2 p.m.
Students and staff have returned to classrooms at Occoquan Elementary School.
Prince William
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Two men who have been on the run from police for nearly a week are now in custody in a Florida jail.
The two brothers, Christopher Tolliver, 27, and Douglas Tolliver, 29, are suspects in the shooting death of Tasheka Leavell, 35, who was shot and killed inside of her Dumfries home Thursday.
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1:25 p.m.
Power is now restored to Dumfries Elementary School, Prince William schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer said. Because the school’s kitchen is outfitted with a gas stove, lunch was prepared and provided to the students as normal.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Are you an effective communicator? Prince William County may soon want to hear from you.
The county’s communications office is hiring and will place a greater focus on how it communicates to county residents via the web. The move comes as officials on the Board of Supervisors aim to make to make it easier to obtain information pertaining to everything from local government issues, taxes, to where to obtain a dog license.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The region awoke to one of the coldest mornings in years, with temperatures in the low to mid teens and wind chill factors making feel like zero degrees outside.
By 10 a.m. temperatures had climbed to the low 20s, and they are not expected to rise much higher than that. Tonight, a clipper system could bring a dusting of snow our way, according to the National Weather Service. With arctic air overhead, whatever falls is expected to freeze and could cause slippery conditions into Thursday morning.
MANASSAS, Va. — Police need your help in finding out who burglarized a tractor store in Manassas.
Here’s more in a press release:
Police officers in Dumfries were called to the Dumfries Shopping Plaza at 3:55 p.m. on January 15 for a report of trespassing.
More in a press release from police:
DUMFIRES, Va. — One person is in custody following a shooting death of a woman inside of her Dumfries home.
Reginald Keith Tolliver, 38, of no fixed address, is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 35-year-old Tasheka Lashon Leavell on Thursday.
By MARY ROSENTHOL
For Potomac Local News
On Sunday night the Potomac Nationals celebrated their 18th annual Hot Stove Banquet and Silent Auction with 131 employees and fans in attendance. The Hyatt at Fair Lakes was the site for the event.
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By URIAH KISER
A move by the Virginia Senate on Monday could bring major changes to Virginia’s Senate Districts in Prince William and Stafford counties.