Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

3 suspected of tool theft at Manassas Home Depot

Published April 3, 2020 at 12:13PM

Police in Manassas are looking for three men they say walked in a Home Depot and stole tools.

It happened at the big box hardware store at 8805 Liberia Avenue on March 20. The men made off with the tools and then got away in a black four-door sedan with chrome trim, said city police spokeswoman Sarah Mahoney.

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Small business owner Eric Wolpert is walking around supporting small businesses, and sharing their stories

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 3, 2020 at 10:23AM

Eric Wolpert is the owner of EAW Tech in Manassas.

Eric Wolpert, CEO at EAW Tech in Manassas, took some time out of his busy schedule of supporting his customers to, instead, support his fellow local business owners in Downtown Manassas.

This is one of the best things I’ve seen online in recent days, and this truly is part of the Downtown Manassas culture, where over the years hosting 1 Million Cups Prince William at CenterFuse co-working center (where I also have a workspace, and you should, too, once this storm passes), I’ve seen business owners come together time and again to support each other.

Updated: Water main break affects 13 homes in Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 2, 2020 at 4:03PM | Updated April 3, 2020 at 9:07AM

9 a.m Friday, April 3, 2020 | Water has been restored to this area, according to the Prince William County Service Authority.

Original post | About 13 homes on Sharp Drive in Woodbridge are without water at this hour.

Arrest made in Dale City shooting

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 2, 2020 at 12:58PM

A Dumfries man is in custody following a shooting in Dale City.

Police were called to the 12800 block of Island House Loop for a report of shots fired, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

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Health officials report first Fredericksburg area coronavirus victim

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 2, 2020 at 12:34PM

The Rappahannock Area Health District is reporting its first coronavirus death.

The victim, in his 60s, died at Spotsylvania Regional Hospital, Fredericksburg.com reports. The victim’s family told the news outlet he was unable to receive a coronavirus test.

Schools

Prince William schools suspend responses to Freedom of Information Act requests

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 2, 2020 at 10:58AM | Updated April 4, 2020 at 12:05AM

Anyone can file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

While it is often used as a tool for reporters looking to obtain documents from governing bodies and government offices, residents, business owners, and non-profit organizations also file FOIA requests to obtain information from the local, state, and federal governments.

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Local governments provide resources to help businesses affected by coronavirus outbreak

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 1, 2020 at 8:53PM | Updated April 3, 2020 at 12:34PM

A banner hangs over Downtown Manassas urging customers to support businesses that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak.

Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg will use up to $50,000 from the city’s Economic Development Authority to help bail out small businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Lock your car: Stafford reports increase in thefts from autos

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 1, 2020 at 4:58PM

Stafford authorities say there’s been an uptick in car break-ins in recent days.

The SCSO would like to remind residents to lock your doors and your vehicles. We have seen a recent uptick in reports regarding larcenies from vehicles. Read more here: https://t.co/DXS56a0n5P #CrimePrevention pic.twitter.com/fVVZHVhRoy

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Stafford NAACP collects cash for those laid off due to coronavirus

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 1, 2020 at 4:11PM

There’s a collection underway to raise cash for those who have been laid off during the coronavirus spread.

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Tangs posts video on how to make facemasks

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 1, 2020 at 2:07PM | Updated March 30, 2023 at 11:12PM

Tang’s Alterations in Manassas continues to make facemasks for first responders on the frontlines fighting the coronavirus outbreak.

Owners Xiao-Yin and Kenny Loveless told Potomac Local News they’ve made about 500 masks since they began making them March 25. Many of them have been donated to area emergency crews, and to the Novant/UVA Prince William Medical Center across the street from their storefront in Canterbury Village Shopping Center in Manassas.