Virginia transportation officials warned drivers today about three construction projects that could cause delays, including a full closure of a portion of the Capital Beltway, and about a change to an ongoing repair project on interstate 95.
More about the Beltway closure in a press release from the Virginia Megaprojects office:
FROM POLICE REPORTS
Mr. Daniel Razjooyan-Sosa was last seen on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at 1 PM. He is a 27 year old male, 5’11”, weighing 192 pounds.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Chemicals used in a fire suppression device inside a kitchen at Saunders Middle School left one employee sick and after school activities canceled Wednesday.
School administrators held a planned fire drill at 1:30 p.m. and staff and students had all safely made it outside the building. But during the drill, a fire suppression system was accidentally activated inside of the cafeteria kitchen and an employee had a reaction to the fire suppressant substance, said Prince William schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer.
DALE CITY, Va. — A new Americans in Wartime Museum hopes planes and tanks will draw automobiles.
Groundwork preparation for the $80 million facility has already begun on a 70-acre site behind a K-Mart store on Dale Boulevard in Dale City. The museum, once complete, will tell the story of people who fought in every U.S. war since World War I, as well as first responders on the homefront, featuring fully restored military vehicles, a “landscapes of war” exhibit that will allow visitors to experience what war fighting conditions were like on the ground and in the trenches, and the museum will feature tours and lectures led by wartime veterans.
By URIAH KISER
DALE CITY, Va. — On the day NHL players and league officials broke the ice on a new deal to end a nearly five month player lockout, one of the greatest to ever play the game came to Dale City to give back.
DALE CITY, Va. — A hockey great is coming to the Prince William Ice Center this weekend.
Jeremy Roenick, a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and one of only four American-born players to score over 500 goals in his career in the National Hockey Leauge, will sign copies of his new book at the skate center at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
NEWS FROM YOU
The Dale City Civic Association (DCCA) is seeking applicants for the Annual Youth Environmental and Conservation Award.
Powerful storms, car crashes that injured and killed youth, the opening of new restaurants, the loss of a familiar face at one of the area’s most famous restaurants, and the changing landscape of Woodbridge topped the list of the most clicked news stories of the year on PotomacLocal.com.
See the list below of the top 10 stories and tell us what should get an honorable mention.
NOKESVILLE, Va. — Patriot High School freshman Danno Wernecke is working to overcome severe injuries from an ATV accident.
DALE CITY, Va. — Virginia’s seventh $1 million Powerball jackpot winner in the past four weeks claimed his prize in Dale City.
Officials with the Virginia Lottery said Michael DeFonde, of Woodbridge, purchased his winning ticket from a BP gas station at the corner of Mapledale Avenue and Dale Boulevard.
