STAFFORD — A once bustling McDonalds on Courthouse Road now looks like the restaurant at the center of a ghost town.
The company shuttered the restaurant to make for a new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) to be constructed by VDOT. The interchange is similar that opened this past spring in Haymarket.
The uniforms wore during the war for America will be on display soon at an upcoming game of America’s great pastime.
From a press release:
As predicted, strong to severe thunderstorms are moving across the region this afternoon.
WOODBRIDGE — After narrowly losing his bid to be the Republican nominee for Virginia Governor to Ed Gillespie, Corey Stewart has his eyes on the U.S. Senate.
Specifically, Stewart seeks to unseat Democrat Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A rare solar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. on Aug. 21, 2017.
The Prince William County Public Library doesn’t want the occasion to pass without a celebration.
MANASSAS — Officials know they need to build a new fire station on the south side of the city.
The question: Where to put it?
From Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:
The Stafford Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Boris Gokovski, age 64 of Stafford County. Gokovski was indicted by a Stafford County Grand Jury on July 5, 2017 on four counts of Sexual Battery. He was arrested on those indictments on July 12, 2017 and incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $5,000 secure bond. Gokovski has since bonded out. He is scheduled for arraignment on July 20, 2017.
From Prince William County police:
Aggravated Sexual Battery – On July 13 at 11:15 p.m., detectives from the Special Victim’s Unit responded to investigate a sexual assault which reportedly occurred at a residence located in the 3600 block of Wharf Lane in Triangle earlier that morning. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 15-year-old female juvenile, was inappropriately touched by the accused, an acquaintance, earlier that morning around 8:00 a.m. Following the investigation, the accused, was arrested without incident.
OCCOQUAN — There’s a push to make the Occoquan area a cultural and arts district.
Following the passage of legislation from State Senator George Barker (Fairfax, Prince William), and Delegate Dave Albo (Fairfax), Ruth Anderson, the Occoquan District Representative on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors introduced a resolution to make the area an arts hub.
From the National Weather Service:
Not quite as hot today, but still humid; the risk of t-storms is greater than yesterday. Some storms may produce gusty winds, heavy rain. pic.twitter.com/LX1qcXElzS
