Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Murder charge filed in latest killing outside Woodbridge nightclub

Published March 29, 2021 at 10:15AM | Updated March 29, 2021 at 1:48PM

An arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred outside a Woodbridge nightclub.

Horace Gene Clark, 27, of Woodbridge is charged in the fatal shooting that took the life of 25-year-old Kalin Javon Robinson, of Stafford on Thursday, March 25.

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New Prince William County schools chief will make $310,000 annually

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 26, 2021 at 5:19PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:29PM

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Vandalism at Prince William Supervisor’s home not politically motivated

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 24, 2021 at 11:28PM | Updated June 30, 2022 at 12:22AM

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Supervisor Victor Angry’s home was not the target of politically-motivated vandalism.

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Chicago superintendent tapped to lead Prince William County schools

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 24, 2021 at 8:49PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:29PM

McDade

Chicago’s loss is Prince William County’s gain.

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Tractor-trailer leaks fuel onto I-95 prompting clean-up

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 24, 2021 at 5:26PM

Fire and rescue crews were called to crashed a tractor-trailer leaking fuel on Interstate 95.

Stafford County fire and rescue crews rushed to the crash at milepost 137, near the Stafford Regional Airport, just before 2 p.m.

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Prince William County and Virginia’s death penalty — a look back as Gov. abolishes executions

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 24, 2021 at 5:06PM | Updated June 30, 2022 at 12:23AM

Gov. Ralph Northam (right) tours Greesville Correctional Facility, in Jarratt, Va., the site where death penalty sentences were carried out.

Virginia Senator Scott Surrovell stood outside Gunston Hall today, the mansion home to George Mason, the author who wrote Virginia’s Declaration of Rights in 1776.

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HomeGoods to open Thursday at Stafford Marketplace

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 24, 2021 at 3:59PM

HomeGoods, the leading off-price home décor store in the U.S and worldwide, will open a new store in Stafford on Thursday, March 25. The new store is located in Stafford Marketplace at 1190 Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford.

HomeGoods provides a selection of high-quality merchandise at excellent values. With prices 20%-60% below full-price retailers’ (including department, specialty, and major online retailers) regular prices on comparable merchandise. From top brands and designers to finds from all over the world, HomeGoods offers a selection of goods for every room of the house.

Prince William

Man, 20, struck on Route 234 near Lake Jackson

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 24, 2021 at 10:54AM | Updated June 30, 2022 at 12:23AM

A 20-year-old man was struck by a car late Tuesday night near the Lake Jackson Dam.

Police said the victim walked out onto Route 234, a busy four-lane highway at the intersection of Coles Drive. A car struck the victim.

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Commissioner blasts Racial & Social Justice Commission for not reciting pledge of allegiance

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 22, 2021 at 6:20PM | Updated June 30, 2022 at 12:25AM

London Steverson, a retired Social Security Judge and Coast Guard Law Specialist, sits on the Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission.

A retired administrative law judge who now sits on a newly formed Prince William County commission was outraged when the most recent meeting didn’t begin with the pledge of allegiance.

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Spring water flushing begins in Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 18, 2021 at 9:08PM

The Prince William County Service Authority will conduct its annual water distribution system flushing program from late March until mid-June this year.

Each spring, the Service Authority’s drinking water providers, Fairfax Water and the City of Manassas, temporarily change the primary disinfectant in their water treatment process from chloramines to free chlorine. Our water providers indicate that this temporary change facilitates an effective flushing program for the distribution system and is a drinking water industry best practice.