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On Tuesday, December 20, at 10:43 p.m., Prince William police were called to a crash in the 8400 block of Sudley Road Manassas to investigate a single-vehicle crash near Manassas Mall.

The driver of a 2014 Honda Civic was traveling at a high rate of speed east on Sudley Road, approaching Rixlew Lane, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a curb.


Fredericksburg Square, featuring Hot Chikn Kitchn and Water’s End Brewery, will host its Grand Opening on Saturday, December 31 from noon until 7 p.m.

In Downtown Fredericksburg at 525 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg Square is a 19,000-square-foot event center, originally constructed as a townhome in 1854.


Stafford County sheriff’s deputies placed DUI charges on two drivers in two separate incidents.

The first occurred at High Pointe Boulevard, and Stonegate Place on Monday, December 19, 2022, at 7:27 p.m. Deputy S.C. Jett responded to an unknown medical emergency call.


Virginia’s highway crews will closely watch the weather as a pre-Christmas storm approaches.

According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, The National Weather Service forecast shows winter weather will impact the region from overnight Wednesday through Friday. The forecast shows the potential for freezing rain and sleet periods, below-freezing temperatures, heavy rain, and high winds.


Prince William County Republicans will hold a mass meeting on January 4, 2023, to select its nominee for the Special Election to fill the Gainesville District Supervisor seat.

The mass meeting is planned to be held at Battlefield High School. It will be open to any registered voter residing in the Gainesville district who promises to support the election of the candidate nominated, states a press release.


The Prince William Chamber of Commerce aims to bring a delegation of business owners to Richmond ahead of the General Assembly session in January for Chamber Day at the Capitol.

The event on Thursday, January 19, 2023 will include an evening of networking reception with fellow Chamber members and guests from the General Assembly, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, Manassas, and Manassas Park.


Between 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. the following morning, varying single to double-lane closures are scheduled nightly south of exit 140 (Courthouse Road) in Stafford County and between exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) and exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) in Stafford.

During these work zones, all southbound traffic may be stopped for up to 30-minute intervals between midnight and 3 a.m. each morning.


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