Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Holiday gift program accepting applications, donations

Published October 14, 2020 at 2:51PM

Old Moncure Elementary School, at 75 Moncure Lane in North Stafford.

Area residents in need of Christmas gifts for children can apply for help this week.

Residents may apply to the Stafford Department of Social Services Holiday Program through Friday, October 16, 2020. The department sponsors meals and gifts for participants.

Features

KO Distillery named state’s top distillery

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 13, 2020 at 6:19PM

Holding an award from the Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Tourism Association, KO Distillery Founder Bill Karlson stands with his team.

A popular distillery in Manassas got a top nod from the Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association.

This marks the first time KO has won the award.

News

Virginia online voter registration tool goes dark on deadline day

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 13, 2020 at 2:42PM | Updated October 13, 2020 at 3:01PM

The Virginia Department of Elections’ online portal for voter registration and other voter tools is down today, Tuesday, Oct. 13.

A construction crew working on a street in Chesterfield County today accidentally sliced a Verizon fiber line, cutting internet service for much of the Virginia State Government.

Originals

Taskforce ties gang members to 4 Prince William murders, major drug trafficking ring

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 13, 2020 at 11:08AM | Updated October 13, 2020 at 6:19PM

On Oct. 8, 2020, Prince William police – in a joint investigation with the Northern Virginia Gang Task Force (NVGTF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington Field Office’s Safe Streets/HIDTA Task Force-Northern Virginia – conducted an operation which charged 12 suspected gang members in connection to criminal narcotics trafficking and to the murders of four men in Prince William County in 2019.

All suspects were members of, or are otherwise connected to, the “Sitios Locos Salvatruchas” clique of the transnational criminal street gang MS-13. Based on the success of this operation, law enforcement authorities were able to dismantle this clique, which was shown to have violent tendencies including murder, and which targeted Hispanic residents through narcotics distribution.

News

Body found at recycling center in Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 13, 2020 at 10:23AM | Updated October 13, 2020 at 11:10AM

A body was found this morning at the American Recycling Center on Residency Road, located on the border of Prince William County and Manassas.

The body was taken to a medical examiner for identification.

News

Manassas Park candidate forum scheduled for Sunday

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 13, 2020 at 10:11AM | Updated October 13, 2020 at 2:51PM

Candidates for the Manassas Park mayor and Governing Body will be held Sunday, October 18, from 3 to 5 p.m, in the Banquet Room at the Manassas Park Community Center.

All candidates will are scheduled to attend. The questions will come from the residents in the audience.

News

Electronics thief makes off with goods from Walmart

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 12, 2020 at 5:27PM

A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Walmart in North Stafford after a store employee said someone was seen clearing off the shelves in the electronics section of the store. This, and other incidents, are included in today’s Stafford sheriff’s office report:

100 block of Butler Road, 10/10, 6:39 p.m. The victims reported they left their vehicle parked in the area at 4:15 p.m. When they returned to the vehicle at 6:20 p.m., they discovered the vehicle’s back passenger window had been broken. Two purses containing cash and credit cards were reported stolen.

Prince William

Smokey Shope Hookah & Tea House smashed

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 12, 2020 at 5:20PM

Prince William police report a masked man smashed a business on Sudley Road outside Manassas. The details of this incident, and others, are included in today’s report from the Prince William County Police Department:

Commercial Burglary – On October 9 at 6:01AM, officers responded to the Smokey Shope Hookah & Tea House located at 8128 Sudley Rd. in Manassas (20109) to investigate an alarm activation. Upon arrival, officers observed the glass front door was damaged. Video surveillance footage revealed that a masked man smashed the glass door before entering the business. The suspect was then observed fleeing on foot prior to police arrival. Paper products and an undisclosed amount of money were reported missing.

News

2020 Census extended: Here’s an easy, quick way to complete it

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 9, 2020 at 12:26PM

If you have not completed the 2020 census, you have until October 31 to do so—either online at my2020census.gov or by phone at 844-330-2020.

By completing the brief survey of your household, you are bringing in over $2,000 of federal funding to your community each year through 2030. This funding goes directly to schools, highway construction, housing assistance, Medicare, Medicaid Part B, emergency services, and more.

Originals

PWEA president organizes teacher protest using child coffins, pushed to reopen swimming pool during virus outbreak, document shows

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 8, 2020 at 5:00PM

Teachers paraded around the parking lot of the Prince William County Public Schools headquarters on Wednesday, October 7 with child-sized coffins mounted to their vehicles.

Two small coffins, one black and the other white, were on top of SUVs that were part of the “Mobilize to Survive” caravan, organized by the Prince William Education Association. The protesters drove around and honked their car horns while children and parents looked on, and county School Board members sat inside the building during a closed meeting.