On February 14, officers responded to a robbery call at a Metro PCS location in Manassas. The suspect entered the business and showed a handgun to a store employee, demanding money.
Police K-9 units are still searching for the suspect, who fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
We could see about an inch of snow this afternoon into the evening hours,
A series of snow squalls are expected to move across the region. Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service:
Delegate Scott Surovell announced that he would be running for Linda “Toddy” Puller’s State Senate seat in the 36th district.
Puller has served in the State Senate since 1992 and announced her decision to retire from her seat this year.
Starting this summer, drivers in Stafford County will begin to see construction activity on Onville and Garrisonville Road as a road improvement project begins.
Set to be completed in March 2017, the $15.4 million dollar project will create double left turn lanes from eastbound Route 610 to Onville Road, according to Kelly Hannon, Communications Manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Over the past four days, our region felt some of the most coldest temperatures of the year.
More snow, up to an inch, is in the forecast today. The mercury is forecast to dip down again Thursday with an expected high temperature of 17 and a low of two degrees while wind chill factors will make it feel colder than that.
This morning, the Prince William Fire & Rescue Department responded to a call for a tent fire on Minnieville Road in Woodbridge. The tent’s occupant, an adult male, was found with second-degree burns on his body. He was airlifted to the Washington Burn Center for treatment.
More from a Fire & Rescue release:
King George County Schools are closed tomorrow. Another snow day!!: King George County Scho… https://t.co/JMPu3FXGyk #kinggeorgecounty
— King George County (@kinggeorgecnty) February 17, 2015
Last week at the Manassas City Council meeting, two members of Manassas Fire & Rescue were promoted, and Mayor Parrish swore in a new member to the Department.
Master Technician Amos Akers and Master Technician Robert Bettis were the two firefighters promoted at the ceremony.
