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OmniRide to seek funds for new Dulles corridor service

By Uriah Kiser

OmniRide has its sights set on the Route 28 Dulles corridor.

The transit agency will apply for Commuter Choice funding from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission — that’s money generated by the toll lanes on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway, that is owned and operated by the state — for a new park and ride program in the Dulles corridor.

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Prince William lost 119 combined years of experience on the Board of Supervisors in 2019

By Uriah Kiser

Departing Prince William County Supervisors said their goodbyes on Tuesday.

Walking out the door is a combined 83 years of experience of serving Prince Willam County. And, if you count the late Supervisor John D. Jenkins who died in February, it’s a total of 119 years.

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Valentine urges Virginia gas-tax hike; Talks tracking, taxing drivers

By Uriah Kiser
Virginia Transportation Secretary Shannon Valentine.

Virginia crossed a threshold in 2018: It was the first time people drove more miles on state roads and highways but gas tax revenues collected at the pump fell.

They were down $48 million, down from about $700 million collected annual gas tax revenues.

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OmniRide doubling service from Gainesville as part of today’s systemwide change

By Uriah Kiser

OmniRide today will double the number of buses is has providing service between Gainesville,  Pentagon, and L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.

The added bus service will depart from the new commuter lot at University Boulevard at Route 29 and Interstate 66 in Gainesville with nine trips, starting at 4:53 a.m. through 7:33 a.m. The buses will serve stops at the Pentagon, 7th and streets in SW Washington, D.C., and M and 9 Streets at Navy Yard.

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VRE expects construction contract for Potomac Shores station by Winter 2021

By Uriah Kiser
A rendering of the planned Potomac Shores VRE station near Woodbridge.

It’s been nearly six years since former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe broke ground for a new Virginia Railway Express station at Potomac Shores.

To date, nothing has been built where the station is supposed to go, on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River along VRE’s Fredericksburg line, between the Quantico and Rippon stations. During a meeting of the OmniRide Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Dec. 5, Maureen Caddigan pressed acting VRE CEO Rich Dalton on the progress of the new station.

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Manassas police: Man approached children after they got off school bus

By Uriah Kiser
City police car design from 2011

Manassas police received a report of a man who was trying to talk to children after they got off a school bus. City police tell us:

On Dec. 4 at approximately 2:56 p.m., the Manassas City Police Department received a report of a suspicious male. The complainant stated a male subject has been seen driving in the area of Autumn Place and he has made attempts to converse with children walking from the bus stop.

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Largest OmniRide service change ever takes effect Monday

By Uriah Kiser

As we reported back on Nov. 25, OmniRide Director Bob Schneider says these changes — for the first time — are targeted to those who use the buses to get around town, and not only for those who rely on them to ferry them to and from Arlington and Washington, D.C.

Here’s what OmniRide had to say today about the upcoming changes:

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Subscriber Survey: Should Prince William, Stafford be 2nd-Amendment Sanctuaries?

By Uriah Kiser
A standing-room only crowd packed the Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chambers to speak about a proposal to make the county a 2nd-Amendment Sanctuary. [Photo: Uriah Kiser, Potomac Local]

There are mounting calls from conservatives to make Prince William and Stafford counties so-called 2nd-Amendment Sanctuaries, where the right to bear arms enshrined in the U.S. Constitution will be upheld.

It comes as Virginia Senator Richard Saslaw (D-Falls Church) has introduced SB-16 into the record for the upcoming 2020 session of the General Assembly, which begins January 8. The bill calls for making selling, renting, trading, making, or transporting an assault rifle from another state into Virginia a felony. It also aims to limit the number of rounds in a shotgun magazine to seven.

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After being shot at from a rooftop, police officers honored

By Uriah Kiser

Four Prince William County police officers are being heralded as heroes for their quick actions while taking fire in Woodbridge.

The police officers were called to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office in Washington on Tuesday to be recognized by Attorney General William Bar, as the recipients of the Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing.

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