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One person inside a home in Lake Ridge suffered serious injuries in a house fire Sunday night. The victim is at Washington Hospital Center.

At 8:35 p.m. Sunday, Prince William County fire and rescue crews went to the 12000 block of Purdham Drive for house fire caused by a burning space heater.

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Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith

When it comes to issuing concealed carry gun permits, Prince William County was number one, says the county's Circuit Court Clerk.

In 2020, the court issued 10,300 concealed carry permits -- more than any other jurisdiction in Virginia. The uptick in permit requests -- a 96 percent increase over 2019 -- came after the Virginia General Assembly passed a law that requires concealed carry permit training to be completed in person, no longer online only.

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Ciarcia

Republican Gina Ciarcia will run for congress in the newly established 7th District.

Ciarcia, of Prince William County, ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2021, losing to Democrat Candi King. The new 7th Congressional District includes Prince William County, east of Hoadly Road, Stafford County, Fredericksburg, and surrounding counties.

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The emergency department at Sentara Northern Virignia Medical Center in Woodbridge.

[Updated 3 p.m.] Sentara Northern Virignia Medical Center said that the number of incoming coronavirus patients has stretched its staff to their limits.

According to information provided by officials at the hospital in Woodbridge, the Sentara saw a rise in patients with the virus starting after Christmas Day. In October, several area hospitals joined Sentara in requiring all of it staff receive two doses of a coronavirus vaccine.

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We have an exciting announcement here at Potomac Local News, which has been in the works for the past few months.

We've partnered with Local News Now, publisher of local news sites ARLnow.com,  FFXnow.com, and ALXnow.com covering Arlington and Fairfax counties, and the city of Alexandria, respectively. The firm is managing our website and network advertising sales.

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Crystal Ardinger and James Jones welcomed baby girl Gracelynn

New Year's Baby: Crystal Ardinger and James Jones welcomed baby girl Gracelynn at 10:59 a.m. on January 1, 2022. [Press release]

Not big enough for two: Del. Luke Torian, one of the Virginia House of Delegates' most powerful Democrats, has been drawn into the same district as Del. Elizabeth Guzman, one of the House's most progressive Democrats, under new redistricting maps finalized by the Supreme Court of Virginia.  [Prince William Times]

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Sultany [Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office]
The incident occurred about a mile from Stafford Senior High School, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office reports:

On January 7th at 11:22 a.m. deputies responded to Pine View Drive for a report of a brandishing. The investigation revealed three utility workers were clearing downed trees from the power lines.

A resident was also in the wood line with the workers, at the intersection of two property lines. A neighbor, identified as Mohammed Sultany, 40, approached them with a handgun. Sultany brandished the handgun at all four men and threatened to shoot anyone who came on his property.

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