Woodbridge Senior High School has nominated Joel Shapiro and Nathan Yohn for Prince William County's Teacher of the Year Award.
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In January, Stafford County Sheriff's Deputies spent more hours than there are in a month sitting with mental patients handcuffed to hospital beds.
Now leaders in Stafford County are taking seriously the number of mental health calls to which law enforcement must respond and the region's lack of mental health services.
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Mary Washington Healthcare's 15th Annual Virginia Heart & Vascular Institute Symposium occurred on Saturday, February 3, 2023, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center.
Over 200 primary care and internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other medical professionals from the greater Fredericksburg region gathered for an educational symposium learning about the latest research and treatments for cardiovascular disease.
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Prince William police are searching for a man suspected of violating a protective order in Woodbridge.
The man is suspected of being involved in a fight with a woman at home in Woodbridge on Saturday, February 18, where several guns, including a firearm that had been reported stolen, were found.
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Fredericksburg firefighters are mourning the loss of a brother in service.
Master Technician Donald Wedding was found dead at his home King George County on Saturday, February 18, 2023, the city's fire department reported. He'd been a firefighter in Fredericksburg for 16 years.
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Here's a full list of schedule changes. The biggest on the list -- OmniRide Express buses in Prince Willliam and Stafford counties, with service to Washington, D.C. -- will not operate today due to an "extreme" shortage of drivers.
We asked Victor Angry, chairman of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, which oversees the operation of OmniRide and Virginia Railway Express trains, about the strike.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors retreated into clossed session, turning off the TV cameras to discuss a developer's proposal to build townhomes on county-owned land during their afternoon meeting on Tuesday, February 21,
The unnamed developer wants to build homes on 10 acres, on which the the old Anne E. Moncure Elementary School sat, next to bustling Route 610 in North Stafford. The county assessed the property at about $14 million.
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Dumfries town officials held a youth town hall on Monday, February 20, 2023.
Tweflth-grade student Chance Williams and a panel of two seniors, and students if fifth and six grades in Prince William County Schools participated.
During the town hall, the panel discussed a range of topics, including bullying, mental health issues in schools, lack of community activities for students, and a feeling of not being safe. Parents were also in attendance and shared their concerns about school lockdowns and student bullying.
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On Sunday, February 19, 2023, fire and rescue crews were dispatched to the 12000 block of Hunterbrook Drive in Woodbridge for a report of a townhouse on fire.
Units arrived with light smoke showing. Fire attack and extinguishment quickly followed. The fire was located in the kitchen with smoke throughout the structure.
The home sustained significant damage. No one was home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.
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Weir beat his Democrat challenger Kerensa Sumers in a landslide 30-point victory today in a Special Election to determine who will complete the term of former Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland, who designed in Decembe022 after 10 years on the job.
Weir's election is widely seen as a referendum on data centers and development, an answer to a Board of County Supervisors that continues to press forward on plaBattlefieldeNationalr more server farms in both residential areas in Bristow, and historical areas like the Manassas Battlefield National Park.