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Power has been restored to all residents following a citywide outage, though two city-owned properties remained without electricity as of the latest update, according to city officials.
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The March for Peace, led by Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Prince William County over the weekend, drawing large crowds despite bitterly cold temperatures.
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Manassas City Council will revisit a proposal to sell the former DMV property for a housing development when it meets Monday night, following a weather-related postponement last month.
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Dangerously cold temperatures and high winds swept through the Potomac Communities region over the weekend, with forecasters now pointing to a dramatic warmup later this week.
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A lot happened across Prince William County and the surrounding region this weekend, and we break it all down in this Sunday news update.
We start in Woodbridge, where a Democratic firehouse primary to select a nominee for the Woodbridge District seat on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors remains uncertified as a recount continues. Sources say the race between Muhammed “Sef” Casim and Pamela G. Montgomery was decided by about 30 votes, but party officials have not yet released official results.
Sources familiar with the vote say Muhammed “Sef” Casim narrowly defeated Pamela G. Montgomery in Saturday’s Democratic caucus to select a nominee for the Woodbridge District seat on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, but the result remains uncertified as a recount continues.
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Several Prince William County neighborhoods remained under boil water advisories Saturday after two separate water utilities reported supply disruptions affecting different parts of the county.
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Fire crews responded late Friday morning to reports of a townhouse on fire in the 10900 block of Hiram Court in Manassas, according to a fire department release.
Units were dispatched around 11:07 a.m. and arrived to find heavy fire coming from the rear of the home. Crews used an exterior fire attack and quickly brought the flames under control.
