Woodbridge Senior High School administrators kept students inside today as police searched Lake Ridge for a killer.
A school division spokeswoman told Potomac Local News that eight Prince William County Public schools in the Lake Ridge area were placed into a secure-the-building status today for more than an hour due to police activity.
Free water: I was out today with the emergency management folks distributing water to those living under a boil-water advisory east of Route 1 in North Stafford.
New Local Spotlight member: I’m excited to welcome Peden Accounting Services in Manassas to the Local Spotlight team.
Local activists and officials are joining hands to oppose Dominion Energy’s efforts to build a new substation and transmission lines near Gainesville to fuel data centers
The 25 students in grades six through eight came to Open Space Arts at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center on Wednesday, January 10. According to a press release from the art house, the students came to Woodbridge as part of their curriculum of growth, development, and a flourishing of their innate artistic talents in the New Year.”
“…Open Space Arts seeks to provide an inclusive environment for students to participate in enriching art events, fostering a widespread appreciation and engagement in the arts among our local youth,” states the release.
National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington — Updated 3:30 p.m.: “A potent low pressure system will arrive Friday PM, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. A Flood Watch is in effect for areas along/east of the Blue Ridge. Additionally, wind headlines are in effect for the Allegheny Front and along the waters Friday PM into the overnight hours.”
Prince William police reported the following incidents.
Stafford County’s Swift Water Rescue Team has spent more than eight years training for the kind of incident that happened during a Tuesday night storm forecast to dump up to 3 inches of rain on the area.
We incorrectly posted a photo of Brentsville District Supervisor Tom Gordy in an earlier version of this post.
