Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

NAACP tackles mental illness during Manassas panel discussion

Published September 24, 2018 at 9:48PM | Updated September 25, 2018 at 4:31PM

MANASSAS — Black leaders in Prince William County put the focus on mental health Monday night.

Cozy Bailey, president of the Prince William County chapter of the NAACP welcomed about 25 people to a panel discussion about better access to health care for Virginia residents.

Opinion

Hey, Prince William County: This is how to ride a local bus.

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 20, 2018 at 3:43PM

Many of the OmniRide local bus routes that serve eastern Prince William County stop at the PRTC Transit Center in Woodbridge.

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday spent a lot of time discussing whether or not Washington D.C.’s Metro subway will ever be extended to Woodbridge.

Apparently, Prince William residents have trouble mastering some of the concepts of riding something as simple as a local bus.

Business

Metro in doubt and CTE on the rise, Prince William rethinks economic development

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2018 at 7:33PM | Updated September 20, 2018 at 7:25AM

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Business

Mayor Parrish: What IBM saw in Manassas 50 years ago Micron sees, too

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 17, 2018 at 6:10PM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 10:07PM

Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish II presents Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra with framed photo of the Micron facility in the city.

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Breaking News

Firm hired to sell Prince William County Fairgrounds

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 13, 2018 at 4:00AM

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News

Stafford County 5th grade instructor is Virginia Teacher of the Year

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 6, 2018 at 4:00AM

NORTH STAFFORD — Gov. Ralph Northam stood in front of hundreds of elementary school children and dropped a few hints.

“He’s a fifth-grade teacher,” he said.

News

Changes coming to ‘Breakfast Links’ on Monday

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 30, 2018 at 10:26PM

In this day and age of social media, if you would have told me 10 years ago that email would still the most trusted form of online communication, I would have laughed at you.

Well, you would have been right.

Business

Copters to cars: Micron’s $3 billion expansion makes Manassas a leader in autonomous vehicles

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 30, 2018 at 6:05AM

Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish II presents Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra with framed photo of the Micron facility in the city.

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News

Podcast: The plastics problem in Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 27, 2018 at 3:45PM | Updated September 20, 2018 at 11:22AM

On this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast, reporter Olivia Briscoe joins me to talk about her reporting on the Prince William County Landfill, and about how plastics are piling up there.

She reported this week that, since a decision made by China earlier this year to stop accepting used plastics for recycling, that waste has been piling up at the local landfill.

News

Another competency hearing Monday for accused shoplifter turned murderer starts Monday

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 26, 2018 at 5:00PM | Updated August 26, 2018 at 9:01PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — It was a crime that shocked the region.

A security guard at one of the busiest shopping malls in Virginia stabbed and killed on the job.