WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The drive home for some on Old Bridge Road in the Lake Ridge and Occoquan areas will be slow tonight.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the scene of a house fire at the Colonial Port Mobile Home Park at the intersection of Occoquan and Devils Reach Road. Police were also called to the area to help control traffic and, according to initial reports, have some roads in the area blocked off.
DALE CITY, Va. — Police say a customer at a bank in Dale City was robbed this afternoon.
Here’s the latest from Prince William police:
MANASSAS, Va. — A coyote was spotted in the Buckhall area of Prince William County, just outside Manassas, the county Health District office reports.
A county resident saw the animal and alerted authorities. Health District says coyotes are commonly found in Virginia, often seen in suburban subdivisions. Some coyotes can carry rabies, though officials say it’s rare.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A 23-year-old Woodbridge man faces charges in a strangulation case.
Here’s more from Prince William police:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Some unaccompanied minors have had a home at Youth for Tomorrow since June 2012.
Two weeks ago, Prince William County government officials wanted to learn just how many facilities in the county, in addition to Youth for Tomorrow, accept federal money to house illegal immigrant minors. The order came after Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart announced he would once again file a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement for information on the whereabouts of illegal aliens arrested in the county and turned over to federal authorities.
As we approach the doldrums of summer, some food pantries in our area are looking for increased donations of specific staple food items.
Things like rice, pasta sauce and canned fruit are being asked for by those who run the ACTS Food Pantry in Dumfries.
DUMFRIES, Va. — An argument between a man and a woman led to a dog and puppy stabbed to death, and another puppy seriously injured.
Here’s more in a press release:
DALE CITY, Va. — Police are investigating a robbery at a 7-Eleven store in the Darbydale section of Dale City.
Here’s more in a press release:
The Animal Shelter is an open-admission, public shelter that must accept all animals brought to it regardless of behavior or health, and it becomes especially challenging each year from late spring through summer because too many kittens are born of cats that have not been spayed or neutered.
The easiest way to help reduce the overwhelming numbers of unwanted cats is to spay and neuter your cat(s) and encourage others to do the same. Unaltered cats will search for a mate, and mating can lead to dozens of unwanted cats.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The owner of the Cock & Bowl restaurant in Occoquan made a pretty astute observation: A sign was erected heralding the coming of nothing. And that, said the restaurant’s owners, is refreshing.
Occoquan officials recently closed a deal that gives the town ownership of a 17-acre parcel of land, the once controversial Oaks III property, which will be turned into, well, absolutely nothing.
