Prince William Times

10/31/2025

Utilities updated their future power demand predictions last week and came up with numbers nearly double last year's estimates. One expert called the amounts "alarming" and said the Mid-Atlantic would see outages without a lot more generation.

Regional utilities updated their predictions of power demand by the end of the next decade. Driven by still soaring data center demand, it was nearly double what utilities predicted only one year earlier. One expert called the new estimates "alarming," while an independent monitor said meeting it wo...

10/31/2025

With less than a week to go before Election Day, Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds a commanding 10-point lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s race for governor, according to a new Roanoke College poll.

10/31/2025

Police are asking for help from witnesses after a 13-year-old boy was seriously injured in a robbery outside Benton Middle School Thursday night.

10/31/2025

The landowner behind a controversial plan to develop property next to Four Seasons for data centers has abruptly dropped his lawsuit against Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Deshundra Jefferson.

The landowner behind a controversial plan to develop property next to Four Seasons for data centers has abruptly dropped his lawsuit against Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Deshundra

10/31/2025

UPDATE: A Dumfries woman and her baby son who were announced missing by Prince William County police Thursday have been found and are safe, according to police.

A Dumfries woman and her baby son who were announced missing by Prince William County police Thursday have been found and are safe, according to police.

10/31/2025

Prince William County police are asking for the public's help to find a missing Dumfries mom and her baby son.

10/30/2025

The Prince William Digital Gateway has been resurrected from the dead just in time for Halloween, courtesy of the Virginia Court of Appeals.

10/30/2025

In moves considered wins for the local data center industry, county supervisors passed a watered-down noise ordinance that critics say will offer residents little relief – and later approved a huge new data center outside Manassas.

In moves considered wins for the local data center industry, the Prince William County supervisors passed a watered-down noise ordinance that critics say will offer residents only minimal relief from the facilities' noisy cooling equipment – and later approved another 90-foot data at the edge near...

10/30/2025

The Manassas Park High School football team has forfeited its final two games of the season due to injuries.

The Manassas Park High football team has forfeited its final two games of the season due to injuries. The Cougars forfeited its previous two games as well.

10/30/2025

Two Hylton High School students are facing charges after they allegedly cornered another student in a school bathroom and threatened to rob him at knife point, according to police.

10/30/2025

Looking for a place to take your trick-or-treaters to bag some candy? A variety of organizations are hosting fun events.

Looking for a place to take your trick-or-treaters to bag some candy this Halloween season?

10/30/2025

“It’s a very daunting process,” said Devante Turner, financial aid manager for NOVA's Manassas campus. “Having someone there to explain the process with them step by step, it puts them at ease a little bit.”