Those who waited until the last minute to pay their personal property taxes in Prince William County encountered problems.
At 9:30 p.m., the county announced its online tax payment system stopped working. Programmers restored the system about two hours later, the county states. It did not explain why or how the system crashed.
Officers stopped the suspect area of Belleplain Court and Allen Dent Road near Dumfries before 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Police officers, a police K9, and a helicopter from Fairfax County police all searched the area for the suspect but didn’t find him.
Shanti Negus Felton is described as black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and a facemask.
A familiar face in local politics will make a run for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2023.
Alyson Satterwhite, a Republican, announced her bid to become the next Gainesville District Supervisor today. She plans to challenge sitting incumbent Republican Peter Candland, who has held the job since 2012.
Full traffic stops on Interstate 95 are scheduled to continue this week and next week for bridge work as part of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project.
Weather permitting, crews will resume operations to lift and install bridge beams for a replacement American Legion Road overpass. This overpass is under construction at mile marker 138 in Stafford County, between exit 140 (Courthouse Road) and exit 136 (Centreport Parkway).
Police are looking for a public drunkard who they said escaped their grasp.
On Tuesday, October 4, at 8:02 p.m., officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments located in the 1400 block of Bayside Avenue in Woodbridge to investigate suspected illegal drug use. A man detained by apartment security personnel for suspected illegal drug use turned out to be the suspect, police said.
Two developers will breathe new life into Woodbridge with a new development containing nearly 1,000 new homes and retail shops.
The mixed-use Riverside Station will sit on 19 acres on Route 1, across from the Woodbridge VRE station. When complete, a series of condo buildings, street-level shops, a small park, and landscaped areas will replace Station Plaza, home to B-Thrifty and Astoria Pizza, and the old Cowles Ford dealership, which has sat empty for 30 years.
The department lost its dog, Ruby, at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, October 4. Ruby came in contact with an electric fence in the area of Mountain View Road and Guy Lane, said Department spokesman Ryan Wilbur, and was later found lying on the porch of a nearby house.
The department had not said if Ruby was involved in a search for a suspect or if she was conducting training when she touched the fence.
Pennys Used Auto Parts on Minnieville Road in Woodbridge caught fire [Photo: Prince William fire and rescue][/caption]
Penny's Used Auto Parts has started a GoFundMe to raise funds for its recovery after a devastating fire.
The Archie Family, the owners, and operators of Penny's, are asking for 100,000 to help rebuild the business. The fundraiser has received $650 in the four days since it has been online.
Penny's was founded in 1956 by Henry and Anne Archie as the first used car parts junkyard in Woodbridge. Penny was Henry Archie's nickname, which became the business's name.
Penny's was built on the land owned by the family since the 1900s and is one of the first black-owned businesses in the area. The business was passed on to the founder's son Richard who works alongside his daughter Shannon and two other members of the Archie family.
"We've made auto parts affordable for our community and made it possible for people with older cars to keep their cars on the road because a lot of yards cater to the newer vehicles," says Shannon Archie.
Penny's has also historically donated cars to single mothers and low-income families and money to local charities like boys' and girls' clubs, baseball, football, and soccer teams.
A report of fire at the used auto parts store located at 13059 Minnieville Road in Woodbridge was reported at 12:17 a.m. on September 28. The Prince William County Fire Department fought the blaze but was unable to save the building, which is a total loss.
The fire is currently under investigation by the Prince William County Fire Marshal's Office. Donations can be made to the Archie Family's GoFundMe page.
