From an email:
The bus stop at the Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge campus will continue to be inaccessible on Thursday, January 25 due to a water main break. Repairs are taking longer than initially expected.
Author: Potomac Local News
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Route 28 is called the most congested road in Northern Virginia.
And now, the effort to fix it could wind up being the most expensive transportation project in Prince William County’s history.
STAFFORD – A permanent replacement for now Delegate Bob Thomas, a former Stafford County Supervisor from the George Washington District, will be held in November.
Those who wish to consider as a temporary replacement need to start on their paperwork.
RICHMOND – A three-judge federal appeals court panel heard arguments Tuesday on whether Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted of murder in the Beltway sniper attacks in 2002, is entitled to a new sentencing under a U.S. Supreme Court decision that made life without parole unconstitutional for juveniles.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges listened to arguments from Malvo’s lawyer, Craig Cooley, and Virginia’s deputy solicitor general, Matthew McGuire.
A Monday morning Virginia Railway Express train stopped when a passenger began making threats.
More in a Stafford sheriff’s office press release:
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From police:
Suspicious Event
The Prince William County Historic Preservation is once again offering our Annual History Lecture Series at the Old Manassas Courthouse located at 9248 Lee Avenue, in Manassas on the 4th Thursday of each month beginning in January through April. The lectures will be held in the upstairs ballroom at 7:00 p.m. and are free to the public. Donations will be thankfully accepted.
The first lecture of this season will be on Thursday, January 25th and will use one of Virginias most colorful Civil War heroes John S. Mosby and his command as the topic In 1863, John S. Mosby formed a command of Partisan Rangers with the blessing of Generals R.E. Lee & J.E.B. Stuart. Author and speaker Eric W. Buckland will lead us as we explore some of these men who attended Virginia Military Institute. Lt. Col. Buckland has offered to research men of the command who hailed from Prince William County as well. Copies of Buckland’s book “Mosby’s Keydet Rangers” will be available for purchase.
From Quantico Marine Corps Base public affairs office:
Retired Marine Master Sgt. Catherine G. Murray will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Jan. 23, 2018. Murray was recognized on Nov. 30, 1962 as the first enlisted female Marine to retire from active duty after serving honorable for nearly 20 years.
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QUANTICO — The U.S. Senate has agreed to reopen the Federal Government after it shut down Friday night.
A new agreement will fund the government for the next three weeks through Feb. 8, 2018.