An emergency maintenance repair is underway to address erosion along the shoulder of Interstate 95 southbound in Fredericksburg at mile marker 131, requiring an extended lane closure in the area.
VDOT says the erosion is “severe.”
Author: Potomac Local News
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The family of a Woodbridge man killed in a motocross crash earlier this month asks the community for help.
Marc Daniels, 51, of Woodbridge, died on Sunday, May 1, at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Md. Daniels was killed during a practice maneuver, reports Southern Maryland News Net.
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[Updated 11 p.m.] Police just sent us new photos of a man suspected of assaulting two 12-year-old girls walking to school.
Police learned of the first assault today at 7:55 a.m. when officers went to the 3800 block of Graham Park Road in Triangle to investigate an assault on a 12-year-old girl walking to school.
On Tuesday, May 3, deputies went to Heflin’s Garage at 147 Warrenton Road, across from a Dunkin Donuts in Falmouth.
A man told employees he had a video of a shooting and needed to get out of the area. A teen was shot, and another man was wounded in a shooting the same day in the nearby Olde Forge neighborhood.
Stafford County is set to spend $1.8 million on a new sidewalk in the northern part of the county.
Before it does, it wants to hear from you. The Stafford County Department of Capital Projects will host a public meeting about the Staffordboro Boulevard Sidewalk Project Wednesday, May 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Anne E. Moncure Elementary School, 120 Juggins Road in North Stafford.
By Tyler Arnold
(The Center Square) – Intuit, owner of the popular tax-filing website TurboTax, will need to pay out $3.5 million to Virginia consumers in response to allegations of deceptive advertising practices, according to a settlement agreement between the company and the commonwealth.
The Open Space Art Gallery is now open in a space once occupied by South Moon Under, at 15000 Potomac Town Center Place near Wegmans. The Prince William Arts Council, in conjunction with the Prince William Art Society, is maintaining the space.
“Stonebridge and JBG Smith [owners of Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center] were happy to have Prince William County Arts Council utilize the space,” spokeswoman Anastasia Pordorski told Potomac Local News. “It had been sitting vacant since the prior tenant vacated in early 2020.”
Submitted by Volunteer Prince William
Greetings, Prince William – Help fight local hunger! The hard-working staff at ACTS needs volunteers on May 14, 6pm-9pm, to support the Mail Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Volunteers will help off-load donations at their Hunger Prevention Center, 17958 Dr. David Cline Lane, Dumfries 22026. Groups, families, and individuals are welcome, and you’ll feel great helping the staff get their food warehouse organized to help feed food insecure families! Please contact Shirley at [email protected] or call 703-441-8606 ext. 288 for more information.
Police are on the scene of a shooting at a Motel 6 in Dumfries, where one person was found suffering gunshot wounds. The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital suffering non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
*UPDATE: #Shooting | #Dumfries; one adult male located with non-life threatening injuries and transported to an area hospital. Incident was isolated to the Motel 6. Expect heavy police presence as the investigation continues. https://t.co/aPXPXOeYCw
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A women’s health center in Manassas was vandalized, a clinic employee confirmed to Potomac Local News today.
Someone used black spray paint to vandalize The First Care Women’s Health Center on Forestwood Lane, writing “abortion is a right” and “liars.”