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Author: Potomac Local News
Shawn Aschan, 42, was pronounced dead at Stafford Hospital Center after he was pulled from a swimming pool at a home on Toluca Road, off Garrisonville Road (Va. 610).
Aschan is believed to have drowned sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. Monday, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Sammy Solis got an avalanche of run support in his Carolina League debut.
Potomac erupted for 12 runs, eight of which came in a decisive second inning and helped lead the lefthander to a victory in his first start with the P-Nats. J.P. Ramirez capped an incredible home stand with his first career grand slam that helped earn the Nats their second straight series win to open the season’s second half.
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The Kabob Factory that opened as part of the Shops at County Center development at Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Road, anchored by a Harris Teeter grocery store, closed its doors last month, area store employees said.
The restaurant was open for more than two years and offered 10 kinds of Kabob priced between $9 and $15.
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The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, the public agency that operates the commuter bus service from Prince William County to points in Northern Virginia and Washington, says 20 percent of their routes have long suffered from overcrowding –– a result of higher gas prices and congress’ decision to extend the $230 employer-sponsored commuter benefit for federal employees through 2011.
PRTC commissioners are expected to vote on the plan Thursday night.
Riders told the Washington Examiner they notified the station’s management about the feces, but it remained spattered across the concrete for the next two days.
The commuter railroad added this isn’t the VRE only station in which human feces has been found.
“She’s loving it,” said Carmen’s mother, Rochelle Romero. “As long as she’s being good we’re going to hang here and enjoy the parade.”
Romero and her husband, Craig, have lived in the Potomac Communities since 2004, but this was the first time they had come to the annual Dale City 4th of July Parade.
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The 10-year-old female victim was assaulted over the course of two to three month time period in the by a known acquaintance in the 1700 block of Carter Lane in Woodbridge, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
The assaults were reported by police Monday.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Stafford County and points south until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
At 5 p.m., doppler radar indicated a large area of rain moving from west to east that could affect the Potomac Communities before many of the fireworks shows in the region are set to begin at 9 pm.
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The global engineering firm he was working for recently went through a second round of downsizing, and on Friday Chris Royse announced to his Facebook faithful he’ll now be campaigning full time.
“This is good news for the campaign but a rough patch for my family as I search for a new job. We believe, however, everything happens for a reason,” said Royse.