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Author: Uriah Kiser
Donald Trump’s name is now affixed to one of Washington’s most prominent cultural landmarks.
Last week, the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to add Trump’s name to the building, quickly installing new signage and igniting a national debate over presidential legacy, cultural institutions, and political symbolism.
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Stafford County Supervisor Monica Gary was arrested early Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, and charged with assault and battery of a family member, according to a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office arrest report obtained by Potomac Local News.
The arrest marks the second domestic-related incident involving Gary in less than two months and occurred on the same day the Stafford County Board of Supervisors publicly honored her with a proclamation recognizing her service.
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Birmingham Green, a nearly century-old senior living community in Prince William County, is inviting the public to brighten residents’ holidays with a car parade designed for seniors who can’t easily leave campus.
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Substation ruled inconsistent with city plan; residents blast water, trees, and transmission line impacts
The Fredericksburg Planning Commission has unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone more than 80 acres near Route 3 and Cowan Boulevard for a massive data center campus, after months of controversy over water use, tree loss, and high-voltage transmission lines near neighborhoods.
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Christmas festivities were interrupted Friday night when a vehicle crashed through a police barricade during the annual Santa Lights Manassas celebration, injuring an officer and sending families scrambling during one of the city’s most heavily attended holiday events.
The crash occurred around 7:43 p.m. in Old Town at the intersection of West and Center streets, where officers were directing traffic as thousands gathered for the tree lighting, wagon rides, and Santa’s arrival by Virginia Railway Express train.