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1. Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After Woodbridge Couple Die In Four-Car Accident (patch.com) — Woodbridge residents are learning more about a deadly March 8 crash on Cardinal Drive, where police say a speeding, intoxicated wrong-way driver killed Amanda and Patrick Chaloupka, both from Woodbridge. The accused driver, also from Woodbridge, has now been arrested and faces serious charges while investigators continue seeking tips from the community.
2. Proposed $31M Funding Cut For PWC Schools Reversed: Report (patch.com) — Woodbridge families who rely on Prince William County schools will see expected funding preserved after supervisors reversed a proposed $31 million cut. Following strong public pushback, the board kept more school revenue from real estate, meals, and data center taxes, supporting teacher pay and new athletic programs that benefit students across communities like Woodbridge.
3. Suspect riding scooter accused of sexually assaulting 4 women in Woodbridge (wtop.com) — Police are investigating a series of groping incidents in Woodbridge, where a man on a black electric scooter is accused of inappropriately touching four women and possibly linked to several similar assaults near Powells Creek. The suspect, described as a young man with medium-length brown hair, has targeted women walking or jogging along neighborhood streets and trails. Officers have released images and are continuing to investigate.
4. DC pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty to terrorism, WMD charges (washingtonexaminer.com) — A Woodbridge resident has pleaded not guilty to new federal terrorism and weapons-of-mass-destruction charges tied to pipe bombs left near national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., before Jan. 6, 2021. The case, which could carry a life sentence, now includes debates over conspiracy theories, mental health, and legal arguments about pardons, with the next court hearing set for May 29.
5. Democrats win Virginia redistricting fight, threatening Republican House majority (foxwilmington.com) — Woodbridge briefly took the spotlight as Gov. Abigail Spanberger campaigned there for a redistricting referendum that just passed statewide, shifting Virginia’s congressional map in Democrats’ favor. The measure hands temporary map-drawing power to the Democratic legislature through 2030, sparking fierce legal and political fights that could reshape which party controls the U.S. House.
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