Woodbridge, Va. –– Passengers onboard a stopped Virginia Railway Express have been told to get off at on the far track at the Rippon station.
VRE’s Fredericksburg line train had to work its way around a stalled freight train south of Woodbridge Thursday afternoon, said VRE spokesman Mark Roeber.
The county’s sheriff’s department so far has arrested 13 juveniles, ranging in age from 14 to 17-years-old, and six adults, on charges stemming from robberies, assaults by mob, brandishing firearms and gang participation, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The crackdown comes as sheriff’s deputies have noted an increase in gang activity over the past year. In response to the increase, a special sheriff’s office unit was created to deal with the problem. (more…)
Despite the Columbus Day holiday, all county offices and departments will be open regular business hours.
The landfill will also be open during regular business hours, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Many of you reading this are familiar with my day to day adventures with my 13-year-old son. As most kids his age, he has many sides and layers to the person he is becoming. It is both very exciting and scary to witness.
Just recently we were talking about the growing number of teen suicides. Many of these suicides are teens who were being bullied for being gay. As my son finds his own voice and morals in this world, this matter in particular bothered me a great deal – the fact of any child feeling so broken that they resort to taking their own life immediately pulls at my heartstrings. (more…)
Update 3:30 p.m. – Murder victim identified
Police now say it was a domestic dispute the led to the death of a Falls Church woman Wednesday night in a Springfield restaurant.
Washington –– Tensions rose Tuesday afternoon when Lake Ridge commuters were told they could no longer slug from a busy street in Downtown Washington.
About 15 slugs – commuters who ride in cars of three or more passengers so they can use High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 95 and 395 – were handed fliers from the Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation, stating they could no longer stand and wait to be picked up on 14th Street, between H Street and New York Avenue.
Witnesses called police to report someone had opened fire at Fortuna Center Plaza, in front of the Shoppers Food Warehouse at 4:33 p.m., said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
No one was injured, but a preliminary investigation found that two men had been driving around the parking lot of the shopping plaza when one jumped out of the car, and then fired the gun. (more…)
Woodbridge Va. –– Those who arrived at the Potomac Mills mall commuter lot after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday were met with cones and barriers, and many were forced to park their cars elsewhere.
Members of the mall’s security force were out Tuesday corralling commuters, whom in recent days have apparently taken up more spaces than the mall allows.
Update 9:30 a.m. – Ball calls photos sexist, embarrassing
Democratic congressional candidate Krystal M. Ball says the sexually explicit photos that surfaced Tuesday of her in a Halloween costume are sexist and outrageous.
Dale City, Va. –– The American Wartime Museum is coming to Dale City, and is slated to become another destination in a developing military history corridor along Interstate 95.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the $50 million museum Tuesday, which will sit on about 70 acres of land off Dale Boulevard and Interstate 95, behind a K-Mart store.
