Didlake Inc. will own and operate a new UPS Store at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center.
The store is the first for the non-profit that specializes in helping disabled residents find work. It is one of only six of 4,400 UPS stores in the U.S. that is owned and operated by a non-profit organization.
Single drivers who travel Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway during peak hours will soon pay tolls.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board today approved a measure that allows for the collection of tolls on that stretch of the highway starting in 2017.
Virginia environmental officials took questions Tuesday night from the public about a plan to treat toxic water and drain it into the Potomac River.
Residents who live near Dominion Virginia Power’s Possum Point Power Station outside Dumfries and across from Quantico say they’re fearful of the plan, which could lead to higher than normal levels of heavy metals in Quantico Creek and Potomac River that would flow downstream to the Chesapeake Bay.
The judges decided the best floats and marching groups in the 41st Annual Dumfries Christmas Parade.
There is a new parade route for this year’s Manassas Park Light Parade.
The parade begins at 5:45 p.m. at General’s Ridge Golf Course in Manassas Park. It then winds its way through the city to the Manassas Park Community Center.
Prince William County Public Schools will hold a public meeting at the C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge on Wednesday night.
School officials will talk about the opening of the new “Ferlazzo” elementary school at nearby Spriggs and Minnieville roads.
Prince William police are investigating a robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Woodbridge:
Armed Robbery – On December 7th at 1:00AM, officers responded to the 7-Eleven located at 1701 Featherstone Rd in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a robbery. An employee reported to police that two unknown men entered the business, brandished handguns and demanded money. The suspects took an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing the business on foot. No injuries were reported. A police K-9 was used to search for the men who were not located. The investigation continues.
Police in Manassas are investigating the following crimes:
Larceny
New technology allows Northern Virginia residents the option to skip the vehicle emissions station. But drivers will still pay the same to have their vehicle emissions tested.
Here’s more in a press release from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality:
