Each year at Christmastime, the threat of house fires increases because of the dangers of holiday cooking, visitors, and strings of lights plugged into usually too few outlets.
Acting Prince William County Fire Chief James Forgo provided some helpful holiday tips to keep your family and home safe at Christmas.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office tells us how a resident used a magnet to pick up nails spilled at a commuter lot just off Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.
Someone really screwed up when they lost a box of roofing nails near the Staffordboro Commuter Lot last week. Here is the riveting story…
Prince William County and parts north are under a flood watch until late tonight as heavy rain moves into our area.
According to the National Weather Service, flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and northern Virginia, including Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
Stafford County reminds residents not to pour fats, oils, and grease down the drain this holiday season.
These substances harden and clog pipes and drains in homes and within the county-maintained sewer system.
By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) – A commission of Virginia state lawmakers voted Monday to file an objection to the Virginia Department of Education’s proposed 2022 model policy for schools, which outlines new rules for how schools handle a student’s gender identity that have been labeled anti-trans by opponents.
Police arrested an Alexandria man accused of assaulting a police officer during a shoplifting case at a Walmart in July.
On July 11 at 9:29 a.m., officers responded to Walmart to investigate a shoplifter. Before officers arrived at the store, store security personnel detained a man, later identified as the accused, who was observed putting items into a backpack before walking towards the exit, where he encountered security personnel.
Willie Deutsch will run to reclaim the Coles District seat on the Prince William County School Board.
Deutsch, 33, posted a video to Facebook to announce his campaign. In it, the Republican cited a widening achievement gap in the state’s second-largest school division, which has been growing since the lockdowns of the 2020 pandemic.
(Prince William Times — metred paywall) Kerensa Sumers, 39, of Manassas, has announced her bid to represent the Gainesville District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in the wake of former supervisor Pete Candland’s resignation. She is the first and only Democrat so far to officially throw her hat in the ring.
Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor will meet with residents for his first “Listen and Learn” session of 2023.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, January 17, at Hartwood Elementary School, 14 Shackleford Road, in Hartwood. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
