Sniper suspect private eye OK’d

Attorneys representing sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad successfully argued for two separate, court-appointed private investigators to research their client’s history and the crimes he is accused of committing — while laying the initial groundwork for a possible future defense strategy in Prince William County Circuit Court on Friday. Attorney Jonathan Shapiro told Judge Leroy F….

Couteau seeks School Board seat to be ‘voice for children’

Shirley Couteau, a Lake Ridge recreation specialist, announced her candidacy Saturday for the Occoquan District seat on the Prince William County School Board. Couteau, 45, is active in the Occoquan District Boy Scouts of America and serves as the district’s Cub Roundtable Commissioner and Cub Scout program chairperson. Couteau’s 14-year-old son is in Troop 1369….