Update 10 a.m.
Though extra security remains in place at Potomac Senior High School, it’s business as usual there today.
Author: Potomac Local News
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police said a man forced his way into a trailer on the grounds of a minerals plant, stole a truck, and then used it to ram open a gate.
Officers were called at 6:11 a.m. Saturday to the Vulcan Materials Company at 13260 Marina Way in Woodbridge for a report of destruction of property. The suspect forced open a trailer on the site, found a set of keys to a truck parked in the lot, and then tried to use the truck to flee the lot, according to police documents.
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Do you remember playing Intellvision, which had gaming graphics more reminiscent of a cyan or magenta checkerboard?
The was the first gaming console my uncle owned when we were children, making it, by default, the first gaming console I played. One of the first of its kind developed by Matel in 1979, Intellivision and Atari were the first video games I remember before the Nintendo Entertaiment System brought Mario and changed everything.
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STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in helping to identify the individuals responsible for the shoplifting of over $7,000.00 worth of electronics from the Walmart store at 217 Garrisonville Road on Friday, March 23.
On Friday, March 23, Sgt. Rebecca Losiewski responded to the Wal-Mart on Garrisonville Road for the report of a shoplifting incident. Loss prevention personnel of Wal-Mart told Sgt. Losiewski that in the early morning hours of March 23 a male suspect was spotted in the electronic section briefly but was seen entering and exiting the store numerous times. He was also seen waiting in or around the suspect vehicle. The second male suspect was seen entering the store and going to the electronic section.
Giant American flag hoisted on Route 1 in Woodbridge
WJLA-TV reports Prince William County drivers watched a giant American flag get hoisted up along the Jefferson Davis Highway.
Dale City winter farmers market big success
WTOP.com reports It was only a test run but this was the final weekend for a pilot program — an outside winter farmers market in Dale City. And although winter never really came this year, the question is will the winter market be returning next year?
If you have outdoor potted plants or other vegetation, watch out: It’s going to get cold.
A freeze watch is in place tonight through Tuesday morning as temperatures are expected to drop into the low 30s. The watch comes after an extended period of unseasonably warm days with temperatures hitting in the 60s, 70s, even 80 degree marks.
Lake Ridge, Va. — A fire inside the walls of a home in Lake Ridge displaced residents Saturday night.
Fire broke out at 4122 Hampstead Lane just after 9 p.m. A neighbor who lived called 911 and reported seeing smoke from the second floor of the two-story townhome, officials said.
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By Daniel Lombardo
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – A state legislator is asking Gov. Bob McDonnell to add the designer drug 25i to the list of chemical compounds that would be outlawed under a bill recently passed by the General Assembly.
By Alex Morton
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – A Catholic lobbyist, a state legislator and other experts this week debated whether the federal law requiring employers to provide health insurance coverage for birth control violates the religious freedoms of faith-based institutions.
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OCCOQUAN, Va. — The Washington Regional Transplant Community will host their third annual 5K race in historic Occoquan.