Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Prince William proposes replacing Dumfries church with homeless shelter

Published August 26, 2020 at 3:23PM | Updated August 26, 2020 at 6:46PM

Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood

A homeless shelter could replace Grace Church in Dumfries.

The Town Council will hold a public hearing at its September 15 meeting to decide whether or not to issue a zoning text amendment to allow the shelter to open inside the church at 1006 Williamstown Drive.

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Updated: Police on scene of barricade near county government center

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 26, 2020 at 2:53PM | Updated August 26, 2020 at 6:24PM

6:20 p.m.

The man that prompted the barricade is in police custody.

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Pedestrian struck by VRE train on Manassas line

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 26, 2020 at 2:27PM | Updated August 26, 2020 at 6:22PM

6:20 p.m.

Trains are running once again following the pedestrian strike.

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Prince William crime rate falls in 2019 as more arrested

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 25, 2020 at 4:11PM

More people are being arrested in Prince William County, but, the overall crime rate is down.

A total of 12,644 people were placed in handcuffs in the county in 2019, according to the police department’s just-released annual report. That’s 99 more people than a year ago.

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Minnieland daycare evacuated after strange odor reported

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 25, 2020 at 3:13PM

Photo: Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department

A Minnieland daycare center was evacuated this afternoon.

Stafford County fire crews were called to 19 Soaring Eagle Drive at 1:34 p.m. after someone reported smelling a strange odor in the building.

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Crews work to extricate victim trapped inside car

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 25, 2020 at 2:40PM | Updated August 25, 2020 at 3:06PM

3:05 p.m.

Crews have cleared the scene of the crash. No serious injuries reported.

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Students line up at Stafford schools to pick up laptops

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 25, 2020 at 12:27PM

Students pick up their laptops at Stafford High School. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

Students across Stafford County are receiving their laptops.

Computers are being distributed at various school sites this week as classes are set to resume Monday, August 31. Classes are being held online only for at least the first month of school.

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Fire crews called to house fire on Widewater Beach

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 24, 2020 at 5:34PM | Updated August 25, 2020 at 9:21AM

House fire at Widewater Beach [Photo: Stafford fire and rescue]

Update from Stafford fire and rescue

Just after 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24th, the Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department (SCFR) was dispatched for a reported residential structure fire in the 00 block of Shore Drive in the Widewater area of Stafford County. Due to the location of the residence and it’s proximity to Aquia Creek, mutual aid was requested from Quantico Fire and Emergency Services as well as fireboats from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, Prince William Fire and Rescue and Charles County Fire and Emergency Medical Services.

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Wolf-dog attraction wants to locate in Stafford County

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 24, 2020 at 1:04PM | Updated August 24, 2020 at 10:55PM

It seems like Stafford County could have its very own tiger king. Except this one collects oversized dogs, not cats.

The county’s Board of Zoning Appeals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, will hear the case of Lupine Grove, an attraction proposed by the couple who lives at 26 Quarterhorse Lane in the county’s Equestrian Estate’s neighborhood, just off Route 610 in the northwestern section of the county.

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2 boaters rescued from Neabsco Creek in Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 24, 2020 at 10:02AM

The Neabsco Creek meets the Potomac River near Woodbridge. [Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Two boaters were plucked from the Neabsco Creek early Saturday morning, Aug. 22, 2020.

Rescue boats were dispatched at 12:29 a.m. for a disabled boat near a railroad bridge that carries Virginia Railway Express, Amtrak, and freight trains over the Neabcsco Creek, near Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge.