Shots rang out Saturday night at Stonebridge Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge.
Police went to the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center shopping center, anchored by Wegmans grocery store, just after 11 p.m. Saturday, January 1, after a man who had been shot walked into a hospital emergency room seeking treatment.
Occoquan tale: Congratulations to Occoquan resident Henry Brinton on the publication of his second book set in Occoquan, Windows of the Heavens. [Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta]
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Dangerous streets: Prince William County’s traffic, pedestrian fatalities reach their highest levels in a decade [Prince William Times]
More money: Virginia minimum wage will increase to $11 in January [The Center Square]
Detectives in Manassas are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man.
Details are sketchy. However, police were called to the 8300 block of Magnolia Court, near Stonewall Park, at 5 p.m. Monday, December 27.
The Prince William County Landfill will cut its operating hours next month.
Due to a shortage of truck drivers, the landfill will be closed Sundays beginning January 9 until further notice. The change will affect the dump at 14811 Dumfries Road and a composting facility at 13000 Balls Ford Road near Gainesville.
Get printed: Prince William County residents can now schedule appointments for fingerprinting services through the Police Department’s website. [Prince William County Police Department]
Short handed: The Prince William County Landfill and the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility will be closed on Sundays, beginning January 9, after the holiday season, until further notice. [Prince William County Government]
Shots fired outside at home near county government center
A man parking his car outside his home had his window shot out late last night on Bedford Glen Way, about a half-mile from the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.
$440 million: Prince William County is asking for over $440 million from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority for eight road projects in the latest update to the authority’s six-year funding program. [Insidenova.com]
12-hour delay: In a rough start to the Christmas holiday for some Amtrak passengers, a train from Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida was delayed for nearly 12 hours Thursday — affecting more than 350 people. [WTOP-FM]
A forecasted temperature of 70 degrees on Christmas Day may not be a bad thing. Children will be able to get outside to play, and, for the enterprising, you may be able to clear some of those leaves from the yard finally.
Whatever you do this Christmas — chores around the house, playing with friends or family, or nothing at all — we hope you enjoy this special time of year.
