WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Woodbridge woman was held without bond and another man wanted in connection cocaine and gun charges.
Detectives from the Prince William Count Street Crimes Unit on Monday attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of Eastbourne Drive and Potomac Club Parkway, near Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge. Before they could stop him, the driver threw the car into reverse and slammed into a police cruiser, according to police reports.
The Prince William School Board approved a budget for the FY2013 school year on Mar. 28, which included an item that surprised many, an additional half hour added to teachers’ seven-hour work day.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — While final plans are not yet in place for High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 95, transportation officials will begin preliminary work on the project next week.
Drivers will notice the work taking place on the highway shoulders on I-95 between Springfield and Dumfries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — School officials in Prince William County have once again turned their attention to graffiti found at Potomac Senior High School.
A new graffiti message was found inside a girls restroom inside the Woodbridge school, but Prince William County Public Schools spokesman Philip Kavitis told PotomacLocal.com that police see no credible threat contained in the new message found at the school. Kavitis was not specific on what messaged was contained in the new graffiti.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County officials tonight will hold a public hearing on a proposed $912.6 million budget for 2013.
The public hearing begins at 7 p.m. at the Prince William County Government Center on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William County School Board approved an $861 million operating budget Wednesday night, directing the Superintendent to find $5 million in new spending cuts to cover the cost of providing a step increase to employees on the current pay scale.
Budget approval came a week later than originally expected, as Board Members debated how best to afford enhanced pay increases. The new plan builds on the foundation of the spending reductions originally proposed to pay for an across-the-board raise in the budget plan rejected during last week’s Board mark-up session.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The man who initially pleaded not guilty to fatally beating his wife and then dumping her body behind a coffee shop in Woodbridge now faces 30 years in jail.
Franklin Camacho, 42, of Perth Amboy, N.J., will be sentenced May 20 in the beating death of Leonilda L. Caceres, 45, who was hit several times in the head with a hammer, according to NJ.com.
Update 10 a.m.
Though extra security remains in place at Potomac Senior High School, it’s business as usual there today.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police said a man forced his way into a trailer on the grounds of a minerals plant, stole a truck, and then used it to ram open a gate.
Officers were called at 6:11 a.m. Saturday to the Vulcan Materials Company at 13260 Marina Way in Woodbridge for a report of destruction of property. The suspect forced open a trailer on the site, found a set of keys to a truck parked in the lot, and then tried to use the truck to flee the lot, according to police documents.
By Uriah Kiser
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Sounding more like a seasoned radio talk show host, Woodbridge’s top official took questions from residents during a telephone town hall.
