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Prince William Co. school leaders consider tweaks to code of behavior 05/14/2025 10:40am • Prince William schools presented its proposed student code of behavior for the 2025-26 school year to the School Board May 7, with several revisions coming from the current year. The proposed code of behavior includes edits for readability and organization and revisions to the student behavio Virginia High School League ratifies transgender student participation policy 05/08/2025 03:26pm • The Virginia High School League ratified its transgender student participation policy Wednesday as its executive committee meeting. The league's executive committee voted Feb. 10 to change the policy in compliance with President Donald Trump's executive order to keep transgender women from playin Prince William supervisors near final approval for tax hike on data centers, homeowners 04/18/2025 03:57pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday all but finalized a tax increase on data centers and homeowners, per the board's advertised rates. The board is slated to formally adopt the budget April 22 during its 7 p.m. meeting, at which residents can still voice their thoughts on the Northern Virginia braces for more job losses amid Trump administration uncertainty 04/08/2025 01:59pm • Private-sector job postings have plunged. Contracts are being canceled. And across Northern Virginia, laid-off federal contractors are showing up at job centers in growing numbers — a trend officials fear will worsen this summer if deeper federal cuts take effect. “I’m preparing for the worst Think twice before bailing out of the stock market, financial advisers say 04/04/2025 12:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The huge swings rocking Wall Street and the global economy may feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, drops of this size have happened throughout history. Stomaching them is the price investors have had to pay in order to get the bigger returns that stocks can offer ov Off-duty federal officer involved in fatal shooting of 61-year-old man in Stafford; deputy grazed by the bullet 03/01/2025 06:43pm • An off-duty federal law-enforcement officer was involved in the fatal shooting of a 61-year-old man Friday evening during a disturbance that began over a reckless driver in a Stafford County neighborhood. At 6:35 p.m. deputies responded to Stratford Place subdivision for a reckless driver and dis Prince William Co. schools failed to address racially hostile environment at Brentsville District High, federal civil rights office finds 02/26/2025 02:08pm • 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, the federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found. The civil rights office Prince William Co. community split on schools' transgender student policy 02/21/2025 10:38am • 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 students. The discussion was sparked by the announcement of a Department of Education Office of Civ VDOT lifts lane closures for merrier end-of-the-year travel 12/16/2024 02:15pm • The Virginia Department of Transportation is lifting lane closures for holiday travelers. VDOT will be suspending many highway work zones and lifting temporary lane closures on interstates and other major roads from noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24, until noon on Thursday, Dec. 26, as well as from noon o Hayfield loses final appeal; Fairfax Co. powerhouse football team banned from postseason for two years 11/08/2024 02:46pm • Hayfield Secondary School has lost its final appeal to overturn a two-year postseason ban in football. The final decision was made by a three-person Virginia High School League (VHSL) subcommittee, which heard from both Hayfield and the league Thursday via Zoom before rendering its decision. T First look inside The Rose gaming resort in Dumfries 11/03/2024 03:46pm • The Rose Gaming Resort in Dumfries is preparing for its grand opening Nov. 7, and here's a snapshot of what patrons can expect. The $460 million gaming facility opened to the public with a soft opening on Oct. 23, unveiling the gaming floor with 1,650 historical horse racing terminals to members Manassas City School Board to vote on surplus property resolution related to Jennie Dean elementary 10/12/2024 10:55am • The Manassas City School Board is set to vote at its next meeting on a surplus property resolution related to the new Jennie Dean Elementary school. The resolution is part of the requisite boundary line adjustment for the new elementary school. It will enable the School Board to swap a certain port Prince William Co. School Board discusses new boundary planning process 09/23/2024 10:54am • The Prince William County School Board is considering changes to the division’s boundary planning process following a Sept. 18 presentation from the school division. The changes come after the school division enlisted outside consultant National Demographics Corporation to conduct a review of t Prince William County school board denies petition to remove popular book from circulation 09/09/2024 01:51pm • The Prince William County School Board has upheld a recommendation by the superintendent and division-level committee that the book "A Court of Thorns and Roses" remain in circulation for high school students, denying a petitioner's request to remove the book. A county parent, Chris Funderburg, f DC Shorts celebrates 21st birthday by expanding from DC to Virginia 09/03/2024 02:39pm • How did you celebrate your 21st birthday? A beloved local film festival blows out 21 candles this week! The 21st annual D.C. Shorts International Film Festival returns Thursday through Sunday. "Let's be honest, when you turn 21, your life gets wild and I think that's D.C. Shorts Year 21, w