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Two developers, SKW VA, Inc. and Southern Knolls, LLC, seek approval to rezone 145 acres at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road in Woodbridge. It plans to build 1,000 new homes, commercial retail and office space, a pavilion, and new parks and walking paths.

The land is zoned for agriculture and suburban homes and is mainly tree-lined.


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A proud son of Nicaraguan immigrants,U.S. Marine Lieutenant Col. Jose Montalvan Montalvan was asked to speak at Gar-Field High School on Oct. 4, 2022 in honor of the school Hispanic heritage month celebration.

This was the first celebration of its kind at the school and tickets for the event were sold out.


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A new bridge over Route 1 would bridge the gap between a new development containing nearly 1,000 new homes and retail shops and the Woodbridge Virginia Railway Express station.

The pedestrian bridge will cost $12.5 million and stretch from the Riverside Station neighborhood, approved a month ago, which will replace both an old Cowles Ford dealership and Station Plaza, home to B-Thrifty and Astoria Pizza.


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The 95 East Distribution Center at 13600 Dabney Road, is the first development project in Prince William County’s new E-Commerce Overlay and represents a $22.95 million redevelopment investment as well as an estimated 100 new jobs in supply chain logistics. (more…)


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On Monday, October 10, at 11:25 p.m., officers were called to the 14100 block of Richmond Highway, near a Pep Boys store in Woodbridge, to investigate a death. Police got third-party information about the possibility of a body in the woods.

Police checked the area but came up empty. However, they continued to look at other locations nearby and encountered an individual who directed them to a shed behind a business, where they found a man’s body and drug paraphernalia.


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Updated 11:30 a.m. — One man died after a rollover crash on Horner Road in Woodbridge.

The unidentified man was trapped inside his 2021 Hyundai Sonata when it overturned in the 1600 block of Horner Road near Kilby Elementary School at about 9:50 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2022.


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On October 7, the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to Rippon Middle School, at 15101 Blackburn Road in Woodbridge, concluded an investigation into an assault that occurred in a classroom on September 22.

The investigation revealed during class, a male student made a homophobic slur towards the victim, another 13-year-old male student, before riping and removing the child’s facemask.


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Freedom-Woodbridge’s point total in Friday’s 112-16 win over visiting Colgan ranks fifth all-time in state history and is the most points ever scored by a Prince William County high school program, according to the Virginia High School League record book.

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