Margaret Franklin will run for a second term on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. She’s represented the Woodbridge District since January 2020.
During her time in office, Franklin has secured half a billion dollars worth of investments into the Woodbridge District, including the Riverside Station Town Center, a new I-95 distribution center, and investments in small businesses, particularly those impacted by the coronavirus.
On Sunday, January 8 at 4:32 p.m., officers responded to the area of Kahns Road and Dark Forest Drive near Manassas to investigate a single-vehicle crash.
The investigation revealed the driver of a 2022 Honda CRV was traveling southbound on Kahns Road when the vehicle left the roadway and traveled down an embankment through a ravine up and a second embankment before coming to rest in a ditch after crossing Dark Forest Drive.
Just after 2 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2022, police reported officers were called to the 1400 block of Dillion Avenue in Dale City for a shooting report. They found a victim suffering a gunshot wound to the upper body.
We don’t yet know the condition of the victim or their identity. There is no word yet on a suspect.
On this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast, we’re talking about our local libraries.
Last year, 2022, was a busy year for libraries in Prince William County and Manassas Park.
A fundraiser for the family rocked by the shooting death of their three-year-old girl, and the wounding of three of her siblings, and another teenager, needs help from the community.
A Go-Fund-Me aims to collect $10,000 for the Dumfries family who were victims of a mass shooting on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 in Dumfries.
An ambulance took a Prince William County Public Schools student from her classroom to a hospital after having a reaction after using narcotics.
Police and rescue crews were called to Independence Traditional School near Manassas at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, after the unidentified student showed signs of illness.
Crimson Coward Nashville Hot Chicken has announced its sixth location, a first on the east coast. The hot chicken franchise will open at 12707 Ridgefield Village Drive, in Woodbridge, on Monday, January 9, 2023 with a grand opening planned for January 21.
“The new location will bring the core menu with the signature Crimson Rub spice combination and some select additions unique to the east coast, served up via online or by walk-in orders,” said John Filipiak, managing partner.
Police said the suspect who crashed into a school bus on December 16, 2022 causing it to overturn, injuring two students in Stafford County, is behind bars.
It’s one of three separate incidents, and two arrests in which the suspect has been involved in the past month.
A domestic dispute between a Washington, D.C., man and a 17-year-old girl sparked a mass shooting that left a 3-year-old girl dead.
The suspect had an argument with a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a relationship outside a home in the 17900 block of Milroy Drive in Dumfries just before 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, January 4, 2023, and then shot her. Afterward, he went inside the home, shot and killed what police only describe as a small child.
Starting tomorrow, Thursday, January 5, 2023, travelers can again drive along Route 628 (American Legion Road) in Stafford County and cross over Interstate 95, as a new bridge will open as part of the push to add E-ZPass toll lanes to Interstate 95, between North Stafford and Fredericksburg.
Construction barriers at the bridge are anticipated to be removed by 3 a.m. Thursday, ahead of the morning travel rush.
