PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Prince William has once again been recognized as one of the best 100 communities in the nation for young people.
America’s Promise Alliance named the growing county of 410,000 people one of the best for the third year in a row. The distinction was given to communities in 42 states, and many more were reviewed.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Get ready commuters in Prince William County who use the commuter parking lot at Dumfries Road and U.S. 1 – police will be watching closely starting Monday.
Officers are stepping up enforcement and will target those who park illegally at the busy commuter lot. The effort comes after a rash of complaints to law enforcement about cars that block travel lanes and crosswalks, all creating hazards for pedestrians and other drivers.
By KJ MUSHUNG
QUANTICO, Va. — The right lane of Interstate 95 southbound will close during daytime hours near mile marker 147, just south of Exit 148 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Students, staff, and faculty at areas schools will be ready for a long winter’s retreat when the holidays roll around. Here’s a look at winter break schedules for schools systems in the area.
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DUMFRIES, Va. — The Dumfries Christmas Parade will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday and it promises fun for the whole family.
This year’s parade theme is “Christmas Past, Present, and Future.” More than 70 organizations will march in the parade, and PotomacLocal.com is proud to lead the parade as the first organization in the line up.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Ideas on how to fund the needs of Prince William County are on the table, though some of them differ.
The Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday reviewed each proposals from supervisors Corey Stewart, At-Large, Peter Candland, R-Gainesville, Frank Principi, D-Woodbridge, and John Jenkins, D-Neabsco.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Police said the woman who was shot on Graham Park Court in Dumfries last night arranged the robbery that led to the shooting and is now a suspect.
Police said the 23-year-old victim of Triangle rode with a 42-year-old man from Fredericksburg in a car driven by a 47-year-old woman to Graham Park Court just before 5 p.m. Monday. Police said the driver picked up the 23-year-old woman and 42-year-old man at Dumfries Shopping Center on U.S. 1.
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
Police just announced an arrest in the shooting case that left a woman in Dumfries hospitalized.
DUMFRIES, Va. — A female driver wearing male boxer shorts and a bra, an underage girl in a backseat, and a man with a camera all inside the same car.
That’s what Dumfries Police Sgt. J.J. Vazquez saw when he stopped a car on Prince William Circle in Dumfries on Oct. 20, according to court documents.
