The driver of a 2009 Pontiac Vibe was pronounced dead on the scene of a crash Friday.
According to police reports, the car was on fire when officers reached the scene of the accident.
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Prince William
No one won the jackpot in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing.
The jackpot has now grown to $1.3 billion — the largest Powerball jackpot in history,
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There’s a lot of hope in the newly approved budget put forward Thursday night by the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission.
Hope that Prince William County will magically find $6 million to help make up some of an annual $9.2 million budget shortfall, every year over the next five years. Hope the Virginia General Assembly will enact a gas tax “floor” to help the agency recoup and additional $3.5 million it lost when gas prices dropped.
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A new logo will be used to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department.
The department unveiled the new logo in a press release on Thursday. The words “Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue 50 Years, 1966 – 2016” are featured against a bright red background.
Amber is doing better after cancer surgery.
The brown and white 8-year-old boxer-lab-mix had two cysts removed from her stomach late last year. Her owner, Stephanie Dobranski, brings Amber to their favorite place: Chinn Park.
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Frozen ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams should not be used for outdoor ice recreation because of the risk factor to ourselves as well as rescuers.
The safest place for ice recreation are pavillons, skating rinks, and other places designed for ice recreation, says the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue.
A pedestrian was struck this morning in front of a Walgreens pharmacy on at Smoketown and Old Bridge roads in Lake Ridge.
Here’s more in a police press release:
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The murder case against John Sherwood has been continued until June 20.
Sherwood is accused of killing his 21-year-old wife Erica Renae Sherwood in a violent incident at home in Dale City on New Year’s Day 2015. A witness told a court last year Sherwood was trying to escape from her husband and took refuge at her friends house where she would be killed.
The 16-year-old victim and suspect were involved in a verbal argument that escalated leading to the victim being assaulted as well as prevented from leaving the home.
The suspect is charged with abduction, domestic assault and battery, and destruction of property, said police.
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New toll lanes on Interstates 95 and 395 brought more options to commuters when they opened one year ago.
Single drivers can now pay a toll and ride the lanes, whereas before all vehicles had to have at least three occupants during peak times. Today, the toll lanes are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and all drivers must have an electronic E-ZPass to use them. A vehicle with three or more occupants still rides free.