Our region is in for another round of winter weather just in time for St. Patricks’ Day.
A winter storm watch is in effect for our area and a winter storm warning to the west, in the Charlottesville area. At least five inches of snow is expected to fall in Prince William and Stafford counties Sunday night into Monday (St. Patrick’s Day).
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A U-Haul was used to steal nearly $9,000 in outdoor goods from a Big Lots store in Woodbridge.
When police pulled up to find the burglary in progress the two men fled the scene. But it didn’t take long for police to figure out who was behind the crime because they used the truck rental paperwork left inside the cab of the truck to identify one of the suspects.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A helicopter was called to take at least one patient to a hospital after a serious crash in Woodbridge.
At least two cars collided on Va. 123 overpass at Interstate 95 this morning. One of the cars was cashed in the accident and emergency crews appeared to be working on assisting a crash victim. Another patient had been placed on a stretcher and was most likely waiting for a helicopter.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A storm, a power outage, and the sudden presence of the fire department didn’t stop people from getting in a good workout at Powerhouse Gym.
A storm rolled through the Woodbridge area about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night knocking out the power to Powerhouse Gym on Golansky Boulevard, as well as other businesses next to the gym in the area of Smoketown Road and Prince William Parkway, for about five hours, said gym owner-operator Kelly Kirk.
MANASSAS, Va. — Governor Terry McAuliffe visited the new Evergreen Health Clinic on Liberia Avenue in Manassas on Thursday. He’s touring the state to push for the expansion of Medicaid.
“We have got to close this coverage gap,” McAuliffe told attendees during the meeting. “We cannot gridlock in Richmond on this issue.”
Update 12:30 p.m.
The commotion is all over this morning at the Prince William Campus of George Mason University.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Kirstyn Barr will now serve as the Town Manager of Occoquan.
Barr’s hiring was announced Wednesday. She will replace Police Chief Sheldon Levi who has been doubling as acting town manager in recent months.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Two new large building projects are going in along Route 28 in Prince William County testing the limits of an outdated road and an already taxed county infrastructure. Orchard Bridge will be a 15 building grouping of garden style apartments the anticipated completion date will be May of 2014.
The Towns at Falls Grove will be a mix of single family homes and town home style condos across from Yorkshire Drive on Va. 28 in Prince William County. Potential residents can expect to pay upwards of $289,000 to purchase a unit in the complex.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Some residents of Dumfries say they didn’t have enough warning that their car would be towed during a recent snow storm.
Some cars parked along Old Triangle Road in the town’s Williamstown and South Cove neighborhoods and were towed during last Monday’s storm that brought measureable snow to the region. Old Triangle Road is a designated snow emergency route, and a town ordinance allows police to have cars parked along the route towed away when a snow emergency is declared.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A new documentary film features the story of the first Prince William County police officer killed in the line of duty.
