Four juveniles have been charged in connection to the Feb. 19 fire set at the Levelle Dupelle Community Park in the 6800 block of Newington Road.
All four have been charged with destruction of property, and two teens face additional charges of vehicle tampering, police said.
The last time gas prices spiked like this was following Hurricane Katrina, AAA Mid Atlantic says.
Fuel prices in the region continued their upward climb over the weekend forcing drivers to pay more to get where they’re going.
Woodbridge, Va. –– More money will offset the impact of proposed fare increases for OmniRide commuter buses, transit officials say.
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission has presented its proposed 2012 operating budget, which has the agency spending $36.2 million dollars to maintain service. No new services will be added as part of the proposed budget.
Lake Ridge, Va. –– A childrens author let loose a possum at Antietam Elementary School.
Luckily, the fuzzy guest was stuffed and came supervised by Jamey Long, a local author who writes for children.
But passengers this morning from Fredericksburg to Manassas had to deal with problems created by yesterday’s rain.
About 4:30 a.m., drivers headed to the Bull Run station at Manassas Regional Airport found out the access road to the station, Piper Lane, had been flooded out. The transit agency told drivers to find an alternate route to the station.
A fire and rescue vehicle from the Potomac Hills Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department was sitting in the right southbound lane of U.S. 1, just south of Boswell’s Corner, preventing drivers from traveling through a large pool of water that formed on the highway.
Police were called about 10:40 a.m. after a railroad employee who spotted human remains near Pohick Road overpass and Interstate 95.
The victim has not been identified, but police say a train had recently struck the victim.
Jacob Charles Glushefski – a skilled craftsman, musician and artist – died Monday in his home in Brooklyn, NY. He was 33.
Jacob, known to friends and family as “Jake”, was born in Warrenton, Va. on May 23, 1977 to Edward Glushefski and Jennifer Jones Glushefski. He was raised in Manassas, Va. and made homes in Austin, Tex. and Richmond, Va. before moving to Brooklyn in 2001. There he became part of a closely knit community in a neighborhood he loved.
Police in Lorton were called to the 8500 block of Koulder Court, off Southrun Road, just before midnight Thursday after a 28-year-old said a strange man appeared out of nowhere and touched her inappropriately, police said.
Investigators said the man grabbed her from behind and then touched her, but ran off after she screamed for help.
