Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

$40 million public safety center breaks ground in Manassas

Published September 21, 2020 at 5:19PM

Manassas City officials break ground on a new $40 million police and fire and rescue public safety center. [Uriah Kiser/PLN]

The ground has been broken for a new $40 million public safety center in Manassas.

Elected officials joined chiefs from the city’s police and fire departments to lead a ceremony marking the start of construction for the a new facility on Grant Avenue, just outside of the city’s historic district.

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Suspect in Woodbridge sex assault arrested in Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 21, 2020 at 4:57PM

Police on Saturday, September 19 arrested a suspect sought in connection to a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a residence in Woodbridge.

On September 17 at 12:36 p.m., officers learned the victim, a 17-year-old female, told police that earlier that morning she awoke to an acquaintance standing over her. The accused refused to leave the residence and began inappropriately touching the victim, police said.

Shots fired at vehicle fleeing fight scene

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 21, 2020 at 4:47PM

Poilce are looking for a man they say fired a gun at a moving vehicle.

at 1 p.m. Sunday, September 20 officers were called to investigate a shooting that was reported to have occurred in the 17100 block of Dumfries Road earlier that morning.

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Woodbridge man stopped by sheriff’s office faces multiple charges

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 21, 2020 at 4:40PM

Boat

A suspect wanted in Pennsylvania was arrested after providing false identification during a traffic accident investigation on Sunday.

On September 20, Deputy S.C. Martin was called to an auto accident on Jefferson Davis Highway near Woodstock Lane near Taylor’s Grocery.

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Germanna enrollment rate soars during coronavirus pandemic

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 21, 2020 at 3:49PM

Germanna Community College Barbara J. Fried Center in Stafford County.

Germanna Community College’s enrollment is climbing despite the pandemic.

Enrollment is up 4.24% for the fall compared to the same date in 2019, the college reports.Germanna began bucking the national trend with a 25% surge in summer enrollment.

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Thousands in our region have already cast their absentee ballots

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 21, 2020 at 2:18PM

Democrats staked multiple signs outside the Prince William County Office of Elections in Manassas as absentee in-person voting got underway during the November 3, 2020 General Election. [Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Early voting is underway across the state, and in our region, thousands have already went to the polls to cast their ballots.

In Prince William County, nearly 3,300 people cast their ballots over Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, respectively. The county’s office of elections has polling places set up at

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Stafford leaders discuss leaving regional library system

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2020 at 6:05PM

Central Rappahannock Regional Library Porter Branch sits at 2001 Parkway Boulevard in North Stafford.

Public libraries in the Fredericksburg region are set to reopen to the public, in an limited capacity, on November 11.

But county leaders in Stafford are asking why the Central Rappahannock Regional Library system hasn’t already done so, similar to libraries in neighboring counties. There’s also a discussion about whether or not Stafford would be better off operating its own library system.

News

Should schools reopen for in-person learning?

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2020 at 4:54PM

Many schools in our region plan to return to some form of in-person learning in late October or early November.

Some parents and teachers across the region say a return to in-person learning is needed now to benefit students.

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Stafford woman faces charges in infant’s death

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2020 at 4:42PM

Council

A Stafford woman faces felony murder, involuntary manslaughter and child neglect charges in the death of an infant.

On November 12, 2019 at 4:57 p.m. the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and fire and rescue department were called to an address on Spinnaker Way for a 4-month-old boy that was not breathing. The infant was taken to Stafford Hospital and later flown to VCU Medical Center in Richmond for treatment.

Traffic

Speed limit increase on Route 3 in King George County

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2020 at 3:35PM

The speed limit is increasing from 55 mph to 60 mph on several sections of Route 3 and Route 301 in King George County.

New 60 mph speed limit signs are posted today on several sections of Route 301, and new signs will be installed on Route 3 on Monday, Sept. 21, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.