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Vasquez Luna, Brescia are the new faces on Manassas City Council, School Board

By Potomac Local News
Vasquez Luna / Brescia

Voters sent two incumbent Manassas City Council members back to serve a new four-year term. 

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Election Day coverage: Economy, abortion rights drive voters to polls

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Jennifer Wexton (D-Va, 10) greets at a voter at Unity Reed High School near Manassas.

Voters are steadily coming to the polls on this Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

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First Lady, Virginia Governor travel to region for closing arguments in congressional races

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First Lady Jill Biden makes a campaign stop for Jennifer Wexton (D) whose hoping to hold onto Virignia’s 10th Congressional seat.

The congressional candidates made their closing arguments in the 2022 campaign at events across the region on Monday, November 7, 2022.

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Stafford Sups shocked: Inflation drives up road work costs more than $60 million 

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Route 17 at Interstate 95 in Stafford County [Photo: VDOT]

The warning bells started ringing last spring that inflation is driving up the cost of needed road construction in Stafford County. Today, elected officials are stunned by the rising costs, which have soared to more than double the original cost estimates.

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Kings Dominion to ‘restore the roar’ on 40-year-old roller coaster

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One of the oldest rides at Kings Dominion is getting a facelift.  Construction crews are replacing the track on The Grizzly, a 40-year-old rollercoaster nestled in the woods of the Old Virginia section of the popular amusement park north of Richmond.

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Paranormal Cirque now open through Sunday following permitting issue

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Paranormal Cirque opened on Saturday at Potomac Mills mall following a snafu with the Prince William County Government.

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Black Voters Matter texts showed early voting location, not Election Day polls

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A Prince William County resident told Potomac Local News she received a text message urging her to vote at her polling location. However, the message listed an early voting location, not her regular precinct. 

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No show at Potomac Mills: Paranormal Cirque fans turned away

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Updated 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4 — The show didn’t go on tonight outside Potomac Mills mall. Paranormal Cirque was supposed to open for 10 days of shows starting Thursday, November 3. But, when showgoers arrived, they found a red circus tent in the mall parking lot, but the gates to the big top closed.

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Stafford hikes sheriff deputy starting pay, now competitive to Northern Virginia

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County Sheriff’s deputies will be some of Northern Virginia’s highest-paid law enforcement officers.

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‘Glitch’ leads to last-minute push to enter voter registration info

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Voter registrars in our area are working overtime to register new voters following another error at the state’s Department of Elections. Multiple voter applications filed with the DMV were not processed. The state blamed a computer glitch for the error. 

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