BREAKING POLITICAL NEWS — FIRST ON POTOMAC LOCAL NEWS
By URIAH KISER
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Prince William
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10:30 a.m. Thursday — Arrest made in Dale City homicide
FROM POLICE REPORTS
MANASSAS, Va. — Growing pains at a jail in Manassas prompted officials Tuesday to urge leaders to fund an expansion of the facility.
The Prince William County / Manassas Adult Detention Center houses nearly 972 inmates – all of them arrested and processed into the jail from police in Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park. The jail sits next to the county’s courthouse on Lee Avenue, and because inmates keep coming, it has already outgrown a $2.1 million Phase I expansion that opened in 2008.
MANASSAS, Va. — Cases of flu are problematic in Prince William County schools.
An absentee report maintained by the county school division shows a 10 percent increase in absences at Lake Ridge, West Gate, and Yorkshire elementary schools. While it may seem like a lot, the absence rate is actually an improvement over recent weeks, spokeswoman Irene Cromer said.
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2 p.m.
The winter storm headed our way is taking shape, and it’s not coming together how many snow lovers had hoped.
FROM POLICE REPORTS
Sexual Battery *ARREST – On January 14th, detectives from the Special Victim’s Bureau were able to identify the suspect involved in the sexual battery which was reported to have occurred at the Potomac Library located at 2201 Opitz Blvd in Woodbridge on January 11th. Detectives located the accused in the area of Featherstone Plz and, following the investigation, the accused was subsequently arrested.
By DELEGATE RICH ANDERSON
The first week of the 2013 legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly is now history.
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By URIAH KISER
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Elections officials testified before members of congress Monday at a packed meeting in Woodbridge recalling voting problems at Prince William County’s River Oaks Voting Precinct.
By SAM ISAACS
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Bob McDonnell and other key Republicans, as well as Democratic legislators, say they are disappointed that a House subcommittee today killed proposals to automatically restore the voting rights of nonviolent felons who have served their prison sentences.
