WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Area baseball fans have been promised that a new stadium for the Potomac Nationals will be a hot venue.
Now, fans will have their first, up close look at rendering of the ballpark planned for Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge later this month at the team’s annual Hot Stove Banquet.
11:30 a.m. Thursday
Ruby Tuesday CEO and President James “JJ” Buettgen said he’s proud lead the restaurant chain, but times are tough and that’s why the company decided to shed all 13 Marlin and Rays seafood restaurants.
DALE CITY, Va. — A new Americans in Wartime Museum hopes planes and tanks will draw automobiles.
Groundwork preparation for the $80 million facility has already begun on a 70-acre site behind a K-Mart store on Dale Boulevard in Dale City. The museum, once complete, will tell the story of people who fought in every U.S. war since World War I, as well as first responders on the homefront, featuring fully restored military vehicles, a “landscapes of war” exhibit that will allow visitors to experience what war fighting conditions were like on the ground and in the trenches, and the museum will feature tours and lectures led by wartime veterans.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police in Prince William County asked anyone who saw the fatal crash involving Motor Officer Chris Yung to come forward with details.
Investigators are hoping to learn more about the crash that took the life of the 35-year-old police veteran on New Year’s Eve. Yung was responding to a separate crash with lights and sirens activated on his police motorcycle when he collided with a minivan on Va. 28 and Piper Lane near Manassas. The two occupants inside the van were not injured and no charges have been filed in the crash.
By CHARLIE GRYMES
PRINCE WILLIAM CONSERVATION ALLIANCE CHAIRMAN
A starfish opens a clam by attacking its “feet” to the shell, then pulling steadily until the clam finally tires and the starfish succeeds in getting a meal.
By URIAH KISER
DALE CITY, Va. — On the day NHL players and league officials broke the ice on a new deal to end a nearly five month player lockout, one of the greatest to ever play the game came to Dale City to give back.
MANASSAS, Va. — Helicopters will be buzzing once again in the Manassas area on Monday.
This time, pilots will be flying the choppers with crews from Dominion Virginia Power onboard. They’ll be checking power lines, and replacing insulators on those transmission lines in the area, said Dominion Virginia Power spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson.
Story By URIAH KISER
Photos By MARY DAVIDSON
By CINDY BROOKSHIRE
For Potomac Local News
If you missed the talented student performances at Osbourn High School’s HolidayFEST 2012 on Dec. 13, you can still enjoy video highlights on the OHS Choirs’ YouTube Channel. The Choirs are directed by Matthew Harrison, with choral assistants Lynn Jost and Milton Rodgers. See and hear:
STAFFORD, Va. — Students in Stafford County went back to school for the first time Wednesday after a long winter break.
Waiting to greet them was a new directive from county Sheriff Charles E. Jett which will bring a increased presence of sheriff’s deputies in schools. Now, every deputy in Stafford County has been instructed to stop into schools located along their beat. Their mission: get to know students, faculty, staff, and build a stronger relationship with the educational community.
