Author: Potomac Local News
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If you get caught panhandling in Prince William, it’ going to cost you more in fines.
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted to increase the penalty for panhandling on streets to a more serious offense that would net someone a $1,000 fine and possibly six months in jail for any subsequent offenses.
Memorial Service Set for Manassas Woman Fatally Struck by VRE Train —TA Manassas woman who was fatally struck by a VRE train in Burke Wednesday will be laid to rest this weekend. [Patch]
Haymarket police chief unsuspended (for now) as mayor vetoes council action — After the Haymarket town council voted on Monday night to impose 60-day suspensions without pay on their police chief, deputy police chief and one officer, the mayor on Thursday vetoed the suspensions, saying the investigation was improperly done and that the penalties on two of the three officers were “harsh and unfair.” [Washington Post]
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Flames shot through the roof of a waterfront home in Woodbridge.
Go to Fire Rages at Waterfront Home, 1 of 2 Blazes Dispatched in Woodbridge Thursday Night
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Local school systems
Prince William County
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Stafford County canceled classes for Friday as well as mid-term exams.
More in a statement from Stafford schools:
Police in Manassas are investigating a series of thefts from vehicles parked on city streets.
More in a press release:
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Local school systems
Prince William County
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![Drivers headed south on U.S. 29 in Gainesville now use an elevated bridge to cross train tracks. The new separated interchange is expected to stop frequent train vs. car collisions in the area. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/092413-gainesville-intersec-600x332.jpg)
Transportation officials postponed a meeting about improvements on Interstate 66, originally scheduled for tonight.
Statement from VDOT:
McDonnell charges cast a pall over Richmond —The indictment of Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, brought an unprecedented jolt and stain Tuesday to the place he has always reverently called “Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol.” [Washington Post]