Woodbridge, Va. –– A student at Potomac High School was a victim of a sexual assault in 2008, police say.
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Author: Potomac Local News
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Area transit services will operate on a normal schedule if there is a shutdown of the federal government on Monday.
Virginia Railway Express says 35 percent of its riders are not federal employees and will continue to run trains on a regular schedule.
Keep yourself busy this weekend with the help of the PotomacLocal.com calendar.
On Friday evening, it’s a great night for local baseball with the Potomac Nationals facing off against the Lynchburg Hillcats. The first 1,000 fans through the gate will receive a replica championship ring. If you can’t make it to Friday’s game you can catch another on Saturday night complete with fireworks.
As a shutdown of the federal government looms, Robert Wittman (R-1) in the House of Representatives to pass legislation to fund the governmental operations through next week.
The spending bill, which passed the House and now moves onto the Senate, would fund the federal government through April 15.
Contract workers with the state will soon have to submit their employees to an immigration check.
A bill sponsored by Virginia State Senator George Barker (D-39) and Del. Richard Anderson (R-51) was signed into law this week, requiring all contractors working for the state to submit to an E-Verify check through the Department of Homeland Security beginning Dec. 1, 2013.
Stafford has seen increased revenues, a Woodbridge doctor accused of kissing patients has his trial date set, and Dumfries wants your comments on making a portion of the town prettier.
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Ft. Belvoir, Va. –– The hospital that will replace Ft. Belvoir’s aging Dewitt Army Community Hospital will be three times its size and will have the fourth largest pharmacy in the Department of Defense.
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Lorton, Va. –– Residents of Fairfax and Prince William counties will work together for the first time to clean up one of the region’s busiest highways.
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North Stafford, Va. –– A well known name in area politics may be exploring a run for a newly created district in the Potomac Communities.