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Originals

Leaders continue push for race info on vaccine distribution

By Uriah Kiser
A Prince William County Public Schools teacher receives a coronavirus vaccination at Unity Reed High School outside Manassas. [Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Leaders in Prince William County continue to push to get more information about just who is getting the coronavirus vaccine.

Margaret Franklin, who represents Woodbridge District voters, says she’s told county staff to get her a vaccination report with a breakdown by race, that notes detailed demographic data.

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Originals

Virginia Tech expands program to Stafford County, will offer cybersecurity courses

By Uriah Kiser
The Quantico Cyber Hub, located at 1010 Corporate Drive in Stafford.

Virginia Tech has signed on to teach cybersecurity to professionals right here in our backyard.

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Exclusive: Stafford public schools teachers to report back to school in April

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Stafford County is calling its teachers back to the classroom.

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Originals

Father rushes daughter wounded by gunfire to hospital

By Uriah Kiser
The emergency department at Sentara Northern Virignia Medical Center in Woodbridge.

One person suffered gunshot tonight while riding in a car with her father.

It happened on River Ridge Boulevard near Dumfries about 7 p.m., when a man flagged down a Prince William police officer and told him his daughter had been shot in the head, according to sources.

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Originals

Baldwin seeks Delegate seat in Pr. Wm., Fauquier, pushes to re-open schools 5 days a week

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Baldwin

From repealing voter ID laws, passing California-like vehicle emission standards, to closing public schools to in-person learning, Democrats that have controlled Virginia’s government for the past two years have been busy.

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News

Stafford man charged in his brother’s death

By Uriah Kiser
A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

A Stafford County man faces involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from a fatal crash that occurred last month on Mountain View Road.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash at 5:59 p.m. February 8, where they found a car that collided with a tree and a fence. A passenger was pulled from the wreckage and later died. He was identified as 26-year-old Sean O’Driscoll, of Stafford.

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Schools

Back in person since August, more teachers needed in region’s Catholic schools

By Uriah Kiser
Students at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School gather for mass.

The only school system in the Washington, D.C. region that went back-to-school in person is in need of teachers.

The Catholic Diocese of Arlington will hold a virtual job fair Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to noon. The school division wants to talk with current educators, as well as those considering getting into the field.

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News

Stafford shooting victim expected to recover, has multiple arrest warrants

By Uriah Kiser
A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

A 21-year-old man is recovering from his injuries after being hit by a bullet in the shoulder and neck Wednesday night.

A 9-1-1 call came in at 4:45 p.m. about the shooting in the area of Heron Drive in the England Run apartment complex in south Stafford County.

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