Gas prices are on the rise, so do you think we’ll pay $4 a gallon gas by summer?
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Author: Potomac Local News
U.S. Postal Service identifies 223 sites for closure
The Washington Business Journal reports The U.S. Postal Service has largely completed a five-month study into closing mail processing facilities and has identified 223 sites for potential closure.
Panera Bread plans more pay-what-you-want cafes
WTOP.com reports Panera Bread is opening at least two more pay-what-you-want cafes as part of its effort to help feed the hungry in a dignified way.
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Tomorrow’s weather forecast is calling for low humidity and dry conditions with high winds of 20-30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. The Fire Marshal’s Office would like to alert the community regarding the threat of fire danger, i.e. outside fires that can spread quickly and out of control escalating into multi-alarm incidents threatening woodlands and structures while depleting fire and rescue resources.
These weather conditions are similar to the conditions that arose this time last year in February that produced numerous brush fires. Therefore, the Fire Marshal’s Office is banning all outside fires commencing today, Thursday, February 23rd through Saturday, February 25th.
Woodbridge, Va. — A man was accidentally shot in the leg just blocks from a Prince William County police station.
On Friday, officers were called to the 15800 block of Donald Curtis Drive after the victim called 911 and said he’d been shot in the leg by someone he knew.
The victim was driving west on Va. 630 toward Shelton Shop Road about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when a Jeep pulled up behind the woman and began flashing its lights. The woman came to the intersection at Shelton Shop Road and turned left, and the Jeep followed her. The victim turned right onto Walt Wittman Boulevard in the Shelton Run subdivision, said Stafford sheriff’s department spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The victim stopper her car and the Jeep pulled up behind her. The woman got out and walked up the Jeep and saw a male in the driver’s seat and woman, who was crying hysterically, in the passenger’s seat screaming “why are you doing this,” said Kennedy.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously denied an application from WGRQ-FM to erect a tower at 494 Hollywood Farm Road in Stafford’s George Washington District, relocating the tower from neighboring King George County.
After taking an extended period of time to look into the proposed tower, George Washington District Supervisor Bob Thomas sided with a handful of residents who spoke out against the tower at two public hearings in the last month. The freshman supervisor was concerned about the impact the tower would have on current homes and on ones yet to be built.
North Stafford, Va. — Rockhill Elementary School’s Fun Run wraps fitness, leadership, and character together in an unforgettable experience. Students learn that fitness is fun as they prepare for the day of the Boosterthon Fun Run. Character lessons presented by Boosterthon Fun Run team members creatively illustrate integrity, honesty, and caring. Students also learn about what it means to be a leader during the experience. Prior to the Fun Run students collect pledges for laps in Fun Run.
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Victims of crimes in Stafford County will soon receive emotional support and comfort from a four-legged addition to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Victim-Witness Office. Kahn, a male black Labrador retriever, will join the Victim-Witness staff on Tuesday, February 21. The dog will work with children and adult victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse and other violent crimes.
“Stafford’s court system has a deep respect and appreciation for the courage of the victims who come forward to work with our prosecutors,” said Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Susan Stimpson, Falmouth District. “Kahn will be a great help in making victims, especially children, more comfortable.”
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With a fare increase looming for Virginia Railway Express riders, would you pay more to ride the rails to work?
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Woman convicted in fatal crash
Fredericksburg.com reports A Stafford County woman with a history of drug abuse and DUI convictions pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter for killing a Fredericksburg man in a crash last summer.
Boys’ basketball: North Stafford’s T.J. Jones makes a big move, fits right in
The Washington Post reports Moving out of state before your senior year to live with your other parent is not often the ideal way to cap a high school basketball career. There’s a new school, a new team, a new home situation, a new reputation to build.