Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Stafford closes offices for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Published January 18, 2021 at 11:47AM

Stafford County Courthouse in Stafford, Virginia.

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Stafford offices, departments, facilities, and courts will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. The Rappahannock Area Health District will be closed as well.

The following offices and facilities will remain open:

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Bridges to DC closed ahead of Biden inauguration

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 18, 2021 at 11:39AM

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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Bristow woman killed after vehicle strikes utility pole

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 18, 2021 at 11:02AM

A woman from Bristow has died after a crash on Prince William Parkway.

Police were called to the intersection of Balls Ford Road and the parkway, near Gainesville, at 7:47 a.m. after a vehicle hit struck a utility pole.

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Vaccination waitlist established as shipments delayed

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 18, 2021 at 10:51AM

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

Published January 18, 2021 at 8:00AM | Updated January 18, 2021 at 12:02PM

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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Body found at recycling center identified

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 15, 2021 at 7:41PM

Police have identified the body of a man found at a Manassas recycling center last fall. Now they need the public’s help in learning more about the man’s family, and where he might have been in the days leading up to his death.

Prince William police issued a statement.

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