Politicians in Prince William County’s towns want to explore the possibility of expanding rail transit service.
Dumfries Mayor Gerald “Jerry” Foreman penned a letter to Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly about the importance of studying a possible extension of Metro to Dumfries. Connolly introduced a bill in Congress earlier this year to complete such a study.
A law enforcement task force, including Prince William police, has indicted 14 people in a cocaine conspiracy case.
Following a year long investigation, the task force was able to make the indictments in federal court for the 14 individuals – several of whom are from Prince William County.
Prince William police have charged a man following an attempted armed robbery in Woodbridge.
According to Prince William police, officers responded to G Street in Woodbridge on the evening of August 15 for the attempted robbery.
Firefighters and residents will climb the stairs of Sudley Tower to remember those who died on September 11, 2001.
The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will hold an event at the 9-story office tower on Sudley Road outside Manassas. Each participant in the stair climb will climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center in New York City that was destroyed.
Fire crews were called to a several house fires over the weekend.
The blaze broke out at 3681 Meandering Way, behind the Dillingham Sqaure shopping center at 11:46 p.m.
A Virginia Railway Express train struck and killed a man this morning near the Leeland Road station in Stafford County.
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller made this statement by email:
During my tenure in the Virginia General Assembly I have met a lot of very qualified and capable judges, and I quickly realized that when judges make it to the General Assembly, they are more than able to handle the job and generally very qualified. Our confirmation is usually procedural in nature. So when the debate over this Virginia Supreme Court nomination began, I initially stayed quiet because as a general rule either way we would end up with a very qualified and competent jurist.
This time it worries me that the tone and rhetoric about this appointment has entered into political mudslinging that questions the character and career of a man that has worked very hard to get to where he is, and not to mention is more than deserving of this appointment.
Officials in Dumfries cut the ribbon on a multi-modal sidewalk along Route 1.
Good morning – Historic Manassas, Inc. is gearing up for two of their signature events. Volunteers are needed for their Bands, Brews & BBQ on September 12th and the Fall Jubilee on October 3rd.
These are both super fun community events in Old Town Manassas. You must be age 21+ and the fun jobs include checking IDs, pouring beer, ticket taking, children’s games and of course set-up or take down. Please call Erin at (703) 361-6599 to learn more.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently amended the County Code to change the amount people are charged for having their cars towed after parking illegally. [Read more]
