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Public safety forum planned at Woodbridge Middle School

By Uriah Kiser

The Woodbridge Potomac Communities Civic Association will host a forum on crime and public safety in Prince William County.

The program comes as the violent crime rate in Prince William County has increased by 70% since 2019. It’s also an election year in the county, with all local seats on the Board of County Supervisors, School Board, Sheriff’s Office, and Commonwealth Attorney on the ballot.

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Felon convicted; Case tied to Woodbridge firearms licensee

By Uriah Kiser

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia: “A Baltimore man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.”

“According to court documents, in December 2022, Rodney Burgess, 29, unlawfully purchased a firearm, extended magazine, and 9mm ammunition from a Federal Firearms Licensee in Woodbridge through a straw purchaser. On March 2, 2023, investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) arrested Burgess pursuant to a federal warrant.”

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Speed a factor in collision in Woodbridge, charges filed

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William police: “Fatal Crash Investigation *DRIVER CHARGED – On September 7, crash investigators obtained charges for one of the drivers involved in the fatal crash that occurred in the area of Minnieville Rd. and Hedgewood Dr. in Woodbridge (22193) on August 30. The drivers of both vehicles involved in the collision were found to have been traveling at a high rate of speed leading up to the collision. The driver charged was operating a vehicle and lost control, striking the other vehicle which then left the roadway and hit a tree. The collision killed the 23-year-old driver of the vehicle, a 2011 BMW 535. The deceased was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Following the investigation, crash investigators charged the driver of the 2014 Nissan 370 Z, identified as Bilecer Turcios HERNANDEZ, who was also determined to have been driving the vehicle without a license.”

Arrested on September 8:

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Conviction in murder of a 17-year-old in Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser
The Judicial Center for Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park.

Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth: “Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth announces the sentencing of Adrian Kendall Bryant on the first-degree murder conviction arising from the July 12, 2021, murder of a 17-year-old juvenile in Woodbridge, Virginia and the successful prosecution of Paul England for the February 2023 stabbing that occurred in Woodbridge, Virginia.”

“On July 12, 2021, at approximately 11 am, Adrian Kendall Bryant met with the juvenile victim, along with two other individuals at a location on Still Place in Prince William County. Several homeowners’ cameras captured the brief interaction between the juvenile and Mr. Bryant, who produced a handgun and fired three shots at the juvenile victim, hitting him twice.”

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Stafford County needs more poll workers

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County is asking for residents to volunteer to assist as poll workers for the fall elections. Stafford and the rest of the country are facing a critical shortage of poll workers.

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Student safety, teacher salaries hot topics at Prince William School Board Chair debate

By Uriah Kiser
Rist, Lateef, Mehlman-Orozco

Dr. Kim Mehlman-Orozco came out swinging against Prince William County School Board Chairman At-Large Dr. Babur Lateef during the first, and so far, only debate in the race to lead Virginia’s second-largest school division.

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Ashworth defensive as violent crime rate soars in Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Amy Ashworth (Photo: Mike Beaty)

Amy Ashworth was on the ropes for most of a political debate between her and challenger Matt Lowery, each vying to run the Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.

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Today’s weather forecast | Sponsored by Prince William Parks, Recreation & Tourism

By Uriah Kiser

A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of the area this afternoon. Record heat is once again possible today.

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‘Spitfire’ firefighter in Virginia dies after July crash

By Uriah Kiser

A woman who worked as a firefighter in Virginia has died from injuries she suffered in a crash in July, the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department said. Mia Ethridge, who her department called a “spitfire,” was in fire truck that crashed in July while working as a firefighter/EMT in Louisa County, Virginia for the Louisa County Department of Fire/EMS.

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