Author: Uriah Kiser

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Your 2024 in-person DMV planner: Agency announces closures for the year

By Uriah Kiser
The Woodbridge DMV on Caton Hill Road.

Virginia DMV: “The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages customers to take advantage of convenient time-saving online services especially when full-service customer service centers are closed. DMV offices will be closed on the following days for state holidays and observances this year:”

“During these closures and anytime, you can renew your tags, update your address, renew or replace your driver’s license or ID card, in addition to dozens of other services available at dmv.virginia.gov. Most transactions take minutes to complete, saving you a trip to a DMV location.”

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Jackknifed tractor-trailer delays I-95 south for 5 miles

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: VDOT]

Original post: A jackknifed tractor-trailer is causing a significant back on Interstate 95 at Dumfries.  Traffic is backed up for five miles.

From VDOT: “Dumfries: 95SB at Route 234: All SB lanes closed due to tractor-trailer crash. Right shoulder getting by at times. Responders still arriving. Pls use alternate route.”

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Publisher’s Post: Restaurant Week; Hairy weather; Event for your Tuesday

By Uriah Kiser

Welcome to the new Publisher’s Post, a feature new for 2024 that will allow me to connect directly with you, our members.

I’ll use this space to write directly to you, giving you insight into the stories of the day, the new stories our team is working on, local events pulled from our robust local events calendar, and information about how you can help us in our mission to cover our communities.

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Weapon detection scanners in schools: Half a schoolyear in, here’s how it’s going in Prince William

By Uriah Kiser

Insidenova.com: “Every morning before the bell rings to mark the beginning of the school day, students across Prince William County stream into school buildings through the lanes of a new weapons detection system, backpacks strapped on the front of their bodies and laptops out.”

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17 years in prison: Plea deal for Manassas-area Denny’s killer

By Uriah Kiser
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A second suspect in the day-after-Christmas slayings at a Denny’s restaurant outside Manassas in 2019 pled guilty.

Ryan Thomas Walker, 26, will serve 17 years in prison and then five years probation for his role in the killings. Walker and 25-year-old Jordan Anderson walked into the restaurant at 8201 Sudley Road on Dec. 26, 2019, to kill, police said.

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McPike files bill to allow non-citizens to become police officers

By Uriah Kiser
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Virginia Scope: “Sen. Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William, Stafford) filed a bill that would allow ‘Dreamers’ to become either a chief of police, police officer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer or law-enforcement officer in Virginia.”

“McPike says the request for this bill came from the Prince William County Police Department. “They have a great candidate who grew up here, and this is the only country she knows and loves. She has always dreamed of being a police officer,” he said in an interview.”

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Manassas power outages spiked 20% in 2023

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash]

Manassas residents will get an update on the state of its utility system.

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Local Spotlight: The affordable, local advertising solution that puts your business in the spotlight

By Uriah Kiser

We’re about to enter our 14th year of publishing local news for communities between Manassas and Fredericksburg.

As an entrepreneurial journalist who built Potomac Local from the ground up into one of our region’s most trusted news and community information sources, I’ve never stopped thinking about how to help small businesses grow their businesses and improve our communities.

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