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For a holiday gift with a personal touch, mix up some homemade granola 12/19/2023 10:54am • As the end of the year speeds toward us, we've kicked into full-on gift-giving mode. And nothing makes folks feel more appreciated than a homemade gift, especially one they can eat and share. For me, granola is always the answer. A beautiful jar of crunchy, chewy, slightly sweet granola for quick br Fire officials determine cause of carbon monoxide leak that sickened Woodbridge family 12/16/2023 02:23pm • Five adults and five children were sickened by carbon monoxide Tuesday morning at their home on Neabsco Creek Court in Woodbridge. Fire crews were dispatched to the home at 10:03 a.m., where they found 10 people "feeling various degrees of sickness," Prince William County fire and rescue Assistan Gateway day arrives: Prince William leaders to vote on largest data center proposal in the world 12/12/2023 03:50pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors' highly anticipated public hearing of the proposed PW Digital Gateway data center project got underway Tuesday morning in what’s expected to be a lengthy meeting. Despite widespread public opposition and recommendations for denial from both the Pri Prince William Co. school board adopts amendment to change citizen comment policy 12/11/2023 11:15am • The Prince William County School Board last week approved an amendment that will change the board's citizen comment policy, increasing the number of speakers allowed in public comment time. Board members on Dec. 5 supported a revised version of an amendment proposed at the board's last meeting; the Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon,' 'Peyton Place' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82 12/10/2023 01:01pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in "Paper Moon," died Friday, his son said. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with Education funding tops list at legislative breakfast with Prince William supervisors, School Board 12/10/2023 12:57pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors and School Board discussed 2024 legislative priorities with the Prince William state delegation Monday, emphasizing the need to improve funding for schools. Specifically, the discussion centered around the need to raise per pupil spending – and fundi Wreaths Across America Day coming to Arlington National Cemetery 12/10/2023 09:05am • Arlington National Cemetery is inviting the public to lay wreaths at headstones and columbarium niches throughout the cemetery to honor and remember the nation’s service members this holiday season. On Dec. 16, the annual Wreaths Across America event will be held at Arlington National Cemetery st For a different take on latkes, try these ginger sweet potato pancakes with orange zest 12/04/2023 09:45am • Let’s start right up front by saying these are not traditional latkes. Classic Jewish latkes for Hanukkah are made with russet potatoes, occasionally Yukon golds, and are usually very simply seasoned with salt, pepper and onion. These are something else altogether — shredded sweet potato pancak Online shopping scams to avoid this holiday season 12/01/2023 06:56pm • Nearly 85% of consumers are worried about running into artificial intelligence-based fraud this holiday shopping season, according to the Prove Identity 2023 Online Shopping & AI-Based Fraud Report. And that's with good reason. AI-technology means the days of phishing emails filled with broke Former Colorado players were told they weren't ready for Prime Time. They moved on but won't forget 11/30/2023 10:47am • COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Luke Eckardt recalled the excitement of finding out that Deion Sanders would be his new head coach at Colorado. After all, who wouldn't want to play for the charismatic Pro Football Hall of Fame member and ex-major leaguer known as “Prime Time” during his playing d Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, actress Issa Rae part of group buying sailing league's Team USA 11/29/2023 04:34pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner and actress/producer Issa Rae are part of a diverse group of investors joining founding Uber engineer Ryan McKillen and professional sailor Mike Buckley in buying the United States SailGP Team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global sailing league. 'I started to really love learning English': Fairfax Co. community college helps immigrant from Sudan gain fluency 11/25/2023 11:59pm • Samar Eltalib Bashir remembers one of her first bus rides in the United States. She had recently arrived in Northern Virginia from her native Sudan and needed to go from her apartment to the grocery store. But the 18-year-old spoke no English. When she climbed onto the bus, she tried to ask th Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more 11/20/2023 12:18pm • It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already? The holidays always bring anniversary releases of tried-and-true classics, like the 4K Ultra HD 25th Anniversary Titanic re-release, as well as tricked-out 4K sets of George Mason removes student responses to president's message over Israel-Hamas war after listserv issue 11/18/2023 11:21am • A recent listserv issue at George Mason University exposed emails from students replying to the president's message on the Israel-Hamas war to the entire university. The university then removed the emails from everyone's inboxes, leaving students wondering if their school was trying to silence th Fort Belvoir hosts Veterans Day observance on 50th anniversary of all-volunteer force 11/11/2023 09:22am • Dozens of veterans, family members, supporters and Fort Belvoir leaders gathered Thursday to express gratitude for the sacrifices made by veterans. Hosted at the Cold War Memorial on the base's Long Parade Field, the invocation was performed by Chaplain Maj. Marlon Brown, and Col. Joseph Messina, t