Update — 5:30 p.m. Tuesday May 28, 2013
Arria Wright was located by her mother, Fairfax County Police stated.
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Author: Potomac Local News
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Mom on the Run
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DUMFRIES, Va. – It’s an annual Memorial Day tradition in Dumfries – bikers gather at East Coast Harley Davidson prior to their ride to the Pentagon to honor fallen veterans.
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OPINION
Sometimes I just have to disconnect — even if for just a few hours — and reconnect with nature. One of my favorite spots is the headwaters of the Piney River in the Shenandoah Mountains.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A canoe overturned on the Rappahannock River at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, and Stafford County fire and rescue crews sprang into action to help rescue its occupants.
Crews responded to the 400 block of Riverside Drive in Fredericksburg just across the Rappahannock River from Stafford County where the canoe flipped. An adult male and young female signaled to rescue crews that they were OK, but said they needed help, said Stafford fire and rescue Asst. Chief Mark Doyle.
LORTON , Va. — One man was pronounced dead after he was ejected from a car traveling on Interstate 95 at 5:48 this morning. A Honda sedan was traveling near Lorton at the 164 mile post when it ran off the right side of the highway and flipped over and the passenger ejected.
The victim was taken to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center where he later died.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It was 48 degrees at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Prince William – far too cold for the opening day for public outdoor swimming pools in Prince William County.
Prince William’s six public swimming pools and two water parks were scheduled to open today, the first day of the Memorial Day weekend. But a message posted to the county’s parks website said cooler than average temperatures would force them to try again tomorrow:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The busy Memorial Day travel season has already claimed injury to a Virginia State Police Trooper patrolling in Prince William County.
Trooper R.D. Best was traveling on Va. 234 north on his police motorcycle when a Nissan Altima pulled into his path near Pinnacle Ridge Drive. The trooper was thrown from his bike after it collided with the car’s front end, said state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
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Yard Sale Map for Saturday, May 25, 2013
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Updated 1:10 p.m.
Prince William school officials lifted the secure the building order at Potomac High, Potomac Middle, and Mary Williams Elementary schools.