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Wittman, Anderson Will Hold Town Hall in Dale City Tuesday

By Potomac Local News
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va. 1) talks about keeping maintaining security on Facebook. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

DALE CITY, Va. — Congressman Rob Wittman and Delegate Rich Anderson will hold a town hall today to discuss veterans’ issues.

The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department station on Hillendale Drive in Dale City. The elected officials are expected to discuss sequestration and potential BRAC movements for 2015 and 2017. The region recently finished a round of BRAC relocations as 6,000 military service men and women and civilians were moved to Quantico, and 20,000 were moved to Ft. Belvoir as part of a BRAC order passed in 2005.

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Car Hits School Board Member’s House

By Potomac Local News
A Honda slammed into the house of Prince William County School Board member Lisa Bell on Friday night. No injuries were reported.

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The woman behind the wheel of a black sedan that slammed into Lisa Bell’s home on Dale Boulevard this evening had a kitten inside her car and became distracted, said Bell. The car left a hole in the brick home of the Prince William County School Board Member, and police and fire and rescue crews were called to the scene.

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‘Orange Cones, No Phones’ Unveiled on I-95 Where Texting Remains ‘Vexing’ Problem

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton reminds drivers of the need for highway workers’ safety in the I-95 Express Lanes Corridor. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

DALE CITY, Va. — What once worked in construction zones on the Capital Beltway is now in use on Intestate 95: Orange Cones, No Phones.

The program sponsored by the builders of new Express Lanes coming to the interstate highway is meant to call attention to distracted drivers who use their cell phones to text, email, or talk behind the wheel. With $1 billion in construction happening along 29-mile express lanes corridor from Va. 610 in North Stafford to Edsall Road in Alexandria, officials said drivers need to pay attention while on the roads.

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1 Seriously Injured in I-95 Crash that Caused Highway Closure, 8-Mile Delay

By Potomac Local News
One person was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash on Interstate 95 in Dale City. The highway was closed for about an hour while rescue crews treated the patients on the scene. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

DALE CITY, Va. — One person was flown to a hospital for treatment after being involved in a crash on Interstate 95.

The crash closed all northbound lanes of the highway just after 3 p.m. at Dale City, resulting in a backup for more than eight miles delaying traffic as far south as Stafford County.

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Keaton Faces Indecent Liberties Charges after Child Found Abused

By Potomac Local News
Keaton

DALE CITY, Va. – A Florida man faces charges of indecent liberties and sexual battery of a young girl who lives in our area.

A 13-year-old girl was abused at a home in the 4600 block of Evansdale Road in Dale City on Wednesday, said Prince William spokesman Jonathan Perok. Police were called to the home for a report of a domestic disturbance and then later arrested the man.

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Dale Service Corporation Being Sold

By Potomac Local News
Decent amount of water coming down the Occoquan below the High and Low Dams at the moment. (Photo: Occoquan Mayor Earine Porta)

The Dale Service Corporation will be sold the American Water Works Company.

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3 Nabbed in Dale City Burglary

By Potomac Local News

DALE CITY, Va. — With the help of a neighbor, the stolen property of a woman who was away from her home on vacation has been recovered by police.

The burglary victim who lives in the 13300 block of Kerrydale Road in Dale City called police April 19 after returning home from a trip. After she was away for four days, the woman told police jewelry, a game system, laptop, and firearm were all missing from her home.

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