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Wittman, Anderson Will Hold Town Hall in Dale City Tuesday

Published May 28, 2013 at 9:56AM | Updated May 28, 2013 at 10:27AM

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va. 1) talks about keeping maintaining security on Facebook. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

DALE CITY, Va. — Congressman Rob Wittman and Delegate Rich Anderson will hold a town hall today to discuss veterans’ issues.

The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department station on Hillendale Drive in Dale City. The elected officials are expected to discuss sequestration and potential BRAC movements for 2015 and 2017. The region recently finished a round of BRAC relocations as 6,000 military service men and women and civilians were moved to Quantico, and 20,000 were moved to Ft. Belvoir as part of a BRAC order passed in 2005.

Hangover III Creates New Movie Formula Sour to Taste

By Potomac Local News

Published May 28, 2013 at 8:46AM

By TOM BASHAM

With just about every movie at the theater today having a number after it or being a remake, I found myself eating chicken nuggets at “The Hangover Part III,” and it was surprisingly good — the nuggets, that is.

Mother Finds Missing Teen, Police Report

By Potomac Local News

Published May 27, 2013 at 4:42PM | Updated May 28, 2013 at 5:33PM

Wright

Update — 5:30 p.m. Tuesday May 28, 2013

Arria Wright was located by her mother, Fairfax County Police stated.

Mr. Lucky Wins Again

By Potomac Local News

Published May 27, 2013 at 8:00AM | Updated June 4, 2013 at 11:50AM

Mom on the Run

By LIANNE WILKENS

Bikers Gather for Memorial Day Ride

By Potomac Local News

Published May 27, 2013 at 7:30AM

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DUMFRIES, Va. – It’s an annual Memorial Day tradition in Dumfries – bikers gather at East Coast Harley Davidson prior to their ride to the Pentagon to honor fallen veterans.

A Reorganized Government Should Mirror Nature

By Potomac Local News

Published May 26, 2013 at 8:00AM | Updated April 21, 2018 at 10:40AM

Alborn

OPINION

Sometimes I just have to disconnect — even if for just a few hours — and reconnect with nature. One of my favorite spots is the headwaters of the Piney River in the Shenandoah Mountains.

2 in Flipped Canoe Rescued on Rappahannock

By Potomac Local News

Published May 25, 2013 at 10:14PM

Fire and rescue crews from Stafford County helped to rescue two boaters who became stranded on the Rappahannock River after their canoe overturned. [File photo from 2013]

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A canoe overturned on the Rappahannock River at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, and Stafford County fire and rescue crews sprang into action to help rescue its occupants.

Crews responded to the 400 block of Riverside Drive in Fredericksburg just across the Rappahannock River from Stafford County where the canoe flipped. An adult male and young female signaled to rescue crews that they were OK, but said they needed help, said Stafford fire and rescue Asst. Chief Mark Doyle.

Passenger Ejected, Killed in I-95 Crash

By Potomac Local News

Published May 25, 2013 at 8:49AM

LORTON , Va. — One man was pronounced dead after he was ejected from a car traveling on Interstate 95 at 5:48 this morning. A Honda sedan was traveling near Lorton at the 164 mile post when it ran off the right side of the highway and flipped over and the passenger ejected.

The victim was taken to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center where he later died.

Cool Temperatures Delay Pool Openings

By Potomac Local News

Published May 25, 2013 at 8:43AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It was 48 degrees at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Prince William – far too cold for the opening day for public outdoor swimming pools in Prince William County.

Prince William’s six public swimming pools and two water parks were scheduled to open today, the first day of the Memorial Day weekend. But a message posted to the county’s parks website said cooler than average temperatures would force them to try again tomorrow:

State Trooper Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Busy Memorial Day Travel Weekend

By Potomac Local News

Published May 24, 2013 at 1:18PM

Photo: Mary Davidson

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The busy Memorial Day travel season has already claimed injury to a Virginia State Police Trooper patrolling in Prince William County.

Trooper R.D. Best was traveling on Va. 234 north on his police motorcycle when a Nissan Altima pulled into his path near Pinnacle Ridge Drive. The trooper was thrown from his bike after it collided with the car’s front end, said state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.