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Published December 23, 2022 at 2:09PM

LRPRA Christmas lights competition winners [Photo: LRPRA]

On Monday, December 19, 2023, the annual Lake Ridge Lights Contest winners were announced on Facebook and Instagram.

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Good dog: Animal bites would-be thief

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Published December 15, 2022 at 2:25PM

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On December 15 at 12:15 a.m., officers responded to the 13000 block of Kenmar Drive Lake Ridge to investigate an attempted robbery.

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In-home massage gone wrong; Victim texts friend to call police

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Published December 8, 2022 at 5:07PM

On December 7 at 5:05PM, officers responded to a residence located in the 14700 block of Tamarack Pl. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate an abduction.

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Victim shot after attempting to grab gun during robbery

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Published November 8, 2022 at 10:00AM

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Police said a victim who tried to grab a gun during an armed robbery in Woodbridge was shot during a struggle. It’s one of three shooting incidents Prince William police report occurred between November 5 and 7.

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Two Dunkin Donuts stores robbed, employee shot

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Published October 28, 2022 at 8:09PM

Surveillance video shows two men who smashed the glass and forced their way into a Dunkin Donuts store on Minnieville Road in Woodbridge.

A Dunkin Donuts employee was shot multiple times early Friday during a robbery. The victim was working at the doughnut store at 2201 Old Bridge Road at Tacketts Mill in Lake Ridge when two masked men smashed through a window about 3:30 a.m., held the man at gunpoint, took cash from registers, and then shot him multiple times before fleeing.

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PW Digital Gateway opponents make last-ditch effort to delay vote, push water study

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Published October 28, 2022 at 11:32AM | Updated October 31, 2022 at 10:47AM

Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

In three days, elected county leaders will make the most significant land use decision in county history as it weighs the Prince William Digital Gateway. Opponents of the massive data center project, the county’s most significant land-use case in history, gathered today to urge the Board of County Supervisors to delay its decision expected in the early hours of Wednesday morning, November 2.

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Tomorrow: Rally to oppose Digital Gateway to be held at Occoquan Reservoir in Lake Ridge

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Published October 27, 2022 at 12:14PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 2:21PM

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson will hold a rally to urge leaders to defer a decision on a massive data center development plan. Lawson and conversationalist groups will rally at Lake Ridge Marina on the Occoquan Reservoir, 12350 Cotton Mill Drive, to urge Supervisors to delay a decision on the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway.

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One hospitalized after Lake Ridge house fire

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Published October 25, 2022 at 1:36PM

Fire damaged a home at Hatchway Court in Lake Ridge [Photo: Prince William fire and rescue]

One man is in a hospital after a fire at a home in Lake Ridge. Fire crews went to the 12000 block of Hatchway Court at 5:19 a.m. to find heavy smoke and fire at a single-family home. One of two occupants inside the home suffered serious burns, and is now in a hospital.

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This weekend: ‘Barktober’ festival at Tacketts Mill shopping center

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Published October 19, 2022 at 8:00AM

The Old Mill at Tackett’s Mill is a staple that sets the shopping center apart from others in eastern Prince William County. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Boddye will hold the first annual Barktober, a celebration of Prince William County’s furriest residents, on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Tackett’s Mill in the lower level.

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Opinion: Comprehensive plan update features developer gold mines and citizen land mines

By Potomac Local News

Published September 26, 2022 at 9:28AM

Chair Ann Wheeler acknowledged that the Prince William Digital Gateway CPA review was “confusing” and announced a delay in bringing it to the Board of County Supervisors for a vote.

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