After the Emancipation Act and the end of the Civil War, many freed slaves built communities across Prince William County.
One of those communities, known as “The Settlement,” within the triangle of Old Carolina, Carver Road and Lee Highway in Gainesville, remains, to this day, home to many descendants of those early County residents.
On Wednesday, February 17, Larry, Stafford County Fire and Rescue’s (SCFR) first peer support canine, was officially placed with his handler within the department.
As a peer support canine, Larry, along with his handler Technician Jeffrey Stocker, will be a resource for department personnel experiencing work related stress or trauma.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are prepared for a major winter storm expected to bring snow and ice across most of the Commonwealth, creating the potential for widespread major impacts starting late Wednesday and continuing through Friday morning.
Units with Stafford County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) were dispatched to a structure fire just after 6:45 on Wednesday morning on Randolph Road near the intersection of Jefferson Street, near Fredericksburg.
The first arriving units arrived less than five minutes later and reported smoke and fire coming from a single-family home. Crews brought the fire under control in approximately 15 minutes.
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The region is under a winter storm warning as our next blast of winter weather is expected to move in overnight.
Three to six inches of snow could fall for portions of Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park. To the south, one to three inches of snow is expected to in Stafford County and Fredericksburg.
Armed Robbery – On February 16 at 11:00PM, officers responded to the Princeton Woods Apartments located in the 3300 block of Dry Powder Cl. in Dumfries (22026) to investigate a robbery.
The victim, a 44- year-old man, reported to police that when he arrived in the parking lot of the complex, he was approached by an unknown man. The man immediately brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property. The suspect fled the area on foot prior to police arriving at the location.
Reports from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
