Prince William

A Triangle resident is charged after police found a 9-year-old boy riding in the back of a car.

On October 25 at 3:19 p.m., officers were called to the area of Mine and Van Buren roads in Dumfries to investigate a report of child neglect. The caller told police that, while stopped at the intersection, they observed the trunk of the vehicle in front of them open and a juvenile inside.


Schools

All Prince William County students who choose the school division’s proposed “hybrid plan” could return to schools for in-person learning by the start of the third quarter, which begins Feb. 2, under a plan the school board approved early Thursday despite criticisms from some members who said it lacks a sense of urgency about getting students back in school.


News

A woman who treated more than 100 patients while pretending to be a psychologist in Stafford County was ordered Friday to serve 11 years in prison.

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Features

On Saturday, Oct. 24, as clouds gave way to a rainbow-filled sky, community members and local and state officials unveiled a long-planned statue of Jennie Dean.

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Obituaries

Harry A Schmitt

Harry A Schmitt, 91, of Dumfries, claimed the resurrection on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Harry was born on September 25, 1929, in Mannheim, Germany.  Following his graduation from primary school, he completed a four-year apprenticeship program in jewelry engraving.  In the post-war years, he became a fire fighter and plant security agent for a large electrical equipment manufacturing company.  He immigrated to the United States in June 1953, where he soon found a position as an engraver with a jewelry company in New York City.  He was drafted in June 1954, and became a member of the U.S. Army. He completed basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and after completing training as a baker, was assigned to United States Army Europe in Munster, Germany.  It was during this deployment that he met and married his beloved wife, Helga, in November 1956.