A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued Monday until 6 p.m. for the Potomac Communities, as forecasters said strong storms could move into the region, some of which may contain damaging winds and hail.
Rising temperatures into the mid 80s will also support thunderstorms, much like we saw last week.
Prince William County, Va. –– As the Memorial holiday weekend approaches, police in Prince William are taking no excuses about not wearing seat belts in vehicles.
The power-hitting first baseman launched his 8th homer of the season in a five-run sixth for the P-Nats. Shortstop Jose Lozada and right fielder Destin Hood both led off the inning with doubles, getting Potomac on the board for the first time in the game. After a J.P. Ramirez strikeout, Souza crunched a two-run shot that went more than 400 feet. It went just to the left of straight-away center, which is label as 390 feet at City Stadium. It gave Souza his league-leading 31st and 32nd RBI.
A walk from Brian Peacock (his second of the day) forced Hillcats manager Luis Salazar to go to the bullpen to replace starter Cory Rasmus. The former supplemental first round draft had a strong afternoon until the sixth. He had not allowed a run and struck out six P-Nats. But when Potomac started to get to him, Salazar called on Dan Jurik.
Marshall Mitchell, 34, was killed when he was riding in a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling south on Benchmark Road, near Mine Road.
The SUV ran off the right side of the road, and Mitchell was ejected when the driver crossed over the left side of the road and over corrected, said Virginia State Police Sgt. Les Tyler.
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The P-Nats have scored 39 runs and are hitting .331 (50-151) as team during the current four-game winning streak.
A theme has developed with the hot hitting, and that’s fast starts. In a 14-6 win over Frederick on Thursday, the P-Nats scored nine runs by the end of the third inning. Last night in Lynchburg, the P-Nats scored three in the first. And tonight was nothing different, as a five-run third inning propelled Potomac’s bats for the rest of the night.
Earlier this month, transportation officials announced a detour for traffic on the roadway that would take drivers around where the work was being done at Widewater and Decatur roads.
The project was expected to cost $150,000, and it was aimed at improving the drainage on the roads at that intersection.
Police say a man walked into a Union Bank and Trust on Morris Road in Spotsylvania County at 10:30 a.m. Friday. The man handed the teller a note and asked for money, which the teller provided to the man.
With cash in hand, the robber runs from the bank and enters a silver car with Maryland tags, and along with another occupant in the car speeds away, said Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis.
