Stafford County, Va. –– Railroad work will force the closure of a two-lane road this month.
To continue our commitment to bring you news and information about the events happening in your neighborhood, and to celebrate reaching more than 30,000 viewers in the last month, we invite you to come celebrate with us from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday March 15 at Uncle Julios Rio Grande Cafe at the new Potomac Town Center (next to Wegmans) in Woodbridge.
It’s conveniently located off of Dale Boulevard and exit 156 on Interstate 95.
The last time gas prices spiked like this was following Hurricane Katrina, AAA Mid Atlantic says.
Fuel prices in the region continued their upward climb over the weekend forcing drivers to pay more to get where they’re going.
Lake Ridge, Va. –– A childrens author let loose a possum at Antietam Elementary School.
Luckily, the fuzzy guest was stuffed and came supervised by Jamey Long, a local author who writes for children.
But passengers this morning from Fredericksburg to Manassas had to deal with problems created by yesterday’s rain.
About 4:30 a.m., drivers headed to the Bull Run station at Manassas Regional Airport found out the access road to the station, Piper Lane, had been flooded out. The transit agency told drivers to find an alternate route to the station.
A fire and rescue vehicle from the Potomac Hills Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department was sitting in the right southbound lane of U.S. 1, just south of Boswell’s Corner, preventing drivers from traveling through a large pool of water that formed on the highway.
Rental records show 49-year-old Aaron H. Thomas lived on Bonita Court, off Brooke Drive in the Birchdale section of Dale City from 2000 until 2007.
Records also show he attended school in Prince Georges County, and The Washington Post reported Friday Thomas still has family who live in the Berryville, Va. area.
Three guys who began rapping together in high school hallways are set to take center stage in Dumfries.
Ken “Kenny Custom” Halsey, Cameron “Cam” Allen and Demarcus “D” Murray will play Padrinos II Bar and Grill on Friday March 25.