Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger will leave office nearly three months earlier than previously announced, the City of Manassas confirmed Friday.
In a news release issued Friday afternoon, the city said it has received Davis-Younger’s written resignation letter. She will vacate her seat effective Sept. 30, 2026, following her final City Council meeting on Sept. 28.
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“Single and double lane closures are scheduled on I-95 southbound near Exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville) in Stafford County for pavement markings between mile markers 142-145, along with alternating lane closures between Exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) and Exit 130 (Route 3) for bridge maintenance over the Rappahannock River, and construction-related closures at Exit 126 (Spotsylvania),” the Virginia Department of Transportation reported in its Fredericksburg District Weekly Travel Alert for Aug. 23–29, 2026. Work occurs primarily overnight Sunday through Thursday, weather permitting, with all lanes reopening by early morning.
Local drivers in Stafford and the Fredericksburg area should also expect daytime alternating lane closures on Route 1 for roadway reconstruction between Corporate Drive and Russell Road, plus ongoing improvements at the I-95 Exit 126 interchange that include overnight single and double lane closures and limited on-ramp restrictions. Check 511 Virginia for real-time updates before traveling.
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Prince William County police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man found unconscious early Friday outside a Woodbridge restaurant. Preliminary findings showed no signs of foul play.
In separate cases, officers obtained warrants for a man accused of sexually assaulting a store employee in Woodbridge and arrested another man for impersonating a police officer at a county station. Stafford County deputies also handled two fraud reports and arrested a man for public intoxication.
Prince William County’s longtime parks director is trading trails, boardwalks, and open space for a desk at City Hall.
Seth Hendler-Voss, who has led Prince William County’s Department of Parks and Recreation since 2017, has been selected as the next city manager of Falls Church. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the appointment Monday evening.
Northern Virginia and Prince William County developments on Thursday centered on a Fairfax homicide investigation with an ICE detainer, renewed scrutiny of data center tax policy, and local efforts to preserve rural land and expand school-based food assistance.
According to a report from FOX 5 DC, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a detainer with Fairfax County for 19-year-old Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, the Salvadoran man charged in the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch near a Great Falls trail. Police said Cedillos-Campos, who worked with Puch at a restaurant and had an intimate relationship with her, offered a full confession; federal sources stated he was in the country illegally after being released at the border in El Paso, Texas, in April 2024.
Prince William County Public Schools has expanded public access to high school running tracks after a successful pilot program, allowing community members to walk, jog, or run at most high schools during designated hours.
According to Meghan Silas, a spokeswoman for the school division, PWCS traditionally kept high school tracks closed to the public outside of school activities and formal community rentals. Limited access began at Colgan High School and Forest Park High School roughly five years ago.
