A 45-year-old man faces charges after a woman was stabbed multiple times inside of her home.
At 10:06 p.m. Monday, January 31 officers responded to a went to a home in the 12200 block of Allspice Court in Lake Ridge for a report of a domestic disturbance. According to the caller, someone inside the home was armed with a weapon.
If we have learned one thing over the last two years of a pandemic, it’s that what is classified as “science” is always changing as we learn more. And that’s okay. I would hope that as a society we would learn from our experiences and continuously balance all potential threats to our children and not just let one aspect of our lives rule over everything else.
But that seems to be exactly what has happened with the continued mask mandates being foisted upon our children in the Prince William County School system.
Road winding: A combined safety and paving project in Stafford County will begin this week to slightly widen shoulders and deliver a smoother travel surface on several secondary roads. [Press release]
Respect the battery: February 18 is Battery Day. A day to pay homage to an everyday item that humans often take for granted. [Press release]
A home burned to the ground Sunday near Haymarket.
Prince William County fire and rescue crews received a 911 call at 8:23 p.m. to the 4000 block of Lawnvale Drive for a house fire.
It looks like the building that hosted Vice-President Kamala Harris in the final days of the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial Election will become a community center.
A motion before the Dumfries Town Council on Tuesday, February 1, will direct the town manager to explore the possibility of youth and senior center inside the former home of the Dumfries Rescue Squad, at 3800 Graham Park Road.
Best in biz: On Thursday, February 24, the Chamber will celebrate 12 years of Excellence in Business for Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park. [Press release]
Dumfries to Kings Dominion: Drivers can expect mobile work zones to remove storm debris from shoulders and median in Stafford, Spotsylvania and Caroline counties this week. [Press release]
Just before 8 p.m. on January 29th, Stafford County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched for a fire in a barn at home on Cannon Knolls Drive in the Hartwood area.
Fire crews found a 30 foot by 30-foot barn fully engulfed in flames with fire. Crews worked to bring the fire was under control in about 10 minutes. Several animals could escape. However, some did suffer injuries. The extent of those injuries is not known, said authorities.
The sheriff’s office obtained an arrest warrant was obtained for a suspect in an attempted child abduction that occurred during the afternoon on Friday, January 28. The SWAT Team surrounded William’s home on Owens Street, in the Eastern View subdivision near North Stafford High School, about 9 p.m. Friday, January 28.
The suspect barricaded himself in the house, according to authorities. The sheriff’s office sent a drone into the home to search while the SWAT Team used a robot to open doors and search for the suspect. A crisis negotiation team attempted to speak with the suspect, but he refused, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
When complete, the wider bridge will untangle the east coast’s worst rail bottleneck and allow VRE to provide bi-directional, evening, and weekend service. Amtrak trains between Washington and Richmond will also double in frequency.
“We’re already talking about….reverse service so people could come from other areas to Fredericksburg or earlier afternoon service so people can get back and forth,” said Fredericksburg City Councilor Matt Kelly, who represents the city on the VRE Operations Board. “Basically, expanding our clientele, as it were so that more people can enjoy being here in Fredericksburg and go up to Washington, or go from Washington, come down here and spend the day.”
Libraries in the Fredericksburg region will once again allow people into its branches starting Monday, January 31.
A spokesman says falling coronavirus rates in the library’s service region prompted the change. Customers will again be able to visit branches to browse the collection, check out materials, use computers, print, copy, scan, fax, and use meeting and study rooms.
