By KJ MUSHUNG
DUMFRIES, Va. – The plans for Dumfries’ first town center has skidded to a halt while developer Pete Singh works to get all the landowners on board with the project.
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The wintry precipitation is holding longer than forecasters anticipated it would.
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By URIAH KISER
Yes, Virginia, we’ve found the two most unjolly old elves in our area.
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So, who is the Sheriff of Nottingham of Prince William County?
The elusive blogger that has captured the attention of county residents and government officials agreed, for the first time, to be interviewed. He sat down in a coffee shop and opened up about the state of local government, the problems it faces as he sees them, and shared his disdain for the way local government is run in Prince William County.
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MANASSAS PARK, Va. — Charges have been filed against a Manassas man in connection to today shooting that left two wounded.
The so-called end of the world came and went without a hitch. We guess the Mayans had better things to do than to worry about calendars written thousands of years after their demise.
So, what did you do to prepare for the end of the world on Friday?
Federal workers can take Christmas Eve off. President Barack Obama on Friday signed an Executive Order than mandates all non-essential federal employees not come into their offices on Monday.
The mandate states employees will receive regular pay as if they had worked the entire day, and if the employee had scheduled to take off Christmas Eve, that employee will not be charged with annual leave.
Wind is rustling the trees outside windows in our area this morning.
The counties to the west of Prince William and Stafford remain under a high wind warning and can expect gusts up to 60 mph today. In our area, forecasters said we will see winds about 28 mph. The winds will diminish to about 17 mph this afternoon.
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NOKESVILLE, Va. — Patriot High School freshman Danno Wernecke is working to overcome severe injuries from an ATV accident.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Visitors to Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge will soon be able to use an elevator to get there.
A new agreement between Virginia Railway Express and Prince William County will ultimately permit visitors access to the secluded refuge on the Potomac River from a pedestrian platform at the Rippon VRE station. Visitors will be able to use an elevator to access the platform and then go over to the refuge, including weekends when the commuter rail station is not in use, according details of the new deal.