PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A child was flown to an area hospital after falling from a deck.
A four-year-old girl fell 15 feet from a deck at a house on Farragut Court, just off Irongate Way near Manassas.
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LAKE RIDGE — During a standing-room-only event Monday night, Democrats running for political office in Prince William County discussed the environment during a candidate forum sponsored by the Greater Prince William Climate Action Network.
Topics ranged from coal ash ponds outside a Dominion Power Plant near Dumfries, whether the candidates would accept donations from Dominion Power, and extending Metro to Prince William County.
The Northern Virginia – Washington, D.C. Internet Crimes Against Children (NOVA-DC ICAC) Task Force is seeking the public’s help with identifying additional victims of a Manassas man arrested on child pornography and solicitation charges.
WOODBRIDGE — An effort to hike taxes on data centers in Prince William County failed at a special meeting Wednesday night.
A 4-4 tie vote killed a proposal touted by Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart At-large that would have increased taxes on the current seven data centers in the county, as well as future data centers to be built, from $1.25 to doubling it over five years to $2.50 per $100 of assessed value.
WOODBRIDGE — A developer of a new app wants her customers to know that towing a car is not the only option.
The app, “Oopseez” allows users to send the owner of an unwanted parked car an anonymous text or email asking the driver to move the vehicle. The aim is to help cut down on the time it takes to resolve the issue, and to save the driver from getting a fine or hefty towing fee.
WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County leaders are aiming to hike taxes on data centers, hoping the new funds will help the county shed its bedroom community reputation and become a destination to live, work, and play.
Board of County Supervisors Chairman At-large Corey Stewart, a Republican who recently ran a failed U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat Tim Kaine, proposes raising the current tax rate on data centers from $1.25 to $2, netting an additional $9.6 million annually.
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WOODBRIDGE – Republican D.J. Jordan is celebrating after his campaign raised the most money of all first-time Republican challenger candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates, according to a campaign press release.
The campaign raised $100,166 during the first quarter, which also ranks as the fifth highest for any candidate overall – Republican or Democrat – in the state.
We’re hearing from the Virginia Department of Transportation which is telling Interstate 95 travelers to anticipate daytime and overnight work zones on the north and southbound sees of the highway this week.
Here are the construction projects and work zones to watch :
WOODBRIDGE — Delegate Elizabeth Guzman says she’s on her way to winning back her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Guzman issued a statement Monday saying’s raised $66,000 since ending the legislative session the last week of February. Guzman has drawn support from Virginia donors since her election in 2017, raising over $200,000 toward her re-election effort on November 5, she says.