Author: Potomac Local News
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WOODBRIDGE,Va.– Fire and rescue crews were called to an abandoned home behind a WaWa gas station at Minnieville and Caton Hill roads.
Initial reports indicate someone saw smoke coming from a structure behind the Woodbridge gas station. Fire crews made entry to the home and were working to douse the flames.
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Lucinda the horse was cut once again, and with one person already behind bars police want to know who is behind the continued animal attacks.
Someone used a knife to inflict a non-life threatening wound to Lucinda between 8 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. She’s one of three horses that were slashed at Frying Pan Park in Fairfax County on April 26. This latest attack happened on a property adjacent to the park, police said.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Fire officials remind condominium owners and apartment renters in Prince William County there are restrictions on grilling on balconies.
The reminder comes after a massive blaze displaced about 100 people and destroyed 24 homes at Woodbridge Station Apartments on Thursday. No one was injured and the American Red Cross was called to the scene to assist the displaced residents.
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DUMFRIES, Va. – Virginia’s first town will join the ranks of other communities in our area who have farmers markets.
Starting Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, the new Dumfries Farmers Market will be held in the parking lot at Town Hall on U.S. 1. It’ll be a weekly event each Saturday through Oct. 27, except on Sept. 8 when no market is planned for that day.
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB GAME DAY
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Rescue crews were called to a crash on Interstate 95 in Woodbridge about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. No serious injuries were reported.
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It could get windy and stormy around here tonight as we’re in for another day of hot and humid temperatures.
Virginia could face some strong winds this afternoon as a cold front moving in from the west could bring severe thunderstorms and hail. Some of the storms could produce localized corridors of higher winds, according to the National Weather Service Strom Prediction Center.
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FIRST ON POTOMACLOCAL.COM
By URIAH KISER
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It’s hot outside today, ridiculously so. It’s hot enough for the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning. And the air quality is so poor that a Code Red ozone alert is place today from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
At noon today, the temperature at Aquia Harbour in North Stafford was 98 degrees. In Woodbridge, the mercury was set at 97 degrees, according to the weather service.