News

News

Area Students Receive First-Time NOVA Scholarships

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Northern Virginia Community College for the first time has awarded full two-year scholarships to incoming students enrolled in their honors program. And three students from high schools in Prince William County made the cut.

Ianna Alhambra, and Maria-Vera Alverez of Freedom High School, and Ana Quinteros-Gomez of Woodbridge Senior High School, will all receive scholarships to cover the cost of in-state tuition, books, and travel abroad for two years at the college also known as NOVA.

Go to Area Students Receive First-Time NOVA Scholarships Read more
News

Man Jumps From Burning House in 2-Alarm Blaze

By Potomac Local News
[Photo: Stafford County fire and rescue]

STAFFORD, Va. — One man escaped a burning townhouse with his life on Thursday after he jumped through a second-story window.

The blaze broke out about 2:30 p.m. at 30 Maple Drive in Stafford, near the county’s courthouse. The fire took three homes, but originated in a two-story house. The blaze was so large a second alarm was triggered to help crews douse the blaze which was out by 3:21 p.m., said Stafford fire and rescue Asst. Chief Mark Doyle.

Go to Man Jumps From Burning House in 2-Alarm Blaze Read more
News

Expect Increased Police Patrols on U.S. 15 This Weekend

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Mary Davidson

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — U.S. 15 in Virginia is a popular north-south route for travelers hoping to sidestep the state’s busy Interstate 95 corridor. The road runs from the North Carolina border connecting towns like Haymarket, Warrenton, and Leesburg. Ultimately it links South Carolina to New York, and this weekend police from all six jurisdictions in which the highway traverses will increase patrols

on U.S. 15 in an effort to save lives.

Go to Expect Increased Police Patrols on U.S. 15 This Weekend Read more
News

Flood Watches Up as Early Season Storm Expected to Bring 3 Inches of Rain

By Potomac Local News

As Tropical Storm Andrea approaches, the map with forecast rain totals for Virginia tells a story of this early season storm.

Up to three inches of rain is expected in our area between 8 p.m. through the day Friday, all coming from the first named tropical storm system just five days into the Atlantic Hurricane season that spans June 1 to Nov. 30.

Go to Flood Watches Up as Early Season Storm Expected to Bring 3 Inches of Rain Read more
News

Angel Investor Sought for 2 Planned Swimming Pools at New High School

By Potomac Local News

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — More than three years before shovels hit the ground, the proposed 12th high school to be built in Prince William County is sparking debate because of the swimming pools that could be apart its design.

The building will be an adaptation of Patriot High School in Bristow, and this one would have a rear addition that would house two swimming pools.

Go to Angel Investor Sought for 2 Planned Swimming Pools at New High School Read more
Business

If Fairfax FBI Site Fails, Prince William a Second Choice

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William County supervisors Maureen Caddigan (Potomac District) and Corey A. Stewart (At-Large). (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

In the process to relocate the FBI’s national headquarters to Virginia, it appears the CIA was here first.

Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and members of a bipartisan congressional delegation in April unanimously chose a site in Fairfax County next to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station for the new FBI headquarters. Now home to a massive warehouse owned by the General Services Administration, State officials assured the federal government the site has quick access to transit, and to Interstates 95, 395, and the Capital Beltway, and would meet criteria set forth by the General Services Administration.

Go to If Fairfax FBI Site Fails, Prince William a Second Choice Read more
News

Police Seek Clues After Trio Forces Way into Home

By Potomac Local News

DALE CITY, Va. — A woman claiming to know a resident of a Dale City home led to a robbery and home invasion on Monday.

The woman knocked on the door of the home in the 3800 block of Corona Lane in Dale City at 10:21 p.m. She said she knew someone who lived inside, and once she was let by the person who answered the door, two men appeared behind her and forced their way inside. One of the men showed a handgun and demanded cash, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

Go to Police Seek Clues After Trio Forces Way into Home Read more
News

Bi-County Parkway Dropped from Prince William’s VDOT Priorities List

By Uriah Kiser
Traffic on I-95 south near Va. 234 was congested Monday afternoon, July 30, 2012, following a serious crash on the HOV lanes.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Bi -County Parkway is not on a short list of approved road projects sanctioned by Prince William County officials.

The Board of Supervisors Tuesday removed the planned 10-mile extension of Va. 234, known as “234 extended,” that would largely carry traffic from Va. 234 at Interstate 66 around Manassas National Battlefield Park and link Prince William and Loudoun counties.

Go to Bi-County Parkway Dropped from Prince William’s VDOT Priorities List Read more
View More Stories