Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

It looks like a tornado hit Bristow and Manassas

Published June 21, 2015 at 8:41PM | Updated December 29, 2015 at 11:06AM

It’s becoming more and more likely a tornado touched down in Manassas on Saturday night.

“Based on the radar images we’ve reviewed, and reports of damage from Bristow to Manassas, there is better odds this storm produced a tornado,” said Luis Rosa, with the National Weather Service.

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Argument led to shooting in Dumfries

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 21, 2015 at 4:45PM | Updated June 22, 2015 at 8:06AM

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An argument between two young adults led to a shooting today in Dumfries.

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Remake Dale City: How the ‘Neabsco Greenway’ will bridge the gap

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 18, 2015 at 3:27PM

When I was a child, the woods behind Andrew Leitch Park in Dale City provided a great escape from the real world of a 9-year-old boy.

My imagination ran wild in those woods. We went hiking, used rope swings to cross a creek, built forts and treehouses, and always watched in despair when the creek flooded and washed them away. The fun part was building them all again.

Prince William

Fuddruckers serves second helping in Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 17, 2015 at 9:00AM

A new Fuddruckers restaurant opened in Woodbridge, Virginia.

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Years after closing a location on Prince William Parkway in, Fuddruckers reopened Tuesday in Woodbridge.

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Remake Dale City: How new signs, bus stops could help create a sense of place

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 17, 2015 at 6:00AM | Updated June 17, 2015 at 6:38AM

A plan for a reimagined Dale City calls for neighborhoods that are friendly to pedestrians, bus riders, and drivers.

These new neighborhoods must have better crosswalks so people can easily cross Dale City’s main thoroughfare Dale Boulevard. And while there’s already commuter and local bus service along the corridor, a plan calls for even more transit service along Dale Boulevard.

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Remake Dale City: The ‘city’ has 2 centers

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 16, 2015 at 6:00AM | Updated June 19, 2019 at 2:03PM

We think of them now as two very separate neighborhoods — Minnieville Road where it crosses Dale Boulevard at Center Plaza, and Mapledale.

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Concrete plant demolition clears way for Cabela’s

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 15, 2015 at 11:58AM

The Betco Block Plant in Gainesville is no more.

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Georgetown South leaders want parking restrictions lifted

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 14, 2015 at 8:45PM

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Georgetown South residents want a special parking district in their neighborhood lifted.

The restriction requires permits for parked cars inside the Manassas neighborhood during overnight hours and require visitors obtain temporary parking permits from the city treasurers’ office.

Politics

Dudenhefer wins Prince William, Stafford in effort to retake seat

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 9, 2015 at 10:06PM | Updated June 10, 2015 at 6:50AM

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Mark Dudenhefer won both Prince William and Stafford counties in his Primary bid to be the Republican nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates seat in the second district.

Dudenhefer easily beat opponent Republican Tim Ciampaglio in Stafford by nearly 20 points. In Prince William, it was 13 points. It’s a better showing for Dudenehfer who two years ago lost Prince William County by 32 points to Democrat Micheal Futrell.

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Wendy Maurer is the Republican nominee in Stafford Rock Hill District

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 9, 2015 at 9:37PM

Maurer

Wendy Maurer is the Republican nominee for the Rock Hill District of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

Maurer, a Quantico businesswoman, beat out challenger Adela Bertoldi by eight points in the race.