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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Police said they found their missing driver.
From the press release:
House Panels Reject LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Bills
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.
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.
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.
From an email:
Hello! I am writing to inform you that Woodbridge Senior High School is hosting a multicultural night on March 9th from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
From the Prince William police press release:
Residential Burglary *ARRESTS – On February 6, detectives with the Property Crimes Unit identified two of the suspects involved in a burglary to a residence located in the 1700 block of Potomac View Ave in Woodbridge on February 3. Further investigation determined that a family member of the victim, identified as a 17-year-old female juvenile, conspired with an acquaintance, identified as Melvin Higinio ALVARENGA-RODRIGUEZ, to steal the items reported missing. Following the investigation, detectives with the Property Crimes Unit arrested the suspects without incident. None of the firearms stolen have been recovered. The investigation continues.
