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Board adopts 2027 legislative agenda

Published October 27, 2026 at 8:59AM | Updated October 27, 2026 at 9:52AM

The Board of County Supervisors adopted its 2027 legislative agenda Tuesday, giving county staff authority to begin lining up sponsors in the General Assembly for roughly 125 positions heading into the 2027 session.

Legislative Affairs Liaison Glynn Loope presented the package during the regular meeting. The board adopted it unanimously. Prefiling of bills for the 2027 General Assembly begins with draft requests due to the Division of Legislative Services by 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2026. Prefiling ends at 10:00 a.m. on the opening day, Wednesday, January 13, 2027. The short session is scheduled to adjourn around February 27, 2027. The county said it would start soliciting sponsors immediately.

Kukur Tihar USA honors dogs at Prince William Animal Services Center

By Potomac Local News

Published October 27, 2026 at 6:53AM

Dog honored during Kukur Tihar. Photo: rubber bullets via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Local families and organizers marked the third annual Kukur Tihar USA at the Prince William County Animal Services Center on Sunday, Oct. 25, honoring dogs with marigold garlands, a red-carpet walk and blessings while promoting shelter adoptions.

Prince William County Animal Services confirmed the event would take place on the property but said it was not a formal partnership and that staff would not allow any marking on the dogs. Organizers had described optional red tika marks in advance materials. The celebration drew community members and local officials, according to the group.

Investigator testifies on stains inside Naresh Bhatt’s electric saw

By Potomac Local News

Published October 27, 2026 at 6:40AM

Naresh Bhatt. Credit Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center.

Former Prince William County crime scene investigator Andrea Feldman testified Monday that she observed reddish-brown stains and black hair-like strands inside a Ryobi electric saw Naresh Bhatt gave to a landscaper shortly after his wife disappeared, WTOP reported.

She said she believed the stains were blood. The saw was purchased at a Home Depot less than two months before the disappearance, according to the report. Defense attorneys challenged aspects of the investigation and noted some test results were negative.

Dale City Holiday Market set for Dec. 5

By PLN News

Published October 25, 2026 at 5:00PM

Prince William County Parks & Recreation set the Annual Dale City Holiday Market for Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 14050 Gemini Way in Dale City, the agency said.

The market will feature unique gifts, crafts, specialty items, books, jewelry, leather goods, wreaths, holiday items, crochet items, children’s clothing, and ready-made foods and drinks.

Demolition underway at 411 Mill Street drydock in Occoquan

By PLN News

Published October 22, 2026 at 8:41PM

Demolition of the metal drydock structure at 411 Mill Street in Occoquan is set to begin Thursday, October 22, 2026, as part of the long-planned Mill at Occoquan mixed-use redevelopment. The work, limited to the drydock, is scheduled for several weeks on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Town officials expect no substantive disruption to normal activity, with possible brief sidewalk closures on some days to remove overhanging metal and a modest increase in truck traffic and noise. Residents can watch the process from nearby public areas, and the town is notifying the community.

PWCS names newest school Potomac Shores Elementary

By PLN News

Published October 22, 2026 at 8:02PM

The Prince William County School Board approved Potomac Shores Elementary School as the name of the division’s newest elementary school at its October 21 meeting.

Opening for the 2027-28 school year, the school at 1720 Thoroughgood Drive in Dumfries will serve about 1,050 students. It is a three-story LEED Silver-certified facility with classrooms, a gymnasium, STEAM and art classrooms, a media center, learning stairs, and rooftop photovoltaic panels.

Joshua Lee named director of Prince William Area Agency on Aging

By PLN News

Published October 22, 2026 at 11:14AM

Joshua Lee, the new director of the Prince William Area Agency on Aging. Photo: Prince William County Government

Joshua Lee will become director of the Prince William Area Agency on Aging on Monday, Oct. 26, Prince William County Government announced.

Lee has served as the agency’s acting director since January 2024. He has more than 17 years of experience in local government and human services.

County hosts fall open house on western Prince William road projects Oct. 28

By PLN News

Published October 22, 2026 at 11:14AM

Road work in western Prince William County. Photo: Prince William County Government

The Prince William County Department of Transportation and Capital Construction will hold a Fall Open House on projects in western Prince William County from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The open house is at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center, 9100 Freedom Center Boulevard in Manassas.

Jurors see videos of Naresh Bhatt throwing trash bags into dumpsters

By PLN News

Published October 22, 2026 at 11:13AM

Naresh Bhatt. Credit Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center.

Prosecutors showed jurors new surveillance videos Wednesday of Naresh Bhatt throwing heavy garbage bags into dumpsters and trash compactors miles from his Manassas Park home, according to NBC Washington.

Bhatt is on trial in Prince William County Circuit Court, accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Mamta Kafle. NBC Washington reported the videos show at least four trips to multiple dumpsters and compactors on the day prosecutors say she was killed, with Bhatt at times wearing white gloves.

Man arrested after damaging Quantico Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer, police say

By PLN News

Published October 22, 2026 at 11:05AM | Updated October 22, 2026 at 10:16PM

The head of one of the depicted Marines lies on the grass after the damage. Photo: Reader photo

Prince William County police say officers arrested a Stafford man late Wednesday night after finding him actively damaging the Iwo Jima statue near Richmond Highway and Fuller Road in Quantico with a sledgehammer.

The accused, Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, faces charges of felony destruction of property, trespass with intent to damage property, and felony injury to a monument. Police estimate the damage, which included the removal of one of the depicted Marines’ heads, in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. He is being held without bond.