From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Department:
Stafford, VA. Stafford County Sheriff David P. Decatur announced this morning the creation of the Stafford County School Safety Task Force to enhance school security in the wake of an uptick of threats targeting schools nationwide.
Prince William Forest Park in Triangle will be closed to visitors for at least the next two weeks following last weekend’s windstorm.
From a press release:
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
The second to last week of the General Assembly session brought a conclusion to most committee work in the legislature, the passage of several important bills and a fierce windstorm.
On Friday, a powerful wind storm struck Virginia and inflicted millions of dollars in damage to people and property, far more harm than most people anticipated. Many people lost electricity, some for several days. According to Dominion Energy, it was the fifth-worst power outage in company history after Hurricanes Isabel, Floyd, Irene and the 2012 Derecho.
Police say they have in custody the man accused of shooting a 28-year-old man in the lower body on January 23.
The shooting happened at the Maplewood Apartments on Peakwood Court near Manassas.
Prince William police say the bus driver who hit and killed a man at a county public schools transportation center last month will not face charges.
From police:
