Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Published December 22, 2015 at 10:33AM

Corey Stewart

A deadline for public comments on a plan to treat and release toxic water into the Potomac River has come and gone.

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors asked for a 60-day extension of a public comment period ending December 14 for the Possum Point Power Station near Dumfries and Quantico where water from coal ash ponds have been seeping into tributaries for years.

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How many homes would be lost to a Godwin Drive extension to I-66? This $2.5 million study will tell us in 18 months

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 17, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated December 17, 2015 at 7:21AM

Godwin Drive extension

Should Godwin Drive be linked with Interstate 66? That’s the question a new $2.5 million study will examine.

Transportation planners from Prince William County and Manassas City will study the “Flat Branch” corridor between where Godwin Drive intersects with Sudley Road just outside Manassas, near Novant Prince William Medical Center.

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Prince William: We can stop funding commuter bus service in Manassas, right?

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 14, 2015 at 4:10PM

Dozens of OmniRide busses are lined up ready to go out on the afternoon runs at PRTC in Woodbridge.

The cost Prince William County taxpayers shelled out to support the local bus system this year: $15.5 million.

Neighboring jurisdictions in the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park paid a combined $576,000.

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Buses in jeopardy: Prince William faced with ‘transit death spiral’

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 10, 2015 at 5:21PM | Updated December 10, 2015 at 10:57PM

PRTC’s offices and Transit Center are located at 14700 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge.

The future looks bleak for transit bus service in Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park.

The Potoamc and Rappahannock Transportation Commission which operates OmniRide commuter buses and OmniLink local buses faces a $9 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2017. That number grows to about $12 million in FY 2018 and continues in the following years.

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Residents on Potomac River Coal Ash Plan: We weren’t notified

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 8, 2015 at 11:04PM

Virginia environmental officials took questions Tuesday night from the public about a plan to treat toxic water and drain it into the Potomac River.

Residents who live near Dominion Virginia Power’s Possum Point Power Station outside Dumfries and across from Quantico say they’re fearful of the plan, which could lead to higher than normal levels of heavy metals in Quantico Creek and Potomac River that would flow downstream to the Chesapeake Bay.

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Ed Asner at Manassas Christmas reception: ‘you can’t throw snowballs at me’

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 5, 2015 at 10:03AM

A reception was held Friday night in honor at Ed Asner, the longtime actor and political activist who will serve today as the Grand Marshal of the 70th Annual Greater Manassas Christmas Parade.

Fans of Asner to include the city’s mayor and members of city council, the police and fire chiefs gathered inside the Manassas Museum at 5 p.m. for the catered affair. Asner, 86, was walked inside the museum gallery and was given a chair, and many people came up to him to have their photos taken, to take a “selfie” photo, and to tell him what big fans they are of his.

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Huckabee visits Woodbridge, says U.S. at war with ‘radical Islam’

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 4, 2015 at 4:02PM

Mike Huckabee urged voters in Woodbridge to sign a petition to get him on the ballot, whether they end up voting for him or not.

The former Arkansas Governor said Virginia is the most difficult state to get a candidate’s name on a ballot. Unlike some states that require paying the appropriate fees that range between $20 and $40,000, or by simply submitting one’s name — the commonwealth requires a proportionate number of signatures from each congressional district before a candidate’s name is placed on the ballot, said Huckabee.

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McAuliffe calls Potomac High School ‘cyber warriors’ future of data protection

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 3, 2015 at 10:17PM

Virginia’s governor said the state’s IT infrastructure is continually under attack. Hackers try to access illegally healthcare information, personal financial data, and they’re aiming next to steal tax and social security information.

A group of “cyber warriors” from Potomac Senior High School in Woodbridge will lead the defense against the latest online threats. The students were recognized by Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday, who called them the future first line of defense when comes to protecting critical data.

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HMI paints positive picture of Downtown Manassas business, tourism

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 30, 2015 at 10:31PM | Updated December 1, 2015 at 8:45AM

Slushy sidewalks and streets were left behind in Old Town Manassas after a winter ice storm moved across Northern Virginia on Dec. 9, 2013. [Photo: Daniel Foose]

The Norfolk and Western “611” steam engine will return to Manassas for the annual Heritage Railway Festival in 2016.

The 65-year-old Class J steam engine was the centerpiece of the 2015 annual Heritage Railway Festival. The engine was fresh off of a restoration and on a statewide viewing tour when it rolled into Downtown Manassas.

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