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Homicide investigation underway on Mountain View Road in Stafford

Published October 22, 2025 at 1:03PM

Stafford County deputies responded late Tuesday afternoon, October 21, to a shooting in the 600 block of Mountain View Road in Stafford. The caller reported hearing gunshots over the phone while a co‑worker was on site performing work, and then lost contact with them.

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Manassas Park to Host Domestic Violence Awareness Forum on October 23

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 21, 2025 at 4:45PM

There will be a forum for Domestic Violence Awareness this Thursday, October 23rd, at Manassas Park Community Center Banquet Hall from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, City of Manassas Park (Facebook)

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Shots Fired at Vehicle in Woodbridge

By Press Release

Published October 14, 2025 at 10:35AM

A 21-year-old man’s vehicle was struck by a bullet in Woodbridge. No injuries reported.

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Supervisors Greenlight Study for Kline Property, Keeping Age-Restricted Housing Option Alive

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 9, 2025 at 2:00PM

A former plan to subdivide Kline Farm in 2023.

Prince William County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, October 7, 2025, to begin a new study of the long-debated Kline Property, located at the corner of Prince William Parkway, Liberia Avenue, and Wellington Road in the Coles District, just outside Manassas.

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Stafford schools and firefighters team up to provide winter coats for children in need

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 8, 2025 at 11:30AM

For more than a decade, Stafford County Public Schools has partnered with Operation Warm and local fire departments to give new winter coats to students who need them.

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Taste of NoVA food festival moves to Prince William amid federal shutdown

By Press Release

Published October 8, 2025 at 7:00AM

NOVA Live (formerly Farm Brew Live) just outside Manassas.

Northern Virginia’s largest food and drink festival, Taste of NoVA, will now take place at NOVA LIVE’s 21-acre campus in Prince William County after a last-minute venue change caused by the federal government shutdown.

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Democrats Stand by Jones as GOP Calls for Withdrawal

By Local News

Published October 7, 2025 at 11:15AM

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Leadership Prince William welcomes Class of 2026 at Hylton Center send-off

By Potomac Local News

Published October 1, 2025 at 6:42PM

Tony Wilson, representing the Class of 2025, welcomed the incoming cohort. [Photo: Leadership Prince William]

Leadership Prince William welcomed its Class of 2026 with a ceremony in Manassas and began the group’s 10-month leadership journey.

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Stafford’s Running a Big Emergency Shelter Drill—Here’s What to Know

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 1, 2025 at 9:00AM

The staff at Stafford County will conduct a full-scale emergency shelter drill this Friday, October 3—and you may notice increased activity near Shirley Heim Middle School and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

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Lawsuit Against Prince William Chair Jefferson Raises Fears of Chilling Effect on Public Engagement

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 29, 2025 at 3:00PM

Desundra Jefferson, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large [Photo: Alan Gloss]

A federal lawsuit filed against Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Deshundra Jefferson At-large is raising alarms among local officials and candidates, who warn it could discourage public dialogue on controversial development projects.

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