In a surprising reversal, Stafford supervisors agreed to raise the county’s real estate tax by 2 cents Tuesday night after first deciding against an increase.
Author: Potomac Local News
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Updated 10:23 p.m.
The tornado watch has expired, according to the National Weather Service.
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MANASSAS — (Press release) Today on Good Friday, April 19, several parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington will offer “Living Stations of the Cross” (or Via Crucis en Vivo).
The Living Stations consist of a visual portrayal of Jesus on the way to his crucifixion. The procession and veneration are in Spanish, English or both. All are invited.
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of Maryland, The District of Columbia, Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard,Central and Southeast Montgomery, Charles, Frederick MD, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard,Northwest Montgomery, Prince Georges, Southeast Harford, Southern Baltimore, and Washington. The District of Columbia.
FAIRFAX — (Press release) Drivers should expect lane closures on the Interstate 395 general purpose lanes beginning the weekend of April 26-28, and continuing for at least four consecutive weekends, depending on the weather.
The weekend closures, which will occur from Friday nights until Monday mornings, are needed for crews to safely rehabilitate five bridges along I-395 between the Springfield interchange and Washington, D.C. line. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes. If travel in this area is unavoidable, drivers should use caution and plan extra travel time.
DALE CITY — Two suspects tied a shooting in Woodbridge are now in custody.
On April 17, detectives in Prince William County, with the assistance of Fairfax County police, located and arrested two suspects sought in connection to a shooting that occurred in the 4400 block of Evergreen Drive, just off Darbydale Avenue in Dale City on April 14.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A child was flown to an area hospital after falling from a deck.
A four-year-old girl fell 15 feet from a deck at a house on Farragut Court, just off Irongate Way near Manassas.
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NORTH STAFFORD — Two people were found dead in North Stafford on Thursday.
The county’s sheriff’s office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide that occurred about 12:30 p.m. at a house on Brighton Way, near Patawomeck Park.
Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke made a campaign stop at El Paso Mexican Grill in Dumfries Wednesday, where he talked to a group of Democratic activists and about 100 diners on issues ranging from racism and Social Security to reversing President Trump’s ban on transgender troops.