Manassas mother who says she shot in self-defense indicted, held for murder...
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View ArticlePrince William Co. man pleads guilty to killing four housemates in quadruple...
A Dale City, Virginia, man has pleaded guilty to four first-degree murder charges in the 2022 killings of three family members of his ex-boyfriend’s family, and a housemate. On Wednesday, a month...
View ArticleSome Virginia schools follow Maryland’s lead on sharing immigration...
Now that President Donald Trump’s administration reversed a decade-old policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations” such as schools, hospitals and churches, some local school...
View ArticleTrump administration’s pause on federal grants sent DC-area school systems...
Before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, school systems across the D.C. region scrambled to figure out what the directive could mean for...
View ArticlePrince William school officials review redistricting proposal in Brentsville...
The Prince William County School Board is considering a proposal that would redistrict three new residential developments in the Brentsville District due to overcrowding at The Nokesville School. The...
View ArticleLeesylvania State Park fishing pier closed due to winter weather damage
The fishing pier at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge is closed due to structural damage done by ice and extreme winter weather. Repairs are needed throughout the structure and management is working...
View ArticlePrince William Co. votes to cancel proposed Va. Route 28 bypass project
The long-promised Va. 28 bypass project, which aimed to take traffic off congested Route 28 through the Manassas, Virginia, area has come to the end of the road. On Tuesday, the Prince William Board of...
View ArticleDC-area school systems bracing for possible Education Department changes
As some D.C.-area school systems work to craft and approve budgets for the next fiscal year, they’re also planning for the possibility of changes in Department of Education funding and oversight....
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Man killed in I-95 crash remembered as the ‘heart’ of Freedom-Woodbridge High...
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Reggie Wanzer described Freedom-Woodbridge High School’s Vernon Lee as the “heart of that school, the engine that kept everything moving.” An image of Vernon Lee,...
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Proposed $1.8B Prince William Co. schools budget calls for new administrators...
Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent LaTanya McDade said her proposed budget would add a staff member at each middle and high school to oversee discipline.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) Prince...
View ArticleThousands sign petition to rename Prince William Co. football field after...
Wherever students at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, were, security guard and coach Vernon Lee was too. He greeted students as they arrived in the morning, and made sure to be present for...
View ArticlePrince William Co. community split on schools’ transgender student policy
Prince William community members clashed at Wednesday night’s school board meeting over questions surrounding the school division’s policy on the treatment of transgender and gender nonconforming...
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Prince William Co. senior earns $27K in scholarships through prestigious...
Rania Lateef, a senior at Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School and the Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, stands in front of her project presentation: “Rhythms and Blues: Evaluating the Impact of...
View ArticleHere are the resources available in each DC-area county to fired federal workers
Federal workers, how have the last few weeks impacted you and your family? Send us a voicemail through the WTOP News app, available on Apple or Android. Click the “Feedback” button in the app’s...
View ArticlePrince William Co. schools failed to address racially hostile environment at...
Prince William County Public Schools failed to take steps to eliminate a racially hostile environment for Black students at Brentsville District High School during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years,...
View ArticleNew ‘StrongHer Generation’ thrift store aims to provide safe, stable housing...
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View ArticlePrince William Co. introduces digital hub to support fired federal workers
Prince William County is rolling out a digital hub to support government workers who have lost their jobs as a result of recent changes to the federal workforce. The website includes information about...
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Manassas special education teacher awarded the division’s Mary V. Bicouvaris...
Pictured left to right: Dr. Eric Brent, MCPS Culturally Responsive and Equitable Practices Lead; Mr. Craig Gfeller, Deputy Superintendent; Dr. Kevin Newman, Superintendent; Mrs. Tracy Hammond, Special...
View ArticlePrince William Co. jury convicts man of lesser charge in shooting death of...
A Woodbridge, Virginia, man was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the January 2024 shooting death of his 24-year-old wife, Desire Buggs, who was seated next to him in his car. Daniel Okoe Lawson,...
View ArticleWhat could change for DC-area school districts after planned downsizing at...
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order that would make major changes, including downsizing, at the Department of Education. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to close...
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