Traffic

“The 395 and 95 Express Lanes will reverse early on a number of days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday,” Express Lanes announced. “On Thanksgiving, the Lanes will run southbound all day long.”

Drivers with three or more people in the car and an E-ZPass Flex set to HOV ON can travel the Express Lanes for free. The early reversals begin Thursday, November 20, and continue through Friday, November 28. Overnight reversals will remain unchanged.


Police Blotter

A 28-year-old woman was reportedly shot in Woodbridge on Sunday night while with a male acquaintance near Potomac Mills Circle. Both later went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, but police say their accounts of the incident were inconsistent and no evidence of a shooting was found at the scene. Investigators do not believe the incident was random.

In Manassas, a 22-year-old man from no fixed address was arrested after stealing a running vehicle, crashing it, and then fleeing on foot. He allegedly bit an officer during a struggle before being detained. Suspected narcotics were found in the vehicle.


Prince William

Prince William County leaders are expected to take a major step toward easing one of the region’s most notorious traffic bottlenecks — and clearing the way for a long-awaited new community anchored by the county’s first Whole Foods Market.

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Prince William

Prince William County Public Schools says its sustainability efforts have saved taxpayers $82.7 million in avoided energy costs since 2012 — savings that come as the division weighs whether to close one of its oldest campuses, Potomac View Elementary School in Woodbridge.

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Spotsylvania

The tone of Spotsylvania County’s political transformation was set in a letter.

On November 7, School Board Chair Megan Jackson signed a no-trespass order banning outspoken critic Shamgar Connors from all school division properties through July 1, 2026, citing what she called an “obscene depiction of child molestation” and repeated violations of school board decorum rules.


Spotsylvania

The tone of Spotsylvania County’s political transformation was set in a letter.

On November 7, School Board Chair Megan Jackson signed a no-trespass order banning outspoken critic Shamgar Connors from all school division properties through July 1, 2026, citing what she called an “obscene depiction of child molestation” and repeated violations of school board decorum rules.


Spotsylvania

The tone of Spotsylvania County’s political transformation was set in a letter.

On November 7, School Board Chair Megan Jackson signed a no-trespass order banning outspoken critic Shamgar Connors from all school division properties through July 1, 2026, citing what she called an “obscene depiction of child molestation” and repeated violations of school board decorum rules.