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Truck off Road in Stafford Snarls I-95 South

By Potomac Local News
Commuters use the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on I-95 in Woodbridge. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Its slow going on Interstate 95 south this afternoon after a truck reportedly ran off the road at mile post 147, just across the Prince William County line in North Stafford.

One southbound lane of the highway was closed because of the crash, Virginia’s highway department reports. We don’t have word yet from Stafford fire officials or state police, but we do know traffic is snarled from at least Prince William Parkway south to the scene of the crash. WTOP Radio reports traffic begins moving once again after drivers pass the crash site.

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Gas, Charcoal Grills Banned on Balconies

By Potomac Local News
A fire at Woodbridge Station Apartments on July 5, 2012 destroyed 24 homes and displaced about 100 residents. (Photo: Submitted by Prince William fire and rescue)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Fire officials remind condominium owners and apartment renters in Prince William County there are restrictions on grilling on balconies.

The reminder comes after a massive blaze displaced about 100 people and destroyed 24 homes at Woodbridge Station Apartments on Thursday. No one was injured and the American Red Cross was called to the scene to assist the displaced residents.

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Strong Winds Possible Today

By Potomac Local News

It could get windy and stormy around here tonight as we’re in for another day of hot and humid temperatures.

Virginia could face some strong winds this afternoon as a cold front moving in from the west could bring severe thunderstorms and hail. Some of the storms could produce localized corridors of higher winds, according to the National Weather Service Strom Prediction Center.

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Code Red Air Day, Temps Soar to 100 Degrees

By Potomac Local News
A George Washington impersonator wipes his brow in the midst of excessive summer heat. [File photo; Mary Davidson]

It’s hot outside today, ridiculously so. It’s hot enough for the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning. And the air quality is so poor that a Code Red ozone alert is place today from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

At noon today, the temperature at Aquia Harbour in North Stafford was 98 degrees. In Woodbridge, the mercury was set at 97 degrees, according to the weather service. 

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Power Back On, So is the Heat

By Potomac Local News
A powerful storm knocked down a tree in the front lawn of a home on Old Triangle Road in Triangle early Thursday morning. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

TRIANGLE, Va. — Everyone in the Potomac Communities who lost power after June 29’s derecho storm is back online.

An interactive map from Domnion Virginia Power shows no storm-related outages in our area today. Thursday afternoon, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative announced it had also restored all power to those who lost it in last week’s powerful storm.

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County Calls for Verizon 911 Probe

By Potomac Local News

The storm knocked out 911 and cell service for much of the day Saturday. But it’s the lack of 911 service that has Prince William County officials calling for an investigation into what went wrong.

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Power Crews Face Sweltering Heat

By Potomac Local News
Down power lines force the closure of Harpoon Drive at Stateroom Drive in Aquia Harbour. (Photo by: KJ Mushung)

It’s been more than 100 hours since Friday night’s powerful Derecho windstorm hit, and many in the Potomac Communities are still without power.

Dominion Virginia Power crews posted their work locations for today, where the utility says they’re working around the clock to restore power. (Locations listed below).

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1 Taken to Hospital after Crash

By Potomac Local News
Dale City Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Brian Burgess directs rescue crews during the extrication of a woman involved in car crash Tuesday night. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Volunteer fire and rescue crews from Dale City late Tuesday were called to a crash near Interstate 95.

A Toyota Corolla slammed into a utility pole about 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Optiz Boulevard and Telegraph Road outside Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge. Two females who were inside the car were able to walk away from the crash.

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