Myrtle Beach, S.C. –– A five-run third inning propelled the Potomac Nationals to a series-splitting 8-6 victory Thursday night in Myrtle Beach.
Trevor Holder (1-2) earned his first victory of the 2011 campaign, Pat Lehman sealed the ballgame with his fifth save, but the headliner was Potomac’s offense. 15 hits and eight runs led the Nats to their second straight win and handed lefthander Robbie Ross (2-1) his first loss.
Lorton, Va. –– The debate over what to do with a waste-to-energy plant in Lorton continues weeks after officials thought they had a solution.
The incinerator plant sits on county-owned land in Lorton and is operated by Covanta, an energy firm that for the last 30 years has leased the facility from Fairfax County.
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Gov. Robert F. McDonnell will sign off on a compromise between the Virginia Senate and House of Representatives that would shift the state’s 2nd House District to the Potomac Communities.
“I thank the General Assembly for passing this new redistricting plan. I will sign this legislation as soon as it reaches my desk. The plan as passed does address most of the criteria I outlined in my veto letter, and ensures that the elected members of the legislative branch fulfill their constitutional obligation to draw our electoral lines every ten years,” stated McDonnell in a statement.
The stabbings took place in Stafford County’s Olde Forge neighborhood off U.S. 17 in the southern portion of the county.
About 2 p.m. Tuesday, three teenagers were stabbed with what appeared to be a hunting knife while playing a football game near a playground.
Police were called to the 3300 block of Beaumont Road in Dale City at 5:33 p.m. Wednesday where they found the child had been sexually assaulted by a known acquaintance, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
An investigation showed the child has been repeatedly raped since February, police say.
A Dumfries area man describes himself as the “American Dream” political candidate.
It appears no one inside the home was injured.
Dumfries, Va. –– A familiar face in Dumfries business will make his first run for the General Assembly.
State troopers found the man lying in the roadway, at mile post 152, just after 8 a.m. He was flown to Fairfax Innova Hospital where he later died, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
