Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Frank Odonkor is one of the handfuls of homeless to be evicted Thursday. Things look bleak for those trying to help.

Published February 25, 2018 at 11:26AM

WOODBRIDGE — On a cool, damp, muddy morning in the homeless camp behind a shopping center, his is the only campsite where blue smoke billows.

Pots and pans, all charred with at least an inch of black hardened soot after years of being used over an open flame sit on a grill inside a hollowed out tree trunk used as a hearth.

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Flood damage costs at the Woodbridge NOVA Campus soar into the millions

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 22, 2018 at 9:57PM | Updated February 24, 2018 at 9:32PM

WOODBRIDGE — A two-inch piece of PVC pipe burst, spewing water down three of four floors at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia College.

The Jan. 24 flood displaced 855 classes on campus, affecting some 10,000 students from the day it happened on Wednesday, Jan. 24 until students returned to the campus on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

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Supervisor Anderson, Police Chief Keen talk traffic safety, enforcement on the first Potomac Local Podcast

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 22, 2018 at 8:33AM | Updated February 22, 2018 at 9:32AM

Traffic congestion and enforcement is a growing problem in Prince William County.

As the population continues to increase, so do the number of fatal car crashes. There were 26 fatal crashes in the county in 2016, a whopping 145% increase over the prior year.

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Supervisors approve funding for commuter parking garage site study

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 21, 2018 at 6:11PM

WOODBRIDGE — The search for the site of a new $37 million parking garage officially begins.

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized county Transportation Director Rick Canizales to use nearly $300,000 for a study that will determine the best site for the commuter garage.

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A new rooftop restaurant wants to open in Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 21, 2018 at 4:04PM

MANASSAS — Manassas could soon welcome its first rooftop restaurant.

The new eatery called Battle Street Bistro would be located at 9402 Battle Street next to BadWolf Public House and Okras.

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City pride plates: Manassas hopes to succeed where others failed

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 20, 2018 at 2:01PM

Robert Keller and Manassas Councilman Marc Aveni review designs for a new Manassas City license place.

MANASSAS — Do you love Manassas enough to have its image on your car?

City Councilman Marc Aveni and resident Robert Keller hope so because they’re working to develop a new specialized license plate to showcase the city to the rest of the state.

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Prince William County continues its march toward a brand identity. Getting there may not be easy.

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 20, 2018 at 1:33PM | Updated February 20, 2018 at 1:58PM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County leaders want more drivers to see the signs.

For years, there have been green highway signs on highways welcoming drivers to the county. Blue street signs hung on the mast arms of signal lights show street names.

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Lake Ridge relief: Details on fixes for Old Bridge Road at Route 123. Weigh in this week on what actually gets fixed.

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 18, 2018 at 6:00AM

LAKE RIDGE — If you’ve ever crossed the Occoquan River bridge on Route 123 while traveling south from Fairfax County, you know about the constant backups.

On weekday afternoons, the right lane of three slows quickly as drivers queue up to turn right onto Old Bridge Road for the last leg of their commutes into eastern Prince William County.

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There was more talk of the Bi-County Parkway at a Prince William Committee of 100 meeting Thursday night

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 16, 2018 at 12:29PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Now called a zombie road after the Prince William County Board of Supervisors removed it from the county’s comprehensive plan, David Birtwistle, of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, urged officials to bring back the Bi-County Parkway.

The Alliance, known for championing road projects in the growing sections of western Northern Virginia, said the road would allow the George Mason University Science Center outside Manassas to boom, attract new employers to the county, and provide better access to Dulles International Airport.

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Development hopes pinned on $64 million Woodbridge interchange. Will it make a ‘sense of place?’ Or is it a waste of space?

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 15, 2018 at 8:01PM | Updated February 16, 2018 at 7:16AM

WOODBRIDGE — It’s the second phase of a much talked about project: a new interchange at Routes 1 and 123.

For years, this road improvement has been viewed as a catalyst for redevelopment in “North” Woodbridge. The overpass would remove a traffic light notorious for stalling traffic at the congested intersection of the two major thoroughfares Routes 1 and 123, and would provide direct access to more than 1 million square feet of commercially-zoned land in Belmont Bay along the Occoquan River.