Winter doesn’t want to give up.
After temperatures climbed in the high 80s this past week, the mercury will drop by Monday, with rain bearing down on the region and some possible snow out west.
Author: Potomac Local News
Remember, most lane closures will be lifted through noon Tuesday, April 19, for the Easter holiday travel period.
I-95 Southbound
According to police, Prince William County school Information Technology Specialist sexually assaulted multiple students while on school grounds.
On April 6, detectives with the Special Victims Bureau, in conjunction with Child Protective Services, began an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at John Jenkins Elementary School, at 4060 Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, involving a school staff member. Police identified four victims, all 8-year-old girls, as being inappropriately touched by the accused while in his office within the school building between March and April 2022.
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[Updated 10:50 p.m.] One person was shot tonight at a carnival at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge.
The unidentified victim is being flown from the high school football field to a local hospital.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed about 700 bills impacting the economy, health care policy, law enforcement policies, taxes and various other issues.
Each bill had some level of bipartisan support, needing approval from the Republican-controlled House of Delegates and the Democratic-controlled Senate. The governor also amended more than 100 bills, which the General Assembly will need to act on. Lawmakers are also working on several other bills that have yet to reach the governor, with the most important of those being the state budget.
A popular senior citizens expo will return to our region with a new name.
The Prince William Chamber announced that the event formerly known as Transitions has been renamed the Aging Gracefully Expo. The event will return in person this year after having to be conducted virtually the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A Stafford County daycare owner turned herself in to authorities after three infants were taken to a hospital with exposure to THC.
On March 2, 2022, Deputy A.J. Deasy went to Stafford Hospital and found three children, all one year of age, and all from separate homes, were treated in the emergency room after their parents observed lethargic and uncoordinated behavior and glassy, bloodshot eyes.
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[Updated Noon] Route 28 north is open at the Prince William County / Manassas City lane after a tractor-trailer overturned just before 6 a.m..
According to police, crews spent hours working on the accident clean up, working to unload the truck’s cargo — computer parts — from the overturned trailer. No one was injured.
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It’s been a busy week for both Project Mend-A-House and Covenant Presbyterian Church.
During Prince William County Public Schools’ Spring Break, April 11 to 15, the two organizations partnered to tackle more than 12 projects ranging from ramp installation, plumbing leaks, stair climber installations, and door replacements.