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iPads at Center of Credit Card Fraud Investigation at Best Buy

Published March 13, 2014 at 10:13AM | Updated March 13, 2014 at 6:42PM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A Maryland woman faces charges after sheriff’s’ deputies said she opened a line of credit in someone else’s name and tried to buy several iPads.

Deputies were called to a Best Buy store in the Stafford Marketplace shopping center on March 8 to find a woman standing at the store’s service desk speaking with a manager. The manager called 911 after he became suspicious of the woman opening up a new account with an out-of-state ID card, and using a social security number she pulled from her cell phone on a credit application, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

Updated: Bomb Threat Investigation at University Ends

By Potomac Local News

Published March 13, 2014 at 9:27AM | Updated March 13, 2014 at 6:41PM

Update 12:30 p.m.

The commotion is all over this morning at the Prince William Campus of George Mason University.

Barr is Occoquan’s New Town Manager

By Potomac Local News

Published March 13, 2014 at 8:26AM | Updated March 13, 2014 at 6:41PM

OCCOQUAN, Va. — Kirstyn Barr will now serve as the Town Manager of Occoquan.

Barr’s hiring was announced Wednesday. She will replace Police Chief Sheldon Levi who has been doubling as acting town manager in recent months.

Flash Cube

By Potomac Local News

Published March 13, 2014 at 8:17AM

Husband of Dumfries day-care center owner is accused of selling drugs ‘in and near’ school — The husband of a Dumfries, Va., day-care operator was arrested Wednesday in a federal drug case that spurred speculation and worry across Prince William County after FBI agents descended on the facility. [Fredericksburg.com]

Prince William likely to miss state-run primaries — While Virginia as a whole is known for lousy turnout in primary elections, Prince William County voters aren’t even being given the option of participating in a state-run election this June. [Northern Virginia Times]

New Housing Impacts Prince William Infrastructure

By Potomac Local News

Published March 12, 2014 at 8:40AM | Updated January 18, 2017 at 8:02PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Two new large building projects are going in along Route 28 in Prince William County testing the limits of an outdated road and an already taxed county infrastructure. Orchard Bridge will be a 15 building grouping of garden style apartments the anticipated completion date will be May of 2014.

The Towns at Falls Grove will be a mix of single family homes and town home style condos across from Yorkshire Drive on Va. 28 in Prince William County. Potential residents can expect to pay upwards of $289,000 to purchase a unit in the complex.

Flash Cube

By Potomac Local News

Published March 12, 2014 at 7:09AM | Updated December 19, 2015 at 1:13AM

Stafford students keep weekends — Park Ridge Elementary School student Nya Harris made it clear Tuesday night that she didn’t want to go to school on Saturdays or during spring break. [Fredericksburg.com]

Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright Retires — Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright will retire on May 1, 2014. [Virginia Department of Education]

Furnace Road Reopened, Pipes Replaced

By Potomac Local News

Published March 11, 2014 at 8:29PM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Residents of Stafford’s Vista Woods neighborhood can once again use Furnace Road to access busy commuter route Va. 610.

Furnace Road closed in early February when a problems were found with the street surface and the metal pipes that run underneath.

Stewart Fears Crime on Rise, Calls for More Police

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 11, 2014 at 7:46PM | Updated March 12, 2014 at 10:59AM

Stewart

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Two violent crimes in Woodbridge sparked reaction from Prince William County’s top leader Corey Stewart on Tuesday, who says the rate of violent crime in the county is going up.

A large fight broke out in the food court at Potomac Mills mall on Feb. 15 and two teenagers were charged. While the fight broke out when the mall was full of people, false information claiming that a shooting also happened during the fight went viral. No shots were ever fired.

Evergreen Health Clinic a One-Stop Shop for Anyone

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 11, 2014 at 11:01AM | Updated March 11, 2014 at 8:37PM

MANASSAS, Va. — The chronically sick, under insured, or uninsured in need of medical attention now have a new option in Manassas.

The Evergreen Health Clinic opened its doors on Monday offering an all-inclusive approach to treating the sick and tracking their progress keep them on the road to getting well.

Efforts to Place Stricter Conditions on Abortion Clinics Defeated

By Potomac Local News

Published March 11, 2014 at 8:36AM | Updated January 18, 2017 at 8:02PM

Monday’s Manassas City Council meeting was as dramatic as everyone expected given two items on the agenda that would tighten zoning regulations surrounding abortion clinics as well as other medical facilities. The first zoning change would separate medical facilities into a different zoning category and the second would require certain clinics that perform outpatient surgeries like cosmetic surgery and abortion to get a “Special Use Permit” from the city before building could commence. Both agenda items were defeated 4-2.

Defenders of the proposed zoning changes called for “transparency” in the process of new medical facilities opening in Manassas, while opponents said that the amendments unfairly targeted women’s health clinics.