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Author: Uriah Kiser
Stafford authorities are searching for a Westmoreland County man they say shot and killed a man on Deacon Road.
Deputies were called to the scene, near White Oak Road and the Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Residency, early Saturday to find a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights is investigating George Mason University (GMU) for “discrimination involving shared ancestry” following accusations of antisemitism against the school.
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District has dismissed an appeal by a right-wing advocacy group ordered to stop distributing false, threatening, and misleading mailers prior to November’s election, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday,” Insidenova.com reports.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents.
“All aboard the DUI Express. A 54-year-old Stafford man riding on the train tracks rides directly to Rappahannock Regional Jail.”
After decades of conservation work and multiple pieces of state and federal legislation passed on its behalf, 2023 proved a banner year for the Chesapeake Bay, according to data gathered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Virginia’s Old Dominion University, reports Morgan Sweeney at The Center Square.
Several Bristow residents are joining forces to fight the controversial Devlin Technology Park data center rezoning in court, reports Cher Muzyk and Jill Palermo at Prince William Times.
A 33-year-old man was found shot early this morning on Deacon Road in Stafford County, the sheriff’s office reports.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting which occurred early this morning in South Stafford.
Every Saturday should be Small Business Saturday. Now it is.
Whether you call them “specials,” “sales,” or just “notes from the bossman,” we’re posting them on our website, potomaclocalnews.com, to help our fellow small business owners in our communities.
hyperbole: “This Sunday, Fredericksburg bids farewell to 2023, and with it to the leadership of Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw. For over 15 years (eleven as Mayor and four on City Council), Mayor Greenlaw has helped guide a growing city that’s striving to hold onto its small-town charm. As a lifelong resident, her work and efforts have touched upon local healthcare, homeless assistance, education, businesses development and the arts.”
Voters chose At-large Council member Kerry Devine to replace Greenlaw, who did not seek re-election. Devine ran unopposed.