Prince William

Prince William County Parks & Recreation will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Parks and trails are open. Chinn Aquatics & Fitness Center, Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center and historical sites are open. Pat White Center at Ben Lomond, Veterans Memorial Park Community Center, Birchdale Community Center and George Hellwig Administration Building are closed.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Virginia

FOX 5 DC reports Virginia State Senators Dave Marsden and Scott Surovell are weighing changes to state law that currently allows the Behavioral Health Commissioner to grant unescorted community privileges to patients with violent criminal records, even over a judge’s objection. The potential legislative push follows the escape of Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, who fled the country on a weekend pass from the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute after being committed for a 2019 fatal attack on his landlord.


Virginia

The Center Square reports a new legislative review estimates that Virginia’s data center tax break generated 22 cents in state tax revenue for every dollar companies saved. Staff for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission presented the findings Monday.

The report estimates that data centers saved an average of $811.5 million a year from fiscal 2021 through 2025. Researchers estimated that the business activity the tax break attracted generated $179.4 million a year in state taxes, leaving a difference of $632.1 million a year. The revenue estimate excludes local taxes, including property taxes that cities and counties collect from data centers.


Manassas

Stacy Keach, the actor who starred as Mike Hammer and served as grand marshal of the 2012 Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, died Tuesday at 85 after a long battle with heart failure, Deadline reported.

Keach died at his family home in Magdalenka, Poland. His wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, said in a statement that he “peacefully departed this world” after “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”


Stafford

Stafford County Fire and Rescue is recommending its first ambulance rate increase in 13 years, setting charges at 135% of Medicare rates while keeping soft billing for county residents.

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Manassas Park

A Prince William County jury found Naresh Bhatt guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, InsideNoVa reported Tuesday.

The jury returned guilty verdicts on three counts: first-degree murder, concealment of a dead body, and defilement of a dead body. Sentencing is set for March 12, 2027.