Steve Frederick Walshaw, 40, was found guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday afternoon by a jury that recommended a life sentence. There was a collective gasp from on-looking friends and family members as the verdict was announced. While the defense agreed that Walshaw, of 9324 Woodlea Court, Manassas, had strangled his live-in girlfriend Jan. 23, they…
The style of the House leadership is a little more free than last year with Stafford Delegate William J. Howell, R-28th District, at the helm. In the first three days of session last week, Howell took his first swings of the gavel in presiding over the 100-member body without the authoritative discipline of his predecessor,…
Representatives of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church went before the Prince William Planning Commission on Wednesday night to try and get a special use permit to build a new church on 37.5 acres on the north side of the Prince William Parkway approximately three quarters of a mile west of Hoadly Road. More than a 100…
Deputy charged with brandishing gun A 34-year-old Fairfax County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged with brandishing a firearm following a fight between her daughter, 12, and a 15-year-old girl at Arnica Place and Arrow Court in Manassas on Monday at 6:15 p.m., said Detective Dennis Mangan, Prince William police spokesman, Tuesday. Mangan said Atricia…
The sniper investigation cost Prince William County $426,000 in police overtime, officials told the Board of County Ssupervisors Tuesday. Prince William County, along with many other Northern Virginia and Maryland jurisdictions, put extra officers on the streets, cancelled leave and participated in a regional task force trying to catch the sniper in October. The county…