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Steve’s Auto Repair, Car Quest Help Repair Boys and Girls Club Buses

Published May 16, 2014 at 3:33PM

ST Billingsley and Scott Farischon

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — ST Billingsley, owner of Steve’s Auto Repair in Woodbridge, presented a plaque to Scott Farischon, a manager at Car Quest Auto in Woodbridge, recognizing him for his help repairing several school buses for the Greater Manassas / Prince William Boys and Girls Clubs.

While Billingsley’s automotive technicians did the work, Farischon and his company donated several air conditioning compressors, brake pads, and rotors. The auto parts were used to repair several “club” buses used to transport children to and from the Boys and Girls Clubs in Dale City, Dumfries, and Manassas.

Updated: Bell, 14, Found Safe

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2014 at 2:50PM | Updated May 17, 2014 at 9:55PM

Saturday, May 17

Police report Romeo Antwan Bell was found safe.

What Jackson Miller Voted for to get this Legislative Score

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2014 at 2:47PM

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HOV Lanes Closing This Weekend for Fiber Installation

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2014 at 10:38AM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you’re sitting in traffic on Interstate 95 and 395 this weekend, don’t count on any relief from the HOV lanes between Dumfries and the Pentagon. The lanes will close for ongoing work as they are being converted to express toll lanes.

Here’s the latest from the Virginia Department of Transportation:

Area Roadways Flooded after Heavy Rains Overnight

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2014 at 8:36AM

Piper Lane in Manassas. [Photo: Chris Dittrich]

There are several reports of flooded roads this morning. We’ve created a map to let you know the streets to avoid. We’ve also added photos from Piper Lane near Manassas Regional Airport and the Airport-Broad Run Virginia Railway Express station. The street is impassable.

Fire Burns Bathroom Inside Home on Charlton Court

By Potomac Local News

Published May 15, 2014 at 4:40PM

DALE CITY, Va. — Fire and rescue crews were called to Charlton Court in Dale City where they found a fire inside a bathroom.

Here’s an unedited press release from Prince William fire and rescue:

Jack Nicklaus Coming to Potomac Shores to Inaugurate His Golf Course

By Potomac Local News

Published May 15, 2014 at 4:00PM | Updated May 16, 2014 at 8:41AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The man who designed the newly opened golf course at Potomac Shores will pay it a visit on Wednesday.

Jack Nicklaus, who won 18 career championships and was the first golfer to ever win the Masters Tournament two years in a row, will visit the new course along the Potomac River near Dumfries. It will be a chance for him to inspect the layout, as well as take questions from golfers who might be curious to know what thought process led went into designing the course.

Cracks in Signal Bay’s Lazy River Repaired

By Potomac Local News

Published May 15, 2014 at 2:21PM

MANASSAS PARK, Va. — Weather-related damage to Signal Bay Water Park has been repaired and the pool will open on time this year.

Two cracks formed in the lazy river section of the water park, one at the handicap ramp and another near a walkway crossing, causing damage to a wall. The cracks were caused by weather deterioration over time.

Rain Headed Our Way; Flash Flood Watch Starts 6 p.m.

By Potomac Local News

Published May 15, 2014 at 12:14PM | Updated May 15, 2014 at 4:19PM

Follow breaking #potostorm updates from our Twitter page.

It’s been a rainy springtime, and we’re going see more rain tonight and into tomorrow morning.

Just of out Shower, Hallway Creeper Startles Woman Inside North Stafford Apartment

By Potomac Local News

Published May 15, 2014 at 10:44AM | Updated May 15, 2014 at 2:22PM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Someone posing as an apartment complex maintenance worker startled a woman after she stepped out of her shower.

It happened at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment home on Minuteman Circle in North Stafford, just behind a Walmart store on Va. 610. The woman said the man was standing in her hallway.