The red light will soon shine in Manassas, meaning hot and glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts are ready to go.
The City Council last night approved the addition of a fourth pad retail site at the Davis Ford Crossing Shopping Center at the corner of Prince William Parkway, Liberia Avenue, and Wellington Road. A Krispy Kreme will be built between the Exxon gas station and Arby’s restaurant there.
A former Manassas City police officer shot and killed himself this morning after he was charged with having a inappropriate relationship with two underage boys.
More in a press release from Prince William police, the investigating agency:
Chick-fil-A is preparing for a “parking lot party” in Lake Ridge tonight.
The company’s newest location at Prince William Parkway and Old Bridge Road will open on Wednesday, December 16. That means a small crowd is expected to gather in the Chick-fil-A parking lot to line up to the first to enter the restaurant and to win a one-year supply of Chick-fil-A Food.
The fast-food restaurant is a popular destination for the region.
Investigators are looking into a series of vehicle break-ins in Stafford County.
A sheriff’s deputy was called to three streets in the county’s Rockhill District after someone broke into a series of cars and stole things like an iPod, a knife, and some loose change.
A panel discussion about the work underway at the Prince William Science Accelerator was held Wednesday.
The county’s economic development office invited the public for an open house. Food and beverage were served, and panelists served up perspective on partnerships between the private firms who have offices in the Accelerator and nearby George Mason University.
Man pleads guilty to murder in killing of FBI police officer
A man who laid in wait for well over an hour before killing FBI police officer Jeremy Brown outside Brown’s home in southern Stafford County April 27 pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder. [Free Lance-Star]
A new report calls the October 4 death of a Prince William County man justifiable homicide.
Police said 48-year-old Stephen Brown was killed by his son on Oct. 4, 2015 at their home in the 12700 block of Lost Creek Court near Dale City.
The cost Prince William County taxpayers shelled out to support the local bus system this year: $15.5 million.
Neighboring jurisdictions in the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park paid a combined $576,000.
Va. decides not to change rules that withhold documents from defense
The criminal justice system in Virginia appeared to be on the verge of radical change, at last. In a state where defendants are not entitled to the police reports in their case, the witness statements against them or even a witness list, a prominent committee issued a detailed report late last year proposing to carefully change all that, and more. [Washington Post]
Parents will get their say over a planned elementary school next to Chinn Park Regional Library in Woodbridge.
A public hearing is scheduled Jan. 7, 2016 to give parents new information about the planned school that aims to relieve overcrowded conditions at other nearby elementary schools.
