Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Stafford woman faces charges after infant injured

Published September 25, 2020 at 1:53PM

A woman is charged with assault and battery of a 7-month-old child that was in her care.

On September 14, Deputy R.T. Philippsen responded to an apartment in Stafford County for a report of child abuse. The parents of a 7-month-old infant had returned home and discovered a red mark on the side of the infant’s face. The parents reviewed video taken of their child’s nanny, who works inside of their home.

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Driver stopped, arrested after failing to move over

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 6:22PM

A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

A Stafford County man is facing DUI charges after a traffic stop on Garrisonville Road.

At 1 a.m. today, a Stafford sheriff’s deputy stopped a car after it failed to move over. The deputy just returned to his marked sheriffs after conducting a traffic stop near Garrisonville and Shelton Shop roads in North Stafford. He was stopped on the side of the road with his emergency lights on.

Gunshots pierce wall of home in Williamstown, suspect at large

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 5:00PM

Shots rang out and into a house in the Williamstown neighborhood in Dumfries.

Prince William police were called at 7:51 p.m on Wednesday, September 23 to a home in the 2000 block of Fort Pemberton Court. Residents told police that they heard gunshots.

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County still considering options for Dumfries homeless shelter

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 5:00PM

Grace Church at 1006 Williamstown Boulevard in Dumfries. [Photo: MRIS}

Prince William County officials are still weighing their options when it comes to spending federal funds to put a homeless shelter in Dumfries.

County Supervisor Andrea Bailey, who represents the Potomac District which encompasses the town, asked the town’s Planning Commission to remove from its Sept. 14 agenda a request to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to allow homeless shelters in the town’s B1 zoning district. Bailey didn’t say why she made the request, and today she declined to comment for this story.

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Crisis negotiators convince suspect to release occupants inside home

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 4:48PM

Rowell

Police said multiple shots were fired inside a home during an argument that led to a barricade situation.

Prince William police were called at 12:21 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22 to a home 14500 block of Leary Street in Nokesville, near Independent Hill. The victim, a 35-year-old woman, reported to police that she and an acquaintance, identified as the accused, were involved in an argument that escalated.

Tax consequences of losing your job

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 2:46PM | Updated December 22, 2020 at 8:19PM

Chris Peden is the principal owner of Peden Accounting Services in Manassas. Contact him today for all of your business accounting needs by calling 703-967-1948.

If you have lost your job, there are a number of tax issues you may encounter. How you deal with these issues can profoundly impact your taxes and finances.

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Manassas woman wins $100,000

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 2:32PM

Dodson

Marilyn Dodson, of Manassas, won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.

When she plays, she likes to select numbers that correspond to her daughters’ birthdays, the lottery tells us. That strategy paid off when she matched all five winning numbers in the September 11 day drawing to win the game’s top prize.

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Manassas wants photos of people in masks

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 2:18PM

The LOVE sculpture has become an icon in Historic Manassas. A new sculpture will be unveiled in Woodbridge at Potomac Mills.

Manassas City plans to help promote its downtown businesses with a new advertising campaign, complete with photos, aimed at Christmas shoppers.

The only problem? “We have virtually no shots of people in masks,” states an email sent to business owners from the city’s economic development department.

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FBI raids home near Dumfries

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2020 at 2:02PM

The FBI tells PLN it conduced a raid this morning on Moot Drive, in the Brittany neighborhood near Dumfries.

The agency declined to provide any additional information.

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Help for SMBs: Post to our Community Bulletin Board

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 23, 2020 at 3:35PM

Potomac Local News President Publisher Uriah Kiser

During a visit to my barber this week, I learned that many small business owners and their employees are still hurting financially. Many in shops across our region are longing to see their customers’ faces.

Box-box stores and drive-through restaurants appear to be fine. Now — when they’re struggling the most — we must provide small business owners the tools necessary to help them and their employees win back customers and rebuild their businesses.