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Mother of 2 killed in Lake Ridge crash

By Uriah Kiser
Guillen

Police were called to the area of Springwoods Drive and Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge at 6:09 a.m. today to investigate a two-vehicle crash.

Authorities found that the driver of a 2011 Ford Explorer made a left turn from Glenridge Drive onto Springwoods Drive, traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. The driver of the Ford continued in the wrong direction until the vehicle collided with the driver of a 2011 Toyota Camry, who was traveling northbound on Springwoods Drive, police state in a press release.

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Va. Supreme Court rules in favor of Dumfries rescue squad, overturns win for Board of Supervisors

By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries Triangle Rescue Squad on Graham Park Road in Dumfries.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors does not have the power to dissolve the Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled today.

The decision overturns a decision by a lower Prince William County Circuit Court that previously ruled in the county’s favor, that asserted the rescue squad’s “very existence is at the whim of the county,” court documents state.

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Stafford to hold public hearing on cemetery rules after Muslim association rejects offer

By Rick Horner

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will hold a joint public hearing with the County’s Planning Commission to consider repealing the county’s cemetery ordinance.

The move comes as the county is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for an alleged violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — a federal law that protects religious institutions from discriminatory land-use regulations.

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Politics

Prince William Democrats deny request from police chief to urge governor to amend traffic bill; Gov. amends, anyway

By Uriah Kiser

Democrats on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors failed to back their chief of police after he voiced concerns about a bill that would make it impossible for his officers to stop cars that do not have a working head, tail, or brake lights.

Citing safety concerns for drivers and pedestrians, Acting Police Chief Col. Jarad Phelps on Tuesday told Supervisors that if the bill signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam (D), the fact that a vehicle doesn’t have working lights would no longer be a good enough reason to stop a driver.

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