School closings and delays: Check our comprehensive list of school closings and delays from local government school divisions in our region. [Twitter]
Government closings and delays: Are you military, or do you work for local or state government? See our complete local closings and delays list. [Twitter]
According to the National Weather Service, the storm will bring between three and seven inches of snowfall. Though temperatures today in our area climbed into the low 60s, a cold front will move through the region overnight, forcing temperatures to drop, and will set the stage for accumulating snow, forecasters said.
The weather service states that snowfall amounts will vary between five and eight inches across the region, and winds will gust up to 35 mph.
Shots rang out Saturday night at Stonebridge Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge.
Police went to the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center shopping center, anchored by Wegmans grocery store, just after 11 p.m. Saturday, January 1, after a man who had been shot walked into a hospital emergency room seeking treatment.
Occoquan tale: Congratulations to Occoquan resident Henry Brinton on the publication of his second book set in Occoquan, Windows of the Heavens. [Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta]
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Dangerous streets: Prince William County’s traffic, pedestrian fatalities reach their highest levels in a decade [Prince William Times]
More money: Virginia minimum wage will increase to $11 in January [The Center Square]
Detectives in Manassas are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man.
Details are sketchy. However, police were called to the 8300 block of Magnolia Court, near Stonewall Park, at 5 p.m. Monday, December 27.
The Prince William County Landfill will cut its operating hours next month.
Due to a shortage of truck drivers, the landfill will be closed Sundays beginning January 9 until further notice. The change will affect the dump at 14811 Dumfries Road and a composting facility at 13000 Balls Ford Road near Gainesville.
Get printed: Prince William County residents can now schedule appointments for fingerprinting services through the Police Department’s website. [Prince William County Police Department]
Short handed: The Prince William County Landfill and the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility will be closed on Sundays, beginning January 9, after the holiday season, until further notice. [Prince William County Government]
Shots fired outside at home near county government center
A man parking his car outside his home had his window shot out late last night on Bedford Glen Way, about a half-mile from the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.
