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'365 days ... no answers': Friends, supporters of Mamta Bhatt reflect on a 'heartbreaking' year 07/28/2025 10:36am • During a peaceful gathering early Sunday in front of the Prince William County judicial center in Manassas, Sunita Basnet paused for a moment to reflect, reminiscing on the hardship of the past 365 days. July 27 marks the one-year anniversary of the day Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a Manassas Park nurse and 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 Mayor Davis-Younger, challenger Byrom face off in Manassas forum 10/03/2024 01:44pm • With the November election just around the corner, current Manassas Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger and challenger Xiao-Yin “Tang” Byrom participated in a candidate forum that filled a room at the Manassas Museum on Tuesday evening. In addition to the mayor’s race, three at-large City Council se Prince William School Board, administrators face federal complaint after gay former student alleges bullying 08/28/2024 02:46pm • Claims that the Prince William County School Board and school system failed to stop the bullying of a former student who identified as gay are set to move forward in U.S. District Court in Alexandria after a judge denied the School Board’s motion to dismiss. The School Board and two individual Haymarket ice skating star Sarah Everhardt is anonymous no more 06/07/2024 03:11pm • Sarah Everhardt saw no reason to make a fuss about her first day back at Battlefield High School after a week-long absence. To the 17-year-old junior, Jan. 30 was another day to slip into English class and join 20 peers to work on her essay for the upcoming Standards of Learning test. But Bran Fauquier County native Corum lands with the Los Angeles Rams, taken in third round of NFL Draft 04/27/2024 03:55pm • Fauquier County native Blake Corum realized a lifelong dream Friday night after being selected in the NFL Draft. The Los Angeles Rams picked Corum in the third round, with the 83rd overall pick. He was taken around 10:30 p.m. Corum likely could have been drafted last year, but he returned to t Prince William County supervisors move to end all-nighter meetings 03/21/2024 11:26am • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday moved to limit the length of board meetings under most circumstances, a reaction to exceedingly long hearings in recent years that have revolved around contentious data center approvals. But complications in state law indicate that it migh Movie Review: Nick from 'New Girl' directs himself in high-concept comedy thriller 'Self Reliance' on Hulu 02/02/2024 03:11pm • It's been fun watching the cast of TV's "New Girl" find new projects: Winston (Lamorne Morris) just had a heroic turn in FX's "Fargo," Schmidt (Max Greenfield) was a perfectly-cast douchebag in "Promising Young Woman," and CeCe (Hannah Simone) is the best-friend sidekick in ABC's "Not Dead Yet." Mind your speed: Automated traffic enforcement arrives in Prince William Thursday 01/31/2024 03:07pm • The Prince William County Department of Transportation will begin rolling out the Automated Traffic Enforcement Pilot Program in several school zones across the county Thursday. County officials say the aim of the program is to improve the overall safety and well-being of the public by reducing t After game-winning touchdown, Fauquier Co. native Corum heading to the National Championship 01/01/2024 11:24pm • Fauquier County native and University of Michigan running back Blake Corum etched his name in the school’s record books Monday night, scoring the game-winning touchdown in overtime to send his team to the College Football Playoff National Championship. Corum’s 17-yard touchdown on the first d 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 Prince William Planning Commission begins contentious PW Digital Gateway hearings 11/09/2023 06:06am • The Prince William County Planning Commission on Wednesday began its highly anticipated public hearing on the contentious PW Digital Gateway data center project. Commissioners will render recommendations on two rezoning requests by QTS Realty Trust Inc. and another by Compass Datacenters. The compa Picturing the Past: Stafford public schools create murals to highlight local history 10/22/2023 06:44pm • Brenda Edwards loved the idea of telling lesser-known, but still important, stories about Stafford County history. In particular, she wanted to let people know there was more to Stafford’s history than being George Washington’s boyhood home. “All we hear about is Ferry Farm,” Edwards s Code Orange: Snow days in Prince William Co. schools now be live, virtual instruction days 09/21/2023 06:35am • This article was written by WTOP's news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com's free email subscription today. Prince William County schools recently announced a change in the division's remote-learning policies for "Code Orange" winter weather days Prince William Co. officials divided over Haymarket affordable housing project at town hall-style event 09/02/2023 01:53pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Republican Prince William supervisors Jeanine Lawson and Bob Weir held a town hall-style meeting Monday night where they sought