WOODBRIDGE, Va. — While final plans are not yet in place for High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 95, transportation officials will begin preliminary work on the project next week.

Drivers will notice the work taking place on the highway shoulders on I-95 between Springfield and Dumfries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.


STAFFORD, Va. — A teenager was arrested after a racial slur was found painted at a church earlier this month.

Stafford authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a 16-year-old male charged in vandalizing the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church at 135 Chapel Green Road. Sheriff’s deputies found a racial slur spray painted on a back wall of the church on March 4 and then put out a call for leads in the case.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — School officials in Prince William County have once again turned their attention to graffiti found at Potomac Senior High School.

A new graffiti message was found inside a girls restroom inside the Woodbridge school, but Prince William County Public Schools spokesman Philip Kavitis told PotomacLocal.com that police see no credible threat contained in the new message found at the school. Kavitis was not specific on what messaged was contained in the new graffiti.


NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities arrested a man who they said tried to cash a forged check at a North Stafford bank.

Stafford Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Wells Fargo bank on Va. 610 just after 11 a.m. Monday for a report of a forgery in progress. Bank employees said a man in a gray suit walked in and tried to cash a check for $7,000, said Stafford Sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac Nationals are pleased to announce that Tim Swartz has been named as the new radio broadcaster and Director of Media Relations for the 2012 season. Swartz, who spent the 2010 season as the number two broadcaster, returns to Pfitzner Stadium to call the action as the Nationals seek their fourth playoff bid in five years.

“We are really happy that we could bring Tim on as our broadcaster,” said Potomac General Manager Josh Olerud. “His experience with our organization, polish on the air and knowledge of baseball all made him a great fit for the ballclub.”


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William County School Board approved an $861 million operating budget Wednesday night, directing the Superintendent to find $5 million in new spending cuts to cover the cost of providing a step increase to employees on the current pay scale.

Budget approval came a week later than originally expected, as Board Members debated how best to afford enhanced pay increases. The new plan builds on the foundation of the spending reductions originally proposed to pay for an across-the-board raise in the budget plan rejected during last week’s Board mark-up session.


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