Trained spotters for the National Weather Service said 14 and a half inches of snow fell in the Holly Corner area of southern Stafford County, just off Route 17. According to another trained spotter, in the western portion of the county near Lake Arrowhead, more than 11 inches of snow fell.
According to National Weather Service spotters, in Prince William County, the highest totals are in Dumfries and Dale City, as each area saw 12 inches of snow.
They’ve made the call — all area public school divisions in our coverage area will not hold classes tomorrow, January 4, 2022.
According to the National Weather Service, the storm will bring between three and seven inches of snowfall. Though temperatures today in our area climbed into the low 60s, a cold front will move through the region overnight, forcing temperatures to drop, and will set the stage for accumulating snow, forecasters said.
The weather service states that snowfall amounts will vary between five and eight inches across the region, and winds will gust up to 35 mph.
Shots rang out Saturday night at Stonebridge Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge.
Police went to the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center shopping center, anchored by Wegmans grocery store, just after 11 p.m. Saturday, January 1, after a man who had been shot walked into a hospital emergency room seeking treatment.
Yesli Vega announced her campaign for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which includes a portion of Prince William County and all of Stafford.
The Prince William County Landfill will cut its operating hours next month.
Due to a shortage of truck drivers, the landfill will be closed Sundays beginning January 9 until further notice. The change will affect the dump at 14811 Dumfries Road and a composting facility at 13000 Balls Ford Road near Gainesville.
Prince William County fire and rescue crews went to the 6800 block of Stillbrooke Road, just off Route 234 near Independent Hill, and found fire in the rear of a house at 5:56 p.m., said spokesman Matt Smolensky.
Crews doused the blaze and reported moderate damage to the single-family home. No one was injured.
[Updated 10:30 a.m.] We’re just learning of the death of a Woodbridge man died early this morning in a crash on the Capital Beltway.
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