Update: Stafford fire and rescue officials said the fire was contained to the laundry room of the home and the four residents who were evacuated were allowed to return to the property.
No official damage estimate has been released following the fire.
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Fredericksburg, Va. –– Two Woodbridge men are charged in the brutal beating of a man who came to the aid of a woman.
A police officer saw four men beating a man who appeared to be unconscious outside Fatty J’s bar in Fredericksburg after it had closed at 1:06 a.m. Saturday, the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star reports.
Two of the attackers fled when they saw the police officer, but two others were arrested.
The victim was treated on the scene and declined to go to the hospital, according to the report.
As it turns out, the victim earlier that night saw a group of four men harassing a 24-year-old woman from Spotsylvania County who had also been inside the bar. He then approached the men and told them to leave the woman alone. Read More
Recently, local radio station WKYS stopped the music and opened the phone lines and asked children to call and discuss bullying.
The panel consisted of the radio host, a school principal and a doctor all of whom offered encouraging words and gave these young kids a platform to speak their mind.
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Stafford County, Va. –– Stafford County officials are looking for a few good men and women to help make their website better.
The website in its current form resembles something out of the early days of the web, when graphics and columns were added to make the web a more aesthetically place to be. While the site does provide county residents with a lot of information, the look of other websites has changed and county leaders recognize it’s time for their site to catch up.
“A key component of the redesign process is obtaining important input from community members,” said Stafford County Administrator Anthony Romanello. “Results from the focus group will help us determine areas for design improvements and ways that we can better meet users’ needs.”
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Investigators now hope a 20 thousand dollar reward will help lead them to whoever shot at five military installations in Northern Virginia.
The FBI announced the reward this morning, saying the money would be handed out for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible in a series of shootings at military installations beginning Oct. 16 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle.
“We are following every lead that comes in and continue to call for the assistance of the public in helping us identify the person or persons responsible,” said John G. Perren, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. “We are confident that someone out there has additional information that will be helpful to this investigation.”
No one has been injured in the shootings, but the Marine museum has twice been struck by the same shooter, police said. Read More
Woodbridge, Va. –– Firefighters in Woodbridge visited more than 20 homes Saturday to help residents test their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, a department spokeswoman said.
Many of the residents welcomed firefighters from OWL Volunteer Fire Department into their homes, and supplied new batteries to put into their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
“Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms. It’s a tragic statistic that could be reduced by adopting the simple habit of the changing your battery when you change your clocks” said OWL VFD Chief Jim McAllister.
The department urges residents to replace their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms every 10 years. Read More
Woodbridge, Va. –– A surveillance photo captured his face, and now police say an alleged bank robber is in custody.
Police on Thursday obtained warrants for 25-year-old Marcus O’Neal Kelly, of 2056 Aquia Drive in North Stafford, charging him in arobbery that happened Tuesday afternoon at a Bank of America on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.
Kelly turned himself into police on Friday without incident, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– An armed man forced a couple from their car Wednesday afternoon.
The victims, a 29-year-old woman from Alexandria and 29-year-old man from Woodbridge, were sitting in their car in the 13400 block of U.S. 1, near Station Plaza and Woodbridge VRE station, when two men approached at 3:23 p.m. and demanded they get out of the car.
One of the men showed a gun and both victims exited the vehicle, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
Police were called, and officers later found the car about a mile way on James Street. Read More
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For PotomacLocal.com
No single mother should have to raise a child without child support.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Leesylvania State Park hopes free parking will draw some to the great outdoors Thursday.
In honor of Veterans Day, officials at the Woodbridge park will waive its $4 weekday parking fee charged when visitors enter the recreational area.
Officials hope residents will take advantage of the free admission and come to hike on one park’s many trails, take a boat ride on the Potomac River, explore some of the park’s rich history or simply have a picnic with family and friends, said Leesylvania State Park Chief Ranger Sarah Phillips. Read More
