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Guns pulled during two separate parking lot incidents in Prince William

By Uriah Kiser

An argument in the Potomac Mills mall’s parking lot led to two men being shot with a BB gun.

Police were called to the shopping mall at 2:19 p.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired. Officers later determined the victims were shot with a BB gun following an argument that ensued in the parking lot.

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Dumfries outlines plans to transform into modern village

By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries Town leaders envision a modern village cropping up along Main. Street, around the existing Town Hall, which is shaded in brown on this rendering.

Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood has long said he wants Dumfries to become a destination rather than a pass-through town.

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Bridges to DC closed ahead of Biden inauguration

By Uriah Kiser

You won’t be able to drive into Washington D.C. from Virginia starting tomorrow at 6 a.m., ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden.

State police said it closing all of the bridges leading from the major thoroughfares into the city, including the 14th Bridge (Arland Williams, Jr. Memorial Bridge), the Memorial Bridge, and the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge.

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Vaccination waitlist established as shipments delayed

By Uriah Kiser

The Prince William County Government notified the public over the weekend of a new waitlist for people who need the coronavirus vaccine.

As it turns out, the Federal Government cannot fill the state’s orders for new vaccines, which has delayed the inoculation process for those who are 65 years or older, as well as school teachers who were hoping to get the vaccine and return to the classroom.

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Why does the new bridge over the Rappahannock sit higher?

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: VDOT Fredericksburg

We recently received a reader question about the differing heights of a new bridge being built, and two existing bridges that carry traffic on Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg.

We contacted the Virginia Department of Transportation for an answer.

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Cattle would be allowed in Prince William under zoning change

By Uriah Kiser
Laz E Hill Farm near Haymarket

In the 1996 film “Twister,” actress Jami Gertz delivers the line “we’ve got cows” as bovines fly through the air on the winds of a cyclone.

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