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.
The Town of Dumfries congratulated Sergeant Torres and Sergeant Visconti on finishing Command Excellence School. The town said the accomplishment reflects their dedication to professional growth, leadership development and excellence in public service.
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is celebrating 20 years as the Marine Corps marks its 251st birthday.
StoryWorx: Workhouse's First Ever FREE Book Festival
Sat, Nov 14 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m. | Lorton, VA
Meet bestselling authors Angie Kim (Happiness Falls), 4× NFL Pro Bowler Ken Harvey (first-ever dramatic reading), and Emmy-winning WUSA9 anchor Wisdom Martin, plus Marcie Atkins, Omar Abed, Ellen R.B. Smith, and more for panels, signings, poetry, and workshops. Kids' Corner features author readings, crafts, and storytime. Browse the artisan market, catch a live Upstart Crow podcast, and explore the Workhouse galleries and artist studios—all part of Second Saturday.
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.
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.
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.”
A Facebook video posted this week shows demolition underway at the metal drydock structure at 411 Mill Street in Occoquan.
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.
