Updated 10:55 a.m. — A woman is hospitalized after she was reduced from a burning home in Dumfries.

Fire and rescue crews responded to a 2-alarm townhouse blaze in the Williamstown neighborhood at about 7:30 a.m. The woman was pulled from the home’s second floor and flown to an area hospital.


Prince William County Supervisors voted to amend its comprehensive plan to allow up to 27 million square feet of data centers to be built next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

It’s the largest, most transformative land-use case in county history.


A car struck and killed woman on Route 3 in Stafford County, about two miles south of a Sheetz gas station at Washington Square Plaza.

On November 2nd, at approximately 1:40 a.m. deputies responded to a pedestrian struck accident in the area of Kings Highway and Forest Lane Road. The investigation revealed an adult female pedestrian was struck by a truck. Unfortunately, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the truck remained on scene. This is an active investigation being conducted by our Traffic Safety Unit. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the victim.


Virginia State Police responded to a two-plane crash in Fauquier County. The crash occurred Saturday, August 20, at 9:05 a.m. along the 5100 block of Ritchie Road at a small airfield.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a Stearman Aircraft was attempting to land when another Stearman Aircraft was trying to take off. The two aircraft collided, which caused one of them to overturn.


The Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to put out a fire which occurred at the Carl Lewis Community Center at 154 Telegraph Road in North Stafford.

The department’s Public Information Officer Katie Brady reported that the department received a call at 3:35 p.m. regarding the blaze. Units arrived to the scene four minutes later and dealt with heavy fire coming from the community center.


Prince William County residents will move to recall the county’s top leader during a press conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, sources tell Potomac Local News.

This one’s for the people who really care about local news.

Locals Only members get deeper reporting, more context, and fewer shortcuts.

Think that’s you?
👉 Join Locals Only
Already a member? Sign in


Four people are hospitalized after a car slammed into a Chipotle.

At 12:11 p.m., Monday, March 28, fire and rescue crews units were dispatched to the 1900 block of Daniel Stuart Square in Woodbridge for a report of a vehicle crashing into a restaurant. Crews arrived to find a car partially into the building.


At about 5:15 p.m., rescue swimmers went to help two people stranded in the Rappahannock River.

Rescue crews reported a female clinging to a rock and a male on atop rock near Riverside Drive in Fredericksburg. At this point, we don’t know the conditions of the victims.


View More Stories