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LOVE is in the air at Potomac Mills as sculpture is about to be unveiled

By Potomac Local News
The LOVE sculpture has become an icon in Historic Manassas. A new sculpture will be unveiled in Woodbridge at Potomac Mills.

The public is invited for the unveiling of Virginia’s newest LOVE sculpture and a celebration of travel and tourism to be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 . The sculpture will be unveiled at Potomac Mills, 2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Woodbridge, VA, 22192.

The LOVEworks program is a state-wide branding initiative, designed to promote historic life experiences and destinations in Virginia. The sculpture will resemble other LOVE sculptures throughout the Commonwealth, such as the one in historic Manassas.

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Manassas 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint, search for suspect continues

By Potomac Local News

From the Prince William police press release:

Armed Robbery – On February 12 at 9:02PM, officers responded to the 7-Eleven located at 10420 Portsmouth Rd in Manassas (20109) to investigate a robbery. The employee reported to police that a male wearing a mask entered the store and brandished a handgun toward the employee. The suspect forced the employee to open the cash register to obtain money before fleeing the business on foot. No injuries were reported. A Prince William County police K-9 and helicopter from Fairfax County Police responded to search for the suspect who was not located. The investigation continues.   

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Suspect in fatal Gainesville crash charged

By Potomac Local News

From the Prince William police press release:

Fatal Crash Investigation *DRIVER ARRESTED – Investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit have charged the driver involved in the fatal crash in Gainesville that killed a 38-year-old man of Warrenton on February 12. The accused was located shortly after 1:00PM that afternoon by deputies from the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office walking along a roadway. The accused was not injured and was detained without incident. Speed and alcohol use are believed to be contributing factors in the collision. Following the investigation, the accused was arrested.

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‘I just subscribed to Potomac Local and wanted to commend you for your piece on the homeless camps on the Parsons property’

By Potomac Local News

We received this letter to the editor regarding our coverage of a new commuter parking garage that could be built on a property where homeless campers live.

“Hi Uriah, I just subscribed to Potomac Local and wanted to commend you for your piece on the homeless camps on the Parsons property.

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Woodbridge homeless must leave whether or not $37 million parking garage goes here

By Uriah Kiser

WOODBRIDGE — A new $37 million parking garage will go a long way to help relieve a commuter parking shortage along Interstate 95 in Prince William County.

It’s a project the county is moving ahead with after winning federal funds to construct the garage. It just needs to find a spot to build it.

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Bipartisan deal will raise felony theft threshold

By Potomac Local News

RICHMOND – Virginia is one of two states where people convicted of stealing items valued at $200 become felons. But a bipartisan deal to raise the threshold and improve restitution will help some people recover from an otherwise life-altering mistake, a delegate says.

The agreement announced Thursday by Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox would increase Virginia’s felony theft threshold – the lowest in the nation – to $500 and improve assurances that victims would receive restitution.

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Bill requiring Dominion seek costs to recycle remaining coal ash, postponing pond closure at Possum Point goes to Senate vote on Tuesday

By Uriah Kiser

DUMFRIES — Senator Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford) says his bill is the only piece of legislation addressing coal ash still alive in the General Assembly.

Bill 807 would extend a moratorium on closing the coal ash ponds and would prevent the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing pond closure permits.

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