A large pothole formed on Interstate 95 south today prompting emergency repair roadwork.
The work is slated to begin at 8 p.m., at I-95 and the Route 17 overpass in south Stafford.
The roadwork comes as I-95 south in Stafford saw a crash Wednesday afternoon that blocked two lanes of traffic near Courthouse Road. At 7 p.m. the entire stretch of the highway in Stafford County was experiencing delays.
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A North Stafford convenience store was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night.
Four people wearing dark clothes entered the 5 Twelve C store at 1075 Garrisonville Road, across from Mount Ararat Baptist Church, at 10 p.m. They were in the store for about two minutes before one man walked up to the counter, pulled out a shotgun, and demanded cash, said Stafford sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Two robbers were at the front of the store while two others stood by the shop entrance posted as a lookout, said Kennedy. The robbers made off in a blue Hyundai headed east on Garrisonville Road with an undisclosed amount of cash. The robbers were wearing ski masks and appeared to have used a pump-action shotgun, said Kennedy.
No one as injured in the robbery.
Stafford deputies set up a perimeter around the robbery scene, posting deputies up and down Garrisonville Road. No arrests were made.
Stafford deputies were called to another robbery at 8:14 p.m. Sunday at an Exxon market and deli at 375 Warrenton Road in south Stafford. Three people were inside that store when "four to five" people, one of them possibly a woman, burst into the shop. One of them brandished a small pistol and demanded cash, said Kennedy.
The robbers made off with cash and an iPhone that belonged to one of three people who were inside the store at the time of the robbery. The iPhone was later recovered in the parking lot.
No one was injured in this robbery.
The robbers had their faces covered, and all were wearing dark clothes, to include pants and hooded sweatshirts. They made off in a newer model Kia or Nissan sedan.
Investigators are looking into whether or not the two cases are linked.
The first-annual Stafford County Christmas Parade took place on Saturday, December 19, at 5 p.m.
The parade route started at Stafford Middle School and ended at Brooke Point High School. All the parking spots quickly filled up at Brooke Point so attendees had to park along Courthouse Road.
The theme for this year was "All I want for Christmas."
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Years of vandalism have prompted Manassas Park to restore the Conner House.
The Conner House is currently being restored due to deterioration and vandalism and is not open to the public. Many organizations are helping to restore the Conner House to it’s former glory. Some of the restoration will include new railings, repairing broken windows, and other parts of the vandalized interior.
City leaders also erect a fence around the property to stop the recurring vandalism.
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A family that lived in a refugee camp before coming to the U.S. will have a new home in North Stafford.
The Habonimana family will move into a new home at 3 Aquia Avenue on Sunday. Originally from Tanzania, mom, dad, and their five children aged 16, 14, 10, 6, and 18 months, will live in the home made possible by Habitat for Humanity Fredericksburg.
The family came to the U.S. in 1994 as a refugee family. They had lived in refugee camps while in Tanzania. They left Tanzania during the genocide.
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The National EMS Memorial Tree of Life on Display at the Stafford County Public Safety Center honors two Stafford EMS providers who lost their lives while trying to help others.Â
Here's more in a press release:Â
Stafford County Fire and Rescue is hosting a display of five panels from the National EMS Memorial's Tree of Life, the iconic symbol honoring EMS providers who gave their lives in the line of duty.
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A woman in her mid-20s committed suicide at a public gun range on Tuesday.
Stafford authorities were called to The Range at 62 Potomac Creek Drive in Stafford County at 3 p.m. to investigate the incident.
There were no other injuries, according to Stafford sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy.
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The volunteers at Stafford Volunteer Fire Department will once again this year bring Santa Claus on a tour through neighborhoods in Stafford County.Â
The volunteers will travel through neighborhoods starting on Thursday, December 17 through the weekend. Officials said look for the lights and sirens coming through the neighborhood, and then come outside and see Santa Claus.Â
On Thursday, December 17, Santa Claus will visit Courthouse Square, Liberty Knolls, Colonial Forge, Paradise Estates, and the Ulturis neighborhoods.Â
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Stafford Sheriff Charles "Charlie" Jett will say goodbye tonight.
A special meet and greet is planned at the Stafford County Public Safety Center from 4 to 7 p.m. where at least 300 people are expected to come and shake the hand of the veteran sheriff who has spent a lifetime serving the department, and as county sheriff since 2000.
"It's going to be a packed event," said Stafford sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy.
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Stafford authorities say a man told then he placed his car key into the doors of several parked cars on Elkton Drive and became angry when the doors didn't open.
The Stafford sheriff's office was sent to the street in England Run near the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on Sunday, December 13 at 5:30 a.m. after reports of a suspicious man trying to break into cars on the street were called into 911.
The deputy arrived on the scene and found an intoxicated man, according to Stafford sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy. The deputy found several cars parked in the street had also been damage, to include a Honda that had its door and quarter panel kicked, and a green Ford that had its license plate ripped off and a mirror bent, said Kennedy.
