Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Freeze warning issued, temps to fall into low 30s

Published April 16, 2020 at 2:52PM | Updated April 16, 2020 at 3:52PM

Temperatures will drop tonight into the low 30s, and that has prompted a freeze warning for the region, to include

A Freeze Warning is in effect tonight for some areas due to sub-freezing temperatures. Take steps now to protect sensitive plants from the cold. pic.twitter.com/JrBmYEe4eN

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It’s not easy, but we’re always searching for good news

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 15, 2020 at 9:50PM

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Every day, the news is filled with the numbers of new coronavirus cases, and grim stories about those who died from the disease.

Local businesses are shuttered and people out of work. Some may never recover from this.

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Just-released prisoner found in Stafford County building

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 15, 2020 at 4:22PM

He didn’t make it very far.

A man who had just been released from the Rappahannock Regional Jail was found a short time later inside of the Rowser Building, at 1739 Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford, which is home to the county’s parks and recreation department.

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Coronavirus claims life of second Stafford victim

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 15, 2020 at 2:10PM

A woman in her 80s is the second person to die from the coronavirus in Stafford County.

The county reports:

ACTS, SERVE food pantries to benefit from joint grant

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 14, 2020 at 9:17PM

ACTS in Dumfries needs donations of food and cleaning supplies.

We contacted area food pantries this week from Manassas to Fredericksburg and asked if we could help them get out the word about how people can donate food and other needed items in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

ACTS in Dumfries responded, and tells us:

Police nab suspects in Woodbridge WaWa robbery

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 14, 2020 at 8:57PM

There are now two suspects behind bars who were wanted in connection to an armed robbery of a WaWa gas station in Woodbridge is in custody.

Todd Christopher Lawson, 51, was located and taken into custody in Washington DC by members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect will remain jailed in Washington, D.C. until extradited to Prince William County, according to police.

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Updated: Manassas to remain in Prince William library system, inks $1.25M deal

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 14, 2020 at 8:07PM | Updated April 16, 2020 at 12:14PM

Manassas City Hall at 9027 Center Street.

After years of discussion on whether it would or it wouldn’t, it appears Manassas will stay with the Prince William County Library System.

As far back as 2016, the city officials had talked about leaving the public library system, of which it had been a member of since 1976, in favor of building its own library.

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2 suspects identified in Manassas Home Depot larceny

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 14, 2020 at 12:02PM

Police say they’ve identified two of three people who walked into at a Home Depot store and made off with items without paying for them.

Police first told us off about the case on Friday, April 3, 2020, by posting a “can you identify?” bulletin for thefts of tools that occurred at the store, located at 8805 Liberia Avenue in Manassas. The men in the photos labeled “Suspect 1” and “Suspect 2” have been identified.

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Prince William Democrats retract support for tax hike, advocate for flat rate

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 14, 2020 at 12:27AM | Updated April 14, 2020 at 3:47PM

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler did an about-face on Monday.

She said she would advocate for keeping the county’s $1.125 per $100 of assessed Real Estate tax rate right where it is for the Fiscal Year 2021. That’s the rate approved by the Board of County Supervisors in 2019 when it was under Republican control.

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PLN Poll: Too soon to plan a high school graduation ceremony?

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 13, 2020 at 11:00PM | Updated April 14, 2020 at 12:49AM

Coming out of the dark? Osbourn High School in Manassas is the first in our region to announce it would hold an in-person graduation ceremony in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Potomac Local News’ Susie Webb broke this story late Monday night.