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Fredericksburg Drops Charges Against 9 Arrested in Anti-Israel Protest

By Uriah Kiser

On Monday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 11, Fredericksburg Commonwealth’s Attorney Elizabeth K. Humphries dropped charges against the nine students arrested and charged with trespassing during an anti-Israel campus protest on April 27. Humphries opted to prosecute three more individuals arrested on that date who were not students. Each was sentenced to 20 hours of community service.

The protestors ignored commands to leave the area after officers declared an unlawful assembly, also known as a riot. The University of Mary Washington has stonewalled this news organization in its many attempts to learn the identities of those charged. Humphries failed to include the identities in a lengthy four-page statement about her decision.

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Opponents of Devlin Park Data Centers Face Court Defeat, Vow to Continue Legal Fight

By Alan Gloss

A lawsuit brought by opponents of the Devlin Technology Park rezoning faced a legal obstacle as their case was dismissed on Demurrer in front of Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Carroll Weimer, Jr.

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Accused killer headed to trial in Manassas

By Alan Gloss
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Prince William opens historic marriage license archives

By Amelia Breeden

The Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk’s Historical Online Portal (HOP) now includes marriage licenses from the Civil War era to the early 1900s, making historical documents more accessible for research. Funded by a technology grant, this initiative provides genealogists, academics, and residents worldwide with access to pre-20th century court records at no cost to taxpayers.

Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk: The Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk’s Historical Online Portal (HOP) now contains marriage licenses recorded from Civil War times to the early 1900’s. This is part of the Clerk’s ongoing initiative to make historical papers more easily accessible for research. The HOP, which launched in early 2023, also offers access to Deeds, Wills and Lists of Heirs.

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22 Court-Involved Teens Overcome Adversity to Earn Scholarships at Inspiring Banquet in Woodbridge

By Alan Gloss
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The Beat the Odds Scholarship Banquet was held in Woodbridge on May 23, 2024. It marked the culmination of a competitive scholarship process for 22 court-involved teens.

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Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging the PW Digital Gateway

By Local News

(Prince William Times $) The controversial Prince William Digital Gateway, a rezoning allowing a massive data center development at the edge of the Manassas battlefield, is facing one fewer hurdle following the dismissal Thursday of the first of three lawsuits filed against it.

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Prince William County’s Communal Approach to Public Safety: Officials Update on Safe and Secure Communities Initiative

By Caitlyn Meisner

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has received an update on the county’s Safe and Secure Communities Initiative, approved in 2022.

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Investigation: County’s top prosecutor treats staff to taxpayer-funded cooking class days before crying poor, threatening to withhold prosecution

By Alan Gloss
Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney's Offie employees don personalized aprons and participate in a taxpayer-funded cooking class at the Old Manassas Courthouse, which was billed as a team building exercise.

County records show that nine days before Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Amy Ashworth threatened to stop prosecuting a wide-ranging number of cases due to what she called a funding shortage, Ashworth’s office spent nearly $3,500 in taxpayer funds to bring a local chef to perform a cooking demonstration for her staff at the Old Manassas Courthouse.

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Judge revokes bond for man accused of killing girlfriend, young child in Dumfries crash

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A Prince William County judge revoked the $5,000 bond for a Virginia man who is accused of killing his girlfriend and her young child in a car crash.

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Supporting those who Served: Veterans Docket Graduates Six

By Alan Gloss
Judge Jarvis shakes hands with keynote speaker Joe Houser thanking him for his support of the program. [Photo: Prince William County Government]

The graduates gave heartfelt speeches. In one, a program alum described reaching a low point in his post-military life: “I went from being a problem-solver to being the problem,” he said as he choked back tears.

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