County Government]

Open road: Route 628 (Winding Creek Road) in Stafford County reopened to through traffic today between Route 733 (Embrey Mill Road) and Route 1947 (Walpole Street). [Press Release]

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Police report: Gun stolen from Stafford house recovered in El Salvador, suspect nabbed at Dulles

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Published December 16, 2021 at 1:00PM | Updated December 17, 2021 at 12:18PM

A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

[Corrected on December 17] A border crossing into El Salvador by a man living in Stafford County led to the discovery of a stolen firearm.

On August 30, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office learned of the theft of a firearm from a house in North Ferry Farm. The weapon is a Springfield Armory 9 millimeter handgun. The victim provided the serial number to enter the gun into a law enforcement database as stolen. Detective A. Sanchez, Jr. led the investigation.

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Published December 16, 2021 at 6:00AM

Rains that fell on December 4, 2020 led to a washout on Brooke Road in Stafford County. [Photo: Jason Pelt]

Northam proposes to end grocery tax, cut income tax, give rebates: Before departing from the governor’s office in mid-January, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to include tax relief for businesses and low-income residents in his two-year budget proposal, he announced Tuesday. [The Center Square]

Brooke Road flooding fix: Stafford County supervisors voted Tuesday night unanimously to apply for a federal grant to help end the excessive flooding on Brooke Road each time it rains. [Fredericksburg.com]

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Driver killed in fiery crash on Purcell Road

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Published December 15, 2021 at 1:54PM | Updated December 21, 2021 at 1:21PM

[Updated December 21] A Manassas woman died after a car ran off a road, struck a tree, and caught fire.

At 2:24 a.m., investigators with the Prince William police Crash Investigation Unit went to 12500 block of Purcell Road, just outside Dale City. The driver of a 2011 Honda Accord was speeding east on Purcell Road and lost control of the vehicle, police said. The car struck a tree, and a fire consumed the vehicle.

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City grants permit to allow Manassas mosque to expand

By Potomac Local News

Published December 15, 2021 at 11:00AM

A mosque in Manassas will soon expand, allowing more women to use the facility.

The Manassas City Council unanimously approved a special use permit for the Prince William Islamic Center at 9002 Mathis Avenue. Imam Dr. Mohamed E. Hassan plans to build a 3,000-square foot addition to the mosque opened in 2008.

Police report: Ice cream shop burglar double dips

By Potomac Local News

Published December 15, 2021 at 9:00AM

Ice cream shop twice burglarized in a week

On December 11 at 6:12 a.m., officers went to Bruster’s Ice Cream located at 8329 Sudley Road near Manassas to investigate a burglary. Someone used a key to unlock the front door and then entered.

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Published December 15, 2021 at 6:00AM

Northern Virginia Community College Manassas Campus.

Contempt of court: A judge said Fauquier Hospital is in contempt of court, and fined the medical center after it refused to administer ivermectin, prescribed by a doctor to a coronavirus patient. [Fauquier Times]

Finishing Bachelor’s Degree: A new partnership between the University of Virginia and Germanna Community College will make it easier for students to earn both an associate’s and bachelor’s degree completely online. [Germanna Community College]

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Collective bargaining advances in Prince William; 5,000 employees would be affected

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Published December 14, 2021 at 6:00PM

Triggered by its police and fire departments, leaders in Prince William County will create a new policy that allows its local government employees to collectively bargain for higher wages.

Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun counties, and Alexandria city made similar moves this year after the General Assembly voted to allow collective bargaining for local government employees, reversing the 1970’s-era ban on the practice.

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Call to Action: Help abused and neglected children

By Potomac Local News

Published December 14, 2021 at 7:00AM

By Volunteer Prince William

Greetings, Prince William – Help protect abused and neglected children in your community by becoming a volunteer advocate! Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) make a difference in abused and neglected children’s lives.

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Published December 14, 2021 at 6:00AM

Manassas man defrauds Amazon: A Manassas man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the online retailer, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), of over $300,000 by operating a mail fraud scheme to buy high-end products, claim a refund, then return a similar item of significantly lesser value. [U.S. Attorney’s Office]

Collective bargaining: Prince William County will decide this week if it will allow employees in its fire and rescue, and police departments to form collective bargaining units. [Insidenova.com]