Author: Potomac Local News
A new coffee bar has opened at the Quantico Cyber Hub at the top of Quantico Corporate Center.
Taking its name from the building address, which is uniquely labeled as a “binary number”, Coffee Bar 1010 is a new bistro that offers a full range of specialty coffees, craft beers on tap, and fine wines by the glass or bottle.
The Fredericksburg Police Department has partnered with Mary Washington Healthcare to help you safely install your child’s car seat.
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Fredericksburg Police Department, located at 2200 Cowan Boulevard, Fredericksburg, residents may have their car seats checked for safety. No appointment necessary and you do not have to be a resident of Fredericksburg to participate.
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Police in Virginia are warning about the dangers of drunken driving this St. Patrick’s Day.
Police said March 17 is becoming one of the year’s most dangerous times to be on the road. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day weekend alone (6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18), more than three out of five (63%) traffic crash-related fatalities involved a drunk driver. In fact, from 2015 to 2019, a total of 280 lives were lost in drunk-driving crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day period nationwide.
Police in Woodbridge were called to the scene of a home invasion.
Two men broke into a home at the Summerland Apartments, in the 1900 block of Gableridge Turn at 8:53 p.m. Thursday, March 11. The men kicked in the door to the apartment to gain entry.
On Thursday, March 11 at 6:05 p.m., police in Prince William County were called to the scene of a motorcycle crash in the area of the Prince William Pkwy and Hynson Drive near Manassas.
The investigation revealed that the operator of a 2020 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was traveling east on the Prince William Pkwy, approaching Hynson Dr, when the operator lost control and ran off the left side of the roadway into the center median.
OmniRide is doing more to help residents get to area vaccination clinics.
The transit agency says its Local buses serve three vaccination sites in Prince William County, with bus stops close to each location.
The Easter Bunny will return to Potomac Mills mall.
The mall tells us the bunny will visit the mall between March 18 and April 3, for a safe and socially-distanced experience.
Someone in Manassas bought a Powerball ticket for Wednesday night’s drawing that is now worth $1 million. The winning ticket was purchased at the Giant Food at 10100 Dumfries Road in Manassas.
The million-dollar question now is: Who has that ticket?