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Haymarket power line hearings Wednesday night

Published February 23, 2016 at 7:56PM | Updated February 23, 2016 at 8:16PM

Residents will have their chance to speak out on a proposed power line in Haymarket on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016.

A series two of public hearings about the 5-mile power line will start at 4:30 p.m., and again at 7 p.m. at Battlefield Senior High School will provide a chance for residents to speak out about the project. The plan calls for constructing 230-kilovolt power line from a substation near the intersection of Interstate 66 and Route 234, and connect it with a soon-to-be built substation near Haymarket.

Police: Gang member drove murder victim’s car

By Potomac Local News

Published February 23, 2016 at 3:09PM

Police in Prince William County today named suspects in the year’s first homicide.

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Lines form for Bar-J reopening

By Potomac Local News

Published February 23, 2016 at 10:28AM

A woman walked into the new Bar-J restaurant in Occoquan and quickly came right back outside.

“Do you have a takeout menu?” she asked, opting to get her lunch to go due to the scores of people inside.

Electronic textbook bill moves to House of Delegates

By Tayah Frye

Published February 23, 2016 at 9:02AM

As we pass the mid-point of this General Assembly session, many bills are moving.

After a 30-minute debate, the Senate approved my bill prohibiting the use of electronic textbooks in public schools without a plan to provide school broadband and digital devices to every student required to use an electronic textbook.

Fire breaks out on Clark Lane

By Stafford Local

Published February 23, 2016 at 9:00AM | Updated February 23, 2016 at 10:45PM

Fire and rescue crews were called to a blaze in North Stafford on Monday about 8:30 a.m.

Here’s more in a Stafford fire and rescue press release:

10 major gas leaks found after Woodbridge blast

By Potomac Local News

Published February 23, 2016 at 8:37AM | Updated February 23, 2016 at 7:26PM

Washington Gas spokesman Jim Monroe spoke to us about the ongoing work in Marumsco Hills, and about a town hall meeting held to address concerns after the February 7 explosion at a home on Franklin Street.

Senator Jeremy McPike held the town hall meeting, and on Monday told Potomac Local some residents called Washington Gas to report the smell of natural gas before the explosion. The comments come on the heels of an investigation by the Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department, Washington Gas, and Virginia State Corporation Commission.

Sedan left on blocks at Horner Road commuter lot in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published February 21, 2016 at 4:29PM

This car had wheels on it when the driver parked it in a Woodbridge commuter lot.

Commuter David Snead returned to the Horner Road commuter lot Friday evening to find silver sedan missing all four tires and rims. A cinderblock appeared to have been placed underneath the car for support while the thieves did their dirty work.

Where will Manassas students go after redistricting?

By Potomac Local News

Published February 19, 2016 at 10:04AM

On Monday, February 22 and Wednesday, February 24, Mayfield Intermediate School will host a School Board Meeting and redistricting presentation from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Monday meeting will focus on students from pre-k to fourth grade while the Wednesday meeting will focus on students in fifth and sixth grade. The city school division has been working on redistricting, particularly within elementary schools.

Manassas Battlefield Park creates ‘traveling trunks’

By Tayah Frye

Published February 19, 2016 at 9:00AM

Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

One of the 12 Centennial Challenge grants has been awarded to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

The Centennial Challenge is a nation-wide effort of the National Park Service to provide funding for park projects and programs in conjunction with park partner organizations, explained the chief of interpretation and cultural resources management Ray Brown.

Man wrestled outside courthouse

By Stafford Local

Published February 19, 2016 at 8:54AM

An unidentified man cut himself with a box cutter while standing outside the Stafford County Courthouse.

A Stafford sheriff’s deputy found the man at 9:57 a.m. Thursday was cutting himself. The deputy ordered the man to stop and then wrestled the man o the ground, according to a sheriff’s office press release.