Stafford County will host its Second Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Stafford Government Center campus on Friday, December 2, 2021. The public is invited to enjoy a time of fellowship and fun, including a visit from Santa, caroling, holiday music, and food trucks. New this year will be a European-style Christmas market with vendors and artisans.
Last year’s event drew over 2,000 people prompting Stafford County to establish the Christmas tree lighting as an annual event. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better to firmly establish the lighting as a Stafford County tradition.
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Updated — Prince William police sent us this update on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Shooting Investigation – On November 2 at 1:25PM, officers responded to Quantico Mobile Home Park located in the 17900 block of Old Triangle Rd. in Triangle (22172) to investigate a shooting. Upon arriving in the area, officers located the victim, a 17-year-old male juvenile suffering from a single gunshot wound. Rescue personnel responded and the victim was flown to an area hospital where his injuries were determined to be non-life threatening. The initial investigation revealed the victim and an acquaintance, a 16-year-old male juvenile, were walking in the above area, when a black sedan with tinted windows slowed down and the occupants made verbal contact with the juveniles. The juveniles then walked out of the roadway while the sedan turned around and began driving back towards them. When the sedan neared the juveniles, the driver pulled up before an occupant exited the vehicle and fired multiple rounds, striking the victim. The shooting suspect then got back into the vehicle and fled the area. While checking the area, officers located two mobile homes that were struck. No additional injuries or property damage were reported. Officers determined the vehicle was occupied by multiple black males, possibly teenagers and wearing all black clothing. At this time the incident does not appear to be random.
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Prince William County Supervisors voted to amend its comprehensive plan to allow up to 27 million square feet of data centers to be built next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
It’s the largest, most transformative land-use case in county history.
A car struck and killed woman on Route 3 in Stafford County, about two miles south of a Sheetz gas station at Washington Square Plaza.
On November 2nd, at approximately 1:40 a.m. deputies responded to a pedestrian struck accident in the area of Kings Highway and Forest Lane Road. The investigation revealed an adult female pedestrian was struck by a truck. Unfortunately, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the truck remained on scene. This is an active investigation being conducted by our Traffic Safety Unit. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the victim.
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Manassas police say a bank in the Wellington Station plaza was robbed on October 5, 2022.
On 10/5/22 at approximately 1:33 pm, Manassas City Police Officers responded to the Truist bank on the 10000 block of Dumfries Rd. for a bank robbery. The suspect was last seen wearing a baseball cap, black surgical mask, black hooded sweatshirt, green coat with hood, red sweatpants, and white shoes.
A coffeehouse or a restaurant at the Workhouse Arts Center?
The artisan destination in Lorton says construction work to add these amenities has begun with two campus buildings, W13 and W15. Once completed, the Fairfax County Government will lease these buildings to commercial entities. Workhouse officials also say a brewery could be located in one of the new buildings.
Police said three inmates earned new charges after a mob assault inside the Manassas jail.
On Friday, October 28, police said a 39-year-old man, an inmate of the facility identified as the victim, was inside a room when multiple other inmates entered.
A local hospital is working to educate the community on the needs of babies born prematurely.
November is National Prematurity Awareness Month. Mary Washington Healthcare is using this opportunity to reflect on the nearly 520,000 babies born preterm each year in the U.S.