MANASSAS — Democrats in Manassas appear to favor Mark Wolfe as the candidate to run for House of Delegates in the 50th District.
The seat is held by Lee Carter, a Democrat and the state’s first elected member of the Democratic Socialists of America activist group. Wolfe, a Republican turned Democrat announced his campaign earlier this month, more than two years after being elected to another term on the Manassas City Council.
The region will once again find itself under a winter storm watch late Tuesday into Wednesday morning as a storm has our region in its sights.
Snow will move into the region from the southwest to the northeast Tuesday night, with an all-snow event impacting our area by Wednesday morning.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) Four suspects were arrested on Friday night by units with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after attempting to break into a residence using an ax.
On February 8, 2019, units responded to a reported domestic with a weapon at a residence located on the 500 block of Eskimo Hill Road. The caller told the Sheriff’s Office that she had been assaulted and several individuals were outside attempting to break into the house with an ax. The caller also said they had threatened to burn the house down.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) A wanted suspect was arrested on Thursday night by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after breaking into several local businesses.
On February 14, 2019, at approximately 11:38 p.m., Deputy Whitt responded to a business alarm at Vinny’s Italian Grill located at 397 Garrisonville Road. Upon arrival, the deputy observed that the glass pane on the front door was shattered. A review of surveillance camera footage revealed a subject in a dark colored jacket with a hood and wearing a mask and gloves breaking into the restaurant.
FREDERICKSBURG — (Press Release) Route 17 northbound and southbound will be narrowed slightly at the Interstate 95 overpasses in Stafford County beginning the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 20 to provide space for construction crews to build new interstate bridges.
The far right lane will become a shared through lane and merge lane for the I-95 ramps. On Route 17 southbound, two travel lanes will remain open in the work zone.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Three priests who served in Prince William County are suspected of sexually abusing minors, according to the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, which encompasses Catholic parishes in Prince William County and Fredericksburg.
Reverend Kevin Downey, O.F.M., served as Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Triangle from July 2011 to May 2016.
MANASSAS — Manassas has finished the initial stages for its Comprehensive Plan for 2040 and is now headed into technical studies by the Planning Commission’s Comprehensive Plan Committee over the next few months.
Eventually, the plan will go before the City Council for direction and ultimately adoption.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) The closure on Brooke Road near Stagecoach Road is being extended to July to shorten the overall duration of the project.
Brooke Road was closed to through traffic on September 17, 2018 with an expected date of reopening in January 2019. Record-setting rainfalls impacted the progress of construction and led to a reevaluation of the project schedule.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) This year, nearly 800 Special Olympics Virginia athletes will run, jump and shoot for gold at the annual Special Olympics Virginia Basketball Championships. And help is needed!
Step off the sidelines and onto the court as a volunteer at Basketball Championships, March 1-2 in Stafford. Competitions will take place at various middle and high schools and include full court games, half court games, individual skill drills and unified games, where players with and without disabilities play on the same team.
