Schools

Most Prince William High School Tracks Now Open for Community Use

By Uriah Kiser
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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.

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Police Blotter

Police Blotter: Fatal Crash, Commercial Burglary Reported

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: Alan Gloss]

The driver of a Kia involved in the collision was charged the day of the crash. Elsewhere, officers investigated a commercial burglary at an apartment complex in Dumfries where refrigerant was taken from a maintenance building.

In Stafford County, a northbound Route 17 closure linked to an auto accident has been cleared. Deputies also handled a fraud report involving an altered check, a vehicle vandalism case, and issued a fresh warning about callers impersonating the sheriff’s office.

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Weather

Severe Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Tornado Risk This Afternoon

By Uriah Kiser

Numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening across the region, mainly east of the Blue Ridge. Damaging wind gusts and a potential for a couple of tornadoes are possible, especially near northeast Maryland, along with a threat of urban flash flooding highest near and northeast of Baltimore.

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Prince William

PIER PRESSURE: Locals Push Back on GMU’s Massive Belmont Bay Dock Plan

By Saniaa Purdie
T. Reid Nelson, assistant professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University, presents research and academic programs during a town hall on the proposed Don Kelso Learning Pier at the Potomac Science Center in Woodbridge on Aug. 19, 2026. [Photo: Saniaa Purdie]

George Mason University presented concept plans Wednesday night for a roughly 500- to 600-foot research pier at its Potomac Science Center in Belmont Bay.

University officials said the Don Kelso Learning Pier will give scientists, students, and research vessels direct access to the Occoquan River after nearly a decade of limited water access. Neighbors and local paddling groups raised concerns about the structure’s length, kayak passage, barge safety, and visual impact during the two-hour town hall at the center, located at 650 Mason Ferry Ave in Woodbridge.

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Manassas

Liberia House: Manassas Landmark Ties Revolution to Civil War

By Deen Lateef

Curator Mary Helen Dellinger shares how an 1825 plantation house and the Naylor family’s resilience illuminate Northern Virginia’s path from the Revolutionary era to today.

In the heart of modern Manassas, a red-brick Federal-style house built in 1825 still stands as one of the few early 19th-century structures left in the city. Liberia House, once the center of a vast plantation worked by nearly 90 slaves, bridges the Revolutionary War’s agricultural shifts and the Civil War’s upheaval. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the site offers a powerful window into what changed—and what endured—in Northern Virignia.

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Stafford

STAFFORD + MANASSAS TRAFFIC CAMS: More Than 1,000 Speed Warnings Issued

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County drivers received more than 1,000 warnings between Aug. 11 and 14 for exceeding school-zone speed limits by 10 mph or more near three schools, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The warnings went to motorists near Stafford Middle School, Colonial Forge High School, and Edward E. Drew Middle School. The cameras are part of a new automated speed enforcement program intended to encourage slower driving and reduce crashes around schools, not primarily to generate citations, according to the Sheriff’s Office under Sheriff David P. Decatur.

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Newslinks

News Links: Local High Schools Rank High, Crisis Support Expands, and Community Events Fill the Calendar

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County prepares a 25th-anniversary Sept. 11 remembrance, while Stafford schools earn national recognition, first responders organize a major stair climb, and regional institutions expand student support and community opportunities.

According to Prince William County, the community will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a remembrance ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Sean T. Connaughton Plaza, 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge.

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Stafford

Stafford Eyes Business Tax After Hitting Homeowners Hard

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Administrator Bill Ashton presents the proposed FY2027 budget to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17, 2026, at the Government Center.

A Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax is a levy on a business’s gross receipts — its total revenue before expenses.

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TWO-WAY OR THE HIGHWAY: I-95 Express Lanes Eyed for Permanent Dual Direction All the Way to Spotsy

By Uriah Kiser

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee received an update Monday on a feasibility study examining the conversion of the existing reversible I-95 Express Lanes into permanent bi-directional lanes from the Springfield Interchange south to Spotsylvania Parkway.

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