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After being shot at from a rooftop, police officers honored

By Uriah Kiser

Four Prince William County police officers are being heralded as heroes for their quick actions while taking fire in Woodbridge.

The police officers were called to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office in Washington on Tuesday to be recognized by Attorney General William Bar, as the recipients of the Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing.

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Diverging diamond, road re-alignment first steps in march toward ‘Downtown Stafford’

By Uriah Kiser
A Stafford County ambulance navigates a new diverging diamond interchange in Stafford. [Photo: VDOT]

First responders got a training course today in navigating the new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) in Stafford.

STAFFORD: Before the diverging diamond interchange opens on Courthouse Rd, we wanted to give firefighters and EMS personnel a chance to drive through and become familiar with navigating the new traffic pattern. Its set to open to the public on Sat., Dec. 7 @staffcofire pic.twitter.com/4inD3vOKCq

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The vote stands: Allen will be next Griffis-Widewater Supervisor

By Uriah Kiser

Tinesha Allen’s razor-thin margin of 18 votes over incumbent four-term Supervisor Jack Cavalier held firm during a daylong recount on Thursday at the Stafford County Courthouse. The Democrat will replace Republican when the new board convenes in January.

Stafford County Chief Judge Hon. Charles Sharp certified with the election results, along with help from Chief Judges Hon. Lisa Bondareff Kemler, of Alexandria Circuit Court, and Chief Judge Hon. William T. Newman, Jr., of the Arlington County Circuit Court.

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Tech firm NCS Technologies to expand at Innovation Park

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County will sell eight acres of land on Discovery Boulevard at Innovation Park outside Manassas for $2.2 million to CEN Properties, LLC to develop a new corporate headquarters for NCS Technologies.

Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson made the motion to approve the sale, and it passed unanimously.

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If Stewart’s gun resolution passes, ‘it’ll be the greatest 3 weeks in Prince William County’

By Uriah Kiser

In his last three weeks in office, Corey Stewart is pushing Prince William County to join the pack of 23 other Virginia localities that have declared themselves 2nd Amendment Sanctuaries.

Saslaw’s SB16 would make selling, renting, trading, making, or transporting an assault rifle from another state into Virginia a felony.

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Manassas urges VRE to change train station name

By Uriah Kiser

The new name would put the city’s airport — one of the busiest in the state — on the map, literally.

In a unanimous vote on Monday, Nov. 25, the Manassas City Council will urge Virginia Railway Express to change the name of the first station on the system’s Manassas line from Broad Run / Airport to Manassas Airport Station.

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Manassas leaders order color of restaurant’s brick wall be changed in party-line vote

By Uriah Kiser
Monza's white brick wall and black shutters must come down, Manassas leaders say. [Photo: Manassas City]

City leaders on Monday phoned in their order to the owners of the Carmello’s and Monza restaurants.

The award-winning fine-dining restaurants are both owned by restauranteur Alice Peres, and she now has 30 days to remove the brick wall, black shutters, and chair railing on the wall, or face possible fines imposed by the city.

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