Dumfries, Va. –– One woman is behind bars today after she stabbed a man repeatedly with a screwdriver, police say.
Officers were called at 2:25 a.m. Thursday to the 17400 block of Denali Place in Dumfries for a report of a domestic dispute.
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Author: Potomac Local News
Dumfries, Va. –– A commuter crackdown is coming to parking lots in the Woodbridge area.
If you’re standing up on a VRE train, you’d better be ready to get off the train.
VRE CEO Dale Zehner stated in an email to riders on Friday riders should only stand, or queue, as trains are pulling into stations. If riders are standing, it must mean they want to get off the train, or detrain, stated Zehner.
You won’t be charged to get into a National Park this weekend, and free admission is what park officials hope will draw more residents into the parks.
All week, visitors to all 394 National Parks in the U.S. have waived their entrance fees, including Prince William Forest and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania parks, as part of National Park Week 2011.
Stafford County, Va. –– Where can you find the best internet access in Stafford County? Well, that’s what county officials want to know, and they’re asking internet users to help them find out.
If you’re looking to put a little egg-inspired fun into your weekend, look no further than the PotomacLocal.com community calendar. A free resource, the calendar is full of fun family events for this holiday weekend, with plenty of non-holiday activities, as well.
Kick off your weekend early by catching one of Spot-LYTE’s spring presentations. Choose from either “Cinderella Cinderella” or “The Road to Forever”, both being presented at the Lorton Workhouse Friday and Saturday.
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College students want to be heard, police say a doctor tried to kiss his patient, and Stafford County will get some new firefighters.
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In 2007, as I was campaigning to be your locally elected representative on the Board of County Supervisors, I brought a ferry to Woodbridge from Boston to promote the use of a commuter ferry service up the Potomac River. During this time, we conducted several runs and were able to complete the Quantico to Navy Yard run in under 55 minutes one-way, giving us hope that a commuter ferry option was feasible as another viable transit alternative to help alleviate gridlock on our roads. I also brought a ferry here in 2009 and replicated the service time for a series of origin/destination pairs.
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Virginia authorities will once again take part in a prescription drug-take back day on Saturday, April 30.
Last September, officials in the state collected more than 5,000 pounds of prescription drugs from residents looking to clean out their medicine chests of old pills, as well as prevent those pills from getting into the hands of youths and others who might abuse them.