On January 20, 2017, Inauguration Day, the Virginia Railway Express will operate on an “S Schedule,” which will offer reduced service from the normal operating schedule. Specific train times can be found at www.vre.org under “Schedules.” Only trains with an “S” above the train number on the schedule will operate.
VRE’s decision to reduce service was based on a number of factors, including expected rail congestion in and around Union Station due to the increase in the number of Amtrak trains, projected delays resulting from increased security across the network, and the Federal Government’s decision to make the day a holiday for federal workers within the National Capital Region.
On Sunday, January 8th at 9:46 a.m., fire and rescue units were dispatched to a structure fire in a shed located in the 11200 block of Smithfield Road in Manassas.
Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke showing from a detached garage. Firefighters began attacking the fire and quickly extinguished it.
Day 1 of RILEYwatch on the floor of the Va. House of Delegates, where 12-YO Riley from PWC is undergoing House Page orientation. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/e8tdIRKmmn
Submitted by Daniel Foose, of Prince William County:
With recent completion of construction on Purcell Road, there are now three lanes instead of two where Purcell Road ends at VA Route 234. Two of the three are right turn lanes on Purcell.
At the signal, the leftmost right turn lane is marked with a "red light" signal indication and a sign that says “No Turn on Red from This Lane" and the rightmost right turn lane is marked with a "right red arrow" signal indication.
Virginia state Police troopers remain busy this evening as the temperatures continue to drop and roadways remain frozen. Virginians are encouraged to avoid traveling overnight and on through tomorrow morning due to the continuing and very serious threat of black ice and treacherous road conditions. Any roads that thawed earlier today due to being cleared will refreeze tonight. Stuck, disabled vehicles continue to be the greatest problem on Virginia’s highways...
As of 6 p.m. Saturday, State Police have only one reported traffic fatality. Fortunately, the majority of crashes have involved only damage to vehicles.
Snow exiting. Cold weather continues thru the wknd. Tonight's temps/wind chills included. It won't be any warmer Sun-Sun night. pic.twitter.com/T5452skyTC
Double Murder Investigation *ARREST – On January 3, 2017, the Grand Jury for Prince William County returned multiple indictments against a suspect, identified as Noe AntonioNOLASCO AMAYA, in connection to the murders of Willian Alexander Molina-Rivas, 36, and Jose Javier Avalos, 17, which occurred at a residence in the 10300 block of Lomond Dr in Manassas on July 31, 2016. Investigators from the Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office previously charged the same man with arsonin August of 2016 for allegedly causing the fire inside the home resulting in the deaths of both victims and four dogs. The suspect was served the additional charges on January 4, 2017 and remains incarcerated at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center. This incident was jointly investigated by the Prince William County Police Homicide Unit and Fire Marshal's Office with the assistance of the B.A.T.F. Arson and Explosives Unit.
Indicted on January 3: [No Photo Available] Noe AntonioNOLASCO AMAYA, 36, of no fixed address Charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder and 2 counts of felony murder Court Date: May 1, 2017 | Bond: Held WITHOUT Bond
