Fairfax County, Va. –– Some canines found trapped inside of a West Virginia mobile home will get a second lease on life.
At least 60 dogs were found recently in a trailer, and police said none of them had access to the outdoors.
Author: Potomac Local News
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Dumfries, Va. –– What changed now that the Dumfries Magisterial District has morphed into the Potomac District?
Stafford, Va. –– Students at Stafford High School have the day off because of a power outage.
Frederick, Md. –– Potomac snapped their three-game losing streak in style Monday in Frederick in 9-0 win over the Frederick Keys.
Marcos Frias gave the Potomac Nationals strong starting pitching, going 6.2 shutout innings, striking out five, walking two and yielding just four hit. The righty didn’t allow a runner to reach third base until the fourth inning, and only three runners made it into scoring position while he was on the bump.
Prince William County, Va. –– The political redistricting process in Prince William is a done deal for locally elected officials.
Stafford, Va. –– One man was placed behind bars this weekend, charged with arson after he called the sheriff’s department, apparently on himself, officials say.
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The 34-year-old victim was at the Marumsco Plaza Shopping Plaza on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge at 9 pm. Saturday when he was approached by his two attackers.
Police said he knew the two men, and that one of them displayed a sharp object to cut the victim in the neck and arm.
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Included the entire bill was $300 million, and only a portion of the money will be used for road widening. But the move comes in advance of the military’s Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, which is expected to move 20,000 new federal, military and civilian jobs to the base.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) says the money will be a much-needed boost to help ready the region for the influx of BRAC employees.
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As part of a redistricting plan from Prince William County, the four-lane road would split the River Oaks neighborhood in Woodbridge, putting a portion of the neighborhood now in the Woodbridge District into in the Dumfries District.
The nearby Harbor Station development would also be placed in the Dumfries District as part of the plan.