MANASSAS, Va. — Police said a woman was abducted at a Target store on Sowder Village Square just outside of Manassas on Saturday night. More in an unedited press release.

Abduction | Grand Larceny | Felony Eluding – On March 16th at 11:06PM, police responded to the 9900 block of Sowder Village Sq in Manassas (20109) for a domestic. The victim, an 18 year old woman of Midland, reported to police that she and the accused, a known acquaintance, were involved in a verbal altercation in the parking lot of the Target which escalated.


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – Flames broke out in the basement of a Dale City home last night.

Firefighters were called to the 13,000 block of Pilgrims Inn Drive, near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Road, at 9:39 p.m. after a two-story home filled with smoke. All of the occupants of the home – seven adults and one infant — made it out safely, said Prince William fire and rescue spokeswoman Kim Hylander.


DUMFRIES, Va. – Football great and TV commentator Terry Bradshaw won’t becoming to Dumfries.

The Town Council voted against working with Bradshaw’s “Communities of Distinction” program – a five-minute segment aimed at highlighting communities across the U.S. and Canada.


Submitted News

On Saturday, April 13th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date is April 20, 2013), several local non-profit groups and agencies are teaming up to sponsor a clean-up of the upper Occoquan River, from Cedar Run/Broad Run to Lake Jackson then from below Lake Jackson Dam to Lake Ridge Marina and Hooes Run. We anticipate accessing the river and reservoir at multiple sites again this year. They are looking for your help.


DUMFRIES, Va. — Following the tragic December 2013 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Dumfries Elementary School will be the first and only elementary school in Prince William County to have a full-time police officer on campus. The school sits in the Town of Dumfries, which has agreed to fund the new position. 

The move was approved by the Town Council and will cost town taxpayers about $100,000 to implement the new police position, when taking into account for training, equipment, and a new police cruiser, according to police officials.


STAFFORD, Va. — At a meeting that drew just three participants concerned about the future of Virginia’s only commuter railroad, higher fares, wifi, and trains packed with riders were top of mind issues.

Virginia Railway Express held the public meeting in advance of a proposed 4% fare hike that could take effect July 1. With it, the cost of single ride tickets and monthly passes would go up.


And you thought there was no such place as Potomac, Va.? Well, think again.

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