CoAspire is expanding its Manassas campus less than one year after opening operations there.
The Northern Virginia company, founded in 2013, serves the defense and aerospace industries as a prime contractor and subcontractor. It develops products such as the Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile while providing professional services, consulting and information technology support.
Other incidents include a brandishing at a local elementary school, a peeping case involving a juvenile victim, and an indecent exposure arrest. Stafford County reported a DUI with weapons and drugs, plus a fraud case involving an altered check.
This daily police blotter summarizes the most notable incidents reported by local agencies.
In this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast, Uriah Kiser sits down with Jeremy Coleman, CEO of the Park City Dreamers — a men’s minor league professional basketball franchise right here in Prince William County.
Jeremy shares how the Dreamers provide local talent (including Potomac High School state champions) a professional platform, playoff experiences, and — most importantly — real community impact and career pathways beyond the court. From data center job connections and entrepreneurship support through the Prince William Chamber of Commerce to electric game-night atmospheres at Potomac High School and Unity Reed, this conversation highlights what it means to build something positive in our community.
Virginia State Police are asking for the public’s help with information about two recent crashes on Interstate 95 in the region.
The first happened early today, June 26, 2026. Around 4:08 a.m., a dark-colored Honda Civic traveling northbound at a possible high rate of speed left the road and overturned in the median at the 117-mile marker in Spotsylvania County. The 26-year-old male driver died from his injuries.
Manassas officials say a chemical leak at the city’s Water Treatment Plant caused no injuries or risk to drinking water.
Approximately 2,500 gallons of sodium hypochlorite leaked from a supplier’s truck hose early Thursday morning, June 25, at the plant located between Glenkirk and Rollins Ford roads in Nokesville. Staff quickly contained the spill on site and followed emergency procedures to prevent any material from reaching city or Prince William County waterways.
Prince William County police have arrested two people in the shooting death of an 18-year-old Manassas man.
Detectives charged Markiss Alexander Medrano, 18, of Manassas, and a 16-year-old male juvenile from Manassas with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Both were arrested June 25. Medrano is being held without bond, while the juvenile is at the Juvenile Detention Center. Court dates are pending.
The Fredericksburg Area MPO’s Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee advanced its Complete Streets Plan for public review this summer, emphasizing the need for safer, more connected transportation networks as the region grows toward a projected 614,620 residents by 2055.
CTAC also ranked SmartScale funding priorities, supported further study of additional river crossings and southern routes to reduce congestion, and addressed ongoing TIP refinements and local maintenance concerns.
Stafford County residents, the heaviest users of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) system, will see reduced services after the Board of Supervisors approved a nearly $660,000 cut to library operating funds for FY27.
The reduction comes despite the board’s approval of a real estate tax rate increase of more than four cents per $100 of assessed value in the FY2027 budget. That hike, combined with rising property assessments, added hundreds to nearly $2,000 or more to many homeowners’ annual tax bills.
