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Today’s weather forecast | Sponsored by the ‘Fridays at 5’ Concert Series

By Uriah Kiser

Today will be dry with mostly sunny skies and temperatures warming into the upper 80s to low 90s for much of the area.

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Obamas’ personal chef who drown at former president’s estate from Dumfries

By Uriah Kiser
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Fox News: “A paddleboarder who drowned near former President Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard estate has been identified as Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef.”

“Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia, was recovered Monday morning a day after disappearing in the waters of Edgartown Great Pond on Martha’s Vineyard.”

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Today’s weather forecast | Sponsored by the ‘Fridays at 5’ Concert Series

By Uriah Kiser

Thunderstorms are expected across the area this afternoon. Any stronger thunderstorms may be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated instances of flooding.

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Passenger jet service at Manassas airport wins unanimous approval; Destinations unknown

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The Manassas City Council unanimously approved a franchise agreement with Avports, LLC, to bring commercial passenger jet service to the city’s regional airport. 

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Stafford man shot, killed in officer-involved shooting

By Uriah Kiser

July 22nd, 2023, at 7:49 a.m., the Fredericksburg Police E-911 Center received a report of a male brandishing a knife, physically assaulting an older man, and demanding money from multiple people in the 1400 block of Sunken Road.

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Recount confirms Nikki Baldwin’s 2-vote win in GOP primary for 29th District state Senate seat

By Uriah Kiser
Nikki Baldwin (right) with her husband, Ben

It’s finally official: Nikki Baldwin, of Woodbridge, has won the Republican nomination to run for the 29th District state Senate seat after a recount Friday confirmed her razor-thin, two-vote win.

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Decision on passenger jet service from Manassas expected today

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. today, Monday, July 24, 2023, to decide whether or not to allow commerce airline service from the city’s regional airport.

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Today’s weather forecast | Sponsored by the ‘Fridays at 5’ Concert Series

By Uriah Kiser

Showers and thunderstorms are possible this morning to the east of the Blue Ridge.

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FredNats bash their way to series split

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The FredNats slugged their way to a 17-4 win over the Greenjackets to split the six game series.

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