A local hospital is working to educate the community on the needs of babies born prematurely.
November is National Prematurity Awareness Month. Mary Washington Healthcare is using this opportunity to reflect on the nearly 520,000 babies born preterm each year in the U.S.
Virginia State Police asked for the public’s help for information on what led to a fatal pedestrian crash outside Fredericksburg.
Police said a red pickup truck struck two pedestrians Tuesday, November 1, in the 4400 block of Lafayette Boulevard in Spotsylvania County.
The Virginia State Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of five Prince William Board of Supervisors accused of violating the state’s open meetings laws in the hours after unprecedented riots.
Richmond attorney Patrick McSweeny argued for county residents Alan Gloss and Carol Fox. Both allege the five Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors violated the law when they attended a meeting of the county police department’s Citizen Advisory Board, which hastily gathered at noon on May 30, 2020.
Police tell us the shooting in Dale City we first told you about Monday afternoon happened during a home invasion.
On October 31 at 1:44 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 13400 block of Orangewood Drive in Dale City to investigate a shooting. Upon arriving, officers found a 51-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower body and provided first aid until rescue personnel arrived.
On October 27 at 7:34 a.m., Prince William County police responded to the Our Lady of Angels Church at 13752 Marys Way in Woodbridge to investigate a burglary.
The investigation revealed several sheds and a trailer belonging to the church were burglarized sometime between 3 p.m. on October 26 and 7 a.m. on October 27. The investigation revealed entry was made into the trailer through the window, which was found damaged.
This is a consequence of the ongoing labor shortage – specifically for heavy equipment operators and CDL driver positions. Despite the county’s efforts to recruit and reassign employees, they do not have sufficient staff to safely operate both the Landfill and Balls Ford Road Compost facility to continue to offer Sunday dropoff.
In the meantime, the agency that manages the landfill, Prince William County Solid Waste Division, says residents can apply for decals to affix on their truck windshields for faster access to the landfill and recycling center on the days the facilities are open.
For the annual Northern Virginia Veterans Day Parade, thousands were expected in Downtown Manassas on Saturday, November 5, 2020.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. The parade will begin at the intersection of Prescott Avenue and Quarry Road. The parade will follow Prescott Ave around the corner onto Center Street and continue down Center Street to West Street.
One person is shot in the Orangewood section of Dale City.
Police issued posts about the incident to social media at about 2:30 p.m. The victim suffered wounds that appeared to be non-life threatening and were taken to a local hospital.
Prince William County Supervisor Chair-At large Ann Wheeler, one of the county’s five top elected leaders who finds herself at the center of a Virginia State Supreme Court case tomorrow, made comments about the upcoming proceedings on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
Potomac Local News has obtained an email in which Wheeler calls the lawsuit against her and her fellow Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors “frivolous” and “politically motivated.” It’s the first time Potomac Local News has seen a comment about this case from any of the elected defendants, despite seeking comments multiple times.
About 320 mail-in ballots will be scanned at the Prince William County Office of Elections following chain-of-custody concerns from elections volunteers.
The number represents about 30% of the 1,100 mail-in ballots the office has received since early voting began in September.
