Lake Ridge, Va. –– One person was taken to the hospital after their car crashed into building in Lake Ridge.
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Author: Potomac Local News
The victim was struck by a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee at 9:52 p.m. in the area of Jana Lee Avenue.
The yet-to-be-identified victim was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
But the New Year means crews and equipment will soon be working again.
Here’s some info you need to get around two of the major road projects happening right now in the Potomac Communities:
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SoberRide will offer free cab rides home (up to a $30 fare) from now until 6 a.m. Saturday.
While residents in south Fairfax and Woodbridge can get in on the free rides, no cab company in Stafford County is participating in the SoberRide program. (more…)
Dale City, Va. –– A girl who was shot in the chest last week with a pellet gun remains hospitalized in critical condition. Now police remind residents BB and pellet guns are not toys.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– The legendary Dr. Billy Taylor died Wednesday at age 89.
Fairfax County, Va. –– A man walking to the Franconia-Springfield Metro station Christmas Eve was robbed at gunpoint.
Police said the 41-year-old victim from New York was walking about 3 p.m. in the 6800 block of Frontier Drive, outside the transit station near Springfield Mall, when it happened.
The commuter railroad will resume full service Monday Jan. 3, 2011.
Today, VRE operated trains only designated on the schedule as S.
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North Stafford, Va. –– One person suffered burns in one of two house fires that kept firefighters in Stafford County busy Wednesday.
Flames broke out first at 1:01 p.m. at 96 Ervin Overlook in the Oakridge Subdivision, off Va. 610 in North Stafford.
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