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Author: Potomac Local News
Some streets are flooded after the excessive rainfall across our area today, prompting a flood warning from the National Weather Service until 2:30 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2023.
Locations experiencing flooding include Manassas, Manassas Park, Dale City, and portions of western Prince William County.
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The park in Doswell, Virginia, will open from 5 p.m. until 12:30 a.m., with rides closing at 10 p.m. as the New Year’s countdown party begins under the Eiffel Tower and concludes with a fantastic firework show planned at the stroke of midnight.
The New Year’s Eve celebration is also one of the last two operating days for the WinterFest event at the park for 2022. WinterFest has millions of Christmas lights, nearly 1,000 Christmas trees, and festive décor displayed throughout the 400-acre park. The iconic Eiffel Tower is transformed into a 300-foot-tall Christmas tree, and the well-known International Street fountains are turned into an ice-skating plaza known as Snowflake Lake.
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Each year at Christmastime, the threat of house fires increases because of the dangers of holiday cooking, visitors, and strings of lights plugged into usually too few outlets.
Acting Prince William County Fire Chief James Forgo provided some helpful holiday tips to keep your family and home safe at Christmas.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office tells us how a resident used a magnet to pick up nails spilled at a commuter lot just off Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.
Someone really screwed up when they lost a box of roofing nails near the Staffordboro Commuter Lot last week. Here is the riveting story…
Prince William County and parts north are under a flood watch until late tonight as heavy rain moves into our area.
According to the National Weather Service, flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and northern Virginia, including Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
Stafford County reminds residents not to pour fats, oils, and grease down the drain this holiday season.
These substances harden and clog pipes and drains in homes and within the county-maintained sewer system.
Atlantic Builders and its employees hosted its sixth annual Holiday Hope campaign and donated $18,000 to community organizations in Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Waynesboro.
For the sixth year in a row, Atlantic’s team of employees has raised funds for those in need in their local community through the employee-led Holiday Hope campaign. They have now given approximately $85,000 to local community organizations. Countless families have been provided for during the Holidays–including over 130 children in Spotsylvania alone–through this annual charitable giving campaign that lasts from November into mid-December.
By Madison Hirneisen
(The Center Square) – A commission of Virginia state lawmakers voted Monday to file an objection to the Virginia Department of Education’s proposed 2022 model policy for schools, which outlines new rules for how schools handle a student’s gender identity that have been labeled anti-trans by opponents.
Police arrested an Alexandria man accused of assaulting a police officer during a shoplifting case at a Walmart in July.
On July 11 at 9:29 a.m., officers responded to Walmart to investigate a shoplifter. Before officers arrived at the store, store security personnel detained a man, later identified as the accused, who was observed putting items into a backpack before walking towards the exit, where he encountered security personnel.