Starting Monday, drivers in the Potomac Communities who use Interstate 95 and 395 will see signs displaying travel times on the highway.
Electronic signs in seven spots along the highway between Dumfries and the Pentagon, like the first one that will be placed at I-95 and Va. 234 noting the time and distance it will take drivers to get to the Capital Beltway based on current traffic conditions, will be used to better inform drivers as they travel.
Following the robbery of a PNC Bank on Thursday morning, police were called to a residential area near Lindendale Road and Mapledale Avenue in nearby Dale City for a report of a car fire. Police found the car on a grassy field near power lines, a site regularly used as a soccer fields for team play.
Police used K9 units and a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter to search for the suspect who abandoned the vehicle but were unable to find anyone. The car was reported stolen in Prince William County on Nov. 29, said police.
Woodbridge, Va. — The nativity came alive Friday night in Woodbridge.
Actors and live animals, such as goats, camels, and sheep, paraded on an open field on Golansky Boulevard next to Belvoir Federal Credit Union. The scene was complete with the nativity depicting the birth of Jesus Christ, the inn that, according to the story of the nativity, was too full to let Jesus’ mother Mary and Joseph a room for a night, and a guardian angel to watch over the shepherds and the flock.
Woodbridge, Va. — The iconic sign that tells drivers when they’ve reached one of the largest shopping destinations in Virginia is going back up.
Potomac Mills mall on Monday will erect a new sign 150 feet into the air where it will be seen along Interstate 95. The sign is circular, is 40-feet in diameter, and was shipped to Woodbridge from Richmond in 10 sections, said Capitol Signs spokesman Joe Howell.
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Occoquan, Va. —The Unwrap the Magic art collection is presents the images of all of the wonderful things that make up winter and the Christmas season.
North Stafford, Va. — Transportation officials want to add 1,000 new spaces to a commuter parking lot in North Stafford, and they want to know what you think about the idea.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a design public hearing from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, about the $9.7 million that would expand the Staffordboro commuter lot off Va. 610. The project would also improve traffic flow on Staffordboro Boulevard and Juggins Road by adding left and right turn lanes on Staffordboro Boulevard and a roundabout on Juggins Road, according to VDOT spokeswoman Kelly Hannon.
The festivities will begin at 1 p.m. in front of town hall on Main Street, and the parade route will follow U.S. 1 to the Dumfries Shopping Center.
Before the parade, Mahogany Books will provide a kid’s literature corner on the second floor fo the community center from noon to 2 p.m.
Update Friday 3 p.m.
Virginia State Police is continuing its investigation into yesterdays shooting on Interstate 95 southbound at the 116 mile marker. Senior Trooper Michael H. Hamer remains at Mary Washington Hospital where he is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg.
A Virginia State Trooper has been transported by ambulance to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg with serious non-life threatening injuries. A suspect has been flown to Mary Washington Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Both suffered gunshot wounds.
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Shoot Team is on-scene and investigating the incident.
