North Stafford, Va. — A composite sketch of the man police think could have tried to abduct a girl in the Garrison Woods Apartments off Onville Road in North Stafford one week ago is out.
Stafford sheriff’s authorities said the man is light skinned, possibly Hispanic, thin but muscular and had short black hair that was spiked in front. Police added the man did not have any facial hair and that he spoke with a faint accent.
Stafford, Va. — It takes a dedicated deputy to work the Halloween late shift at the Stafford County Courthouse.
Officials here each year leave on the lights so parents and children can have their Halloween treats screened for harmful pins and needles – for free.
Stafford, Va. — Those at Stafford Hospital on Saturday were not only dispensing life-saving drugs, they were collecting them as well.
The medical center served as a drop off site for the annual National Drug Take Back Day, an effort by local and federal law enforcement to collect unused prescription drugs.
By Stephanie Tipple
For PotomacLocal.com
It’s that time of year again where the werewolves start howling and the vampires are thirsting for blood. It’s also time for you to pick out your costume for Halloween, and depending on what your schedule’s like, then it may be a last minute costume choice on your way out the door.
Some snow could be on the way for Prince William County on Saturday.
A winter weather advisory issued for the county by the National Weather Service means the area could pick up at least an inch of the white stuff – the earliest snow in the season for this area since 1979.
Stafford, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies again this year will X-ray your Halloween candy for free.
While driving home from covering a groundbreaking ceremony for the new American Wartime Museum in Dale City on Thursday morning, I decided to take a detour.
I drove through Prince William Forest Park to do a little “leaf peeping.” It was a scenic drive as the leaves of our area begin to reach their fall peak.
As we go about our daily routines it is hard to imagine how close the world came to the brink of nuclear war 49 years ago this week. Now known to history as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the events of October 1962 tested every element of national power, especially our nation’s intelligence community.
On Oct. 14, 1962 a U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft overflew Cuba. The U-2’s mission was to help the US find out if the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles to the island that were capable of targeting the U.S. The photographs the
Stafford, Va. — One of the first sit-down restaurants in Stafford County, now an abandoned building across from the county’s historic courthouse, is being demolished.
Cedar Post Rib and Crab house opened in 1981 and closed about 16 years later, well before Va. 610 in North Stafford was lined with chain restaurants and strip malls.
*This story has been corrected.
Justin Wilk makes former students aware of local campaigns, and parents then have the option of taking their children out to participate in the political process. While Wilk does not participate with them, he’s glad to know students are their parents are getting involved.
