Prince William

Aquatic Robotics Meet Comes to Area

By Potomac Local News
Students from New Directions Alternative Education Center participate in the Northern Virginia Regional SeaPerch Challenge in 2010. (Photo: Prince William County Public Schools)

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Student innovation and scientific skill will be on parade when Prince William County Public Schools hosts this year’s National SeaPerch Challenge underwater robotics competition, set for Thursday in Manassas Park.

Student teams will place their remotely operated vehicles (ROV) into a pool and compete in two underwater challenges, including obstacle courses and contests on recovery, maneuvering, and collaboration. Building and designing ROVs incorporates engineering concepts, problem solving, teamwork, and technical applications.

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Fire Warnings Continue in Prince William, Stafford

By Potomac Local News
A brush fire scorches land along Interstate 95 in Prince William County on Feb. 19, 2011. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

With conditions still ripe for wildfires, Stafford authorities banned outside burning and Prince William officials remind residents to wait until after 4 p.m. to burn.

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning for the region today, as they have since the weekend, warning that the combination of high winds, low humidity and dry conditions produce an atmosphere where wildfires flourish.

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Stafford Dems to Meet Prior to State Convention

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STAFFORD, Va. — Stafford Democrats have an opportunity to help nominate a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 1st Congressional District and President Barack Obama for re-election..

The filing deadline is approaching for those seeking election as a delegate to the First Congressional District Convention in Fredericksburg on Saturday, May 12 and to the State Democratic Convention on Sat., June 2 in Fairfax.

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Teen Stabbed in Stafford

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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A teenager was stabbed early Saturday morning in Stafford County.

Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of Theodore Street and Lyons Boulevard in the England Run subdivision at 12:19 p.m. for a report of a large fight that involved 16 people. Deputies surrounded the area and found teenagers fleeing the scene, and then stopped them to learn more about the fight, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

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‘Wrong Way’ Traffic Stop Yields Stafford Drug Bust

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STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities said a car drove right into the path of oncoming traffic on U.S. 1, and then it was time to pull over the driver and see what was up.

The driver turned right onto U.S. 1 north from Jason Lane in Stafford, about 6 a.m. Monday. A sheriff’s deputy happened to be in the area and began following the car once he saw the driver ignore a stop sign at U.S. 1 and Jason Lane. The driver continued north about a half mile to Coal Landing Road.

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2 Charged with Pot, Heroin Outside N. Stafford McDonalds

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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Two men from Portsmouth face drug charges in Stafford County.

Deputies were called to a McDonalds on Va. 610 at 2 a.m. Sunday for a report of a drunken driver. A deputy responded and found a car matching the description of that given by a 911 caller and then went to talk to the occupants, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

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Dale City Robbery Arrests Made

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DALE CITY, Va. — Police in Prince William County arrested two people in connection to a string of robberies on April 4.

At 10:42 p.m. in the 14300 block of Wrangler Lane, off Darbydale Avenue at the Dale Forest Apartments in Dale City, a 15-year-old boy told police he was approached by two mn who threatened him and demanded in shoes and jacket valued at $120, and then fled in a dark SUV once they got them, according to police documents. The victim was not injured.

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I-95 HOV Closure First of Many Over Next 6 Weeks

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Photo: Mary Davidson
Commuters use a busy Interstate 95 near Woodbridge on a weekday morning. (Mary Davidson)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Transportation officials will close a portion of Interstate 95’s High Occupancy Vehicle lanes this weekend. It’ll be one of several total closures of the heavily-used transportation facility over the next six weeks.

The reversible HOV lanes between Va. 234 in Dumfries and the Franconia-Springfield Parkway will close at 11 p.m. Friday and will reopen by 10 a.m. Saturday. Drivers will be able to get onto the HOV lanes in the northbound direction at Franconia-Springfield Parkway and points north starting at 2 a.m. Saturday. The entire facility is expected to reopen in the northbound direction to all traffic by 11 a.m. Saturday.

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