Since county sheriff’s sergeants had their pay grade classifications increased for first-line supervisors, some members of the Prince William County Police Association think it’s time to even the scale. “I’m more than happy that these sheriff’s sergeants got that pay raise but our sergeants who have a greater range of responsibility should get an increase…
The question of whether non-citizens should be allowed to pay in-state tuition rates in Virginia could be a big fight this session if a compromise is not reached. Republicans have sought measures to deny in-state tuition to all persons unlawfully in the country, months after Republican Attorney General Jerry Kilgore sent a letter to state…
In a unanimous vote, the Prince William County School Board selected William Hundley, a past school board member and chairman, to fill the remaining term of the Coles District seat after a closed session meeting Wednesday. Eleven people applied for the seat left vacant by John David Allen Sr., who resigned due to health reasons…
A Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge ruled Wednesday that Lee Boyd Malvo, known earlier as John Lee Malvo, can be tried as an adult in Fairfax County Circuit Court. The ruling came after an emotional closing statement from Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. “That rifle has [Malvo’s] fingerprints on it and no one…
Again, a jury has found Paul Warner Powell guilty of capital murder. Jurors reached their verdict after two hours of deliberations Wednesday morning. Powell’s original May 2000 capital murder conviction was overturned by the Virginia Supreme Court in April 2001. The justices ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support a capital murder indictment and…