Though it didn’t snow, it sure feels like Christmas out there.

I woke to a chilly seven degrees this Christmas Eve morning. It reminded me of a year ago when 70-degree temperatures were in the forecast.


At 4:11 p.m. Friday, December 23, Prince William County fire and rescue crews were called to the 6000 block of Fox Den Court near for a house fire.

Crews arrived to find a working kitchen fire and the occupants safely out of the home.  The fire was quickly extinguished. The kitchen sustained moderate damage.


(Prince William Times) — This year, there is no cheerful holiday music playing, and the shelves aren’t bursting with neatly stacked merchandise at the Bed Bath & Beyond store at the Shops at Stonewall in Gainesville. That’s because the store is closing, and this holiday season will be the location’s last.

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The 9-1-1 call came in about 2 p.m. today, December 23, 2022, for a driver in a BMW in the 15300 block of Fleetwood Drive in Nokesville, near the Fauquier County line, who became trapped in rising water.

According to initial information, the tow truck driver pulled the driver to safety when rescue crews arrived. The BMW driver was not injured.


A wanted man from Woodbridge will spend Christmas in jail after avoiding arrest for three years, police said.

On Wednesday, December 21, at 7:14 p.m. Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputy J.J. Suh responded to a hit call and ran at Kwik Mart on Onville Road in North Stafford.


Deputies were able to arrest a suspect and recover a stolen vehicle after a brief pursuit in the southern portion of Stafford County.

On Thursday, December 22, 11:26 a.m. Deputy D.R. Ludolph responded to the area of Chatham Heights Road for a stolen vehicle. The black Chevy Suburban was reported stolen in Delaware the previous day and was tracked to Stafford County.


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