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Marine Corps Marathon event 17.75K returning to Prince William Forest Park

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The Marine Corps Marathon 17.75K run in Prince William Forest Park [Photo: Marine Corps Marathon]

The Marine Corps Marathon will again hold an event in Prince William Forest Park.

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Coronavirus case numbers fall, demand for tests remains high

By Rick Horner
Photo: Virignia Department of Health

The Federal Government began distributing 500 million home coronavirus tests kits Tuesday, January 18.

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Student conducts Trump hat study at school, receives death threat

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As part of a one-week study, Palmer Denny, 17, a Colgan High School student in Prince William County, logged 27 nasty comments after wearing a pro-Donald Trump baseball cap to school. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

A Prince William County high school student told the county School Board he would like students to be more tolerant of others, especially when it comes to political beliefs.

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Women’s Self Defense Seminar

American Drengr Krav Maga

10079 Market Circle, Hastings Marketplace

Manassas, Virginia 20110

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American Drengr Krav Maga is hosting the last in our 2025 Women’s self-defense seminar series on Friday, December 5th 2025.

Surviving an attack is more than training your body — it includes training your mind and spirit to be resilient. Krav Maga can help you find the potential for strength that you already have and push you to develop it.

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Snow on Thursday, brutal cold, and maybe more snow for the weekend

By Potomac Local News
Snow potential for Thursday, January 20, 2022. [National Weather Service]

Snow and rain could affect Thursday morning’s commute.

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Community Notes

By Potomac Local News
Former Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam visits a Spostylvaniva County classroom. [Photo: Spotsylvania County Public Schools]

The Spotsylvania County School Board voted 4–3 Tuesday to remove the mask mandate for students, staff and visitors to school buildings effective January 24.

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New ramp from Route 17 to I-95 to open near Fredericksburg

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A new ramp from Route 17 to I-95 north will open to traffic on January 20, 2022. [Image: VDOT]

A new traffic pattern on Route 17 northbound to enter southbound Interstate 95 in Stafford County will go into effect later this week as construction advances on the Interstate 95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project.

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Homicide suspect McCray remains at large after shooting

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Police released the photo of the man wanted connected to the shooting death of 37-year-old Mary Anne Smoot.

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Water’s End Brewery and Hot Chikn Kitchn to open new location in Fredericksburg

By Rick Horner
Zach Mote and Ryan Sharkey, founders of Waters End Brewery. [Submitted photo]

The Lake Ridge-based Water’s End Brewery has announced plans to open a new brewery in downtown Fredericksburg.

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OmniRide, county seeks to maintain fare subsidy for underused west-end buses

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Leaders hope to boost ridership on area commuter buses by keeping fares low. 

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