GAINESVILLE, Va. — What a mess for commuters on Wednesday night. An SUV that was sitting at a railroad crossing on U.S. 29 in Gainesville was hit by a train about 7 p.m.
The train damaged the front of the SUV but the female driver inside was not injured, according to a Prince William police official on the scene.
DALE CITY, Va. — Virginia’s seventh $1 million Powerball jackpot winner in the past four weeks claimed his prize in Dale City.
Officials with the Virginia Lottery said Michael DeFonde, of Woodbridge, purchased his winning ticket from a BP gas station at the corner of Mapledale Avenue and Dale Boulevard.
MANASSAS, Va. — The victims of the Connecticut school shooting were on the minds of about 20 residents and students who converged on the Manassas Museum for a candlelight vigil.
Many of the students were from Manassas’ Osbourn High School, and that gathered at 5:30 p.m. Monday with school instructional aides to voice their sadness and support for the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
MANASSAS PARK, Va. — Drivers who use Va. 28 in Manassas Park and Prince William County could soon see a reversible lane to help ease traffic congestion.
The $4.8 million project would see the addition of a new lane from Manassas Drive to the Bull Run River at the Fairfax County line. The lane would carry drivers headed north from Prince William into Fairfax County in the mornings and south back into Prince William and Manassas Park in the evenings.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va .– Did you know that each time you pass by a road sign on the median in Prince William County – you’re paying for it?
STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities said the police-involved shooting of 17-year-old Evan Newsom was justifiable homicide.
In a statement from Virginia State Police today, authorities said two police officers shot and killed the 17-year-old who was armed with a knife during the early morning hours of Nov. 2.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County will bid for the FBI National Headquarters.
The investigative bureau plans to close its J. Edgar Hoover building in Downtown Washington, D.C., and that has places like Prince Georges County, Md., and now Prince William County, Va. trying to convince the agency to relocate to their respective jurisdictions.
It’s no secret Virginia Railway Express has its sights set on the west.
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By URIAH KISER
