Police said the 46-year-old man from Alexandria met his attacker at East Coast Billiards on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge on December 3.
Afterward, the two men went back to the home of the alleged attacker –– who police say is an illegal immigrant –– in the 14100 block of Franklin Street in Woodbridge where the victim was stabbed multiple times in the chest, said Prince William police spokeswoman Michelle Nemerow.
On Monday, county leaders will have the option to change the name of the Dumfries District to the Potomac District, a name that’s fitting because the district sits along the Potomac River.
You see, Dumfries is a small town with its own mayor and town council ¬¬–– each are elected by the residents of the town.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission announced a new afternoon shuttle bus service between the popular Horner Road commuter lot at Interstate 95 and the lot at the First Baptist Church of Woodbridge at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road.
Beginning May 2, commuters who take a later bus or carpool home from work will be able to catch one of three shuttles from the Horner Road lot back to the church lot.
The Waffle and Grill opened about two months ago in the Smoketown Shopping Plaza next to Lowes, and since then has been serving up hot breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
“Everybody likes our waffles because it’s the same recipe that we used at our old place,” said Abraham Hamad, manager of the restaurant.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called at 1:05 p.m. Monday to the Best Buy store at Stafford Marketplace on Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) after employees said a woman walked into the store and tired to purchase a camera.
While at the register, the woman swiped a credit card but it was declined, so she used another credit card and this time it worked –– but when asked for ID she couldn’t provide it and then left the store without the camera, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Get ready for some major closures of Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 in the Potomac Communities.
At midnight Friday, the High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes between Dumfries and Washington will close, and then reopen at 3 a.m. Monday April 18.
No one was injured and all three were wearing life jackets, say Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt.
The 19-foot boat capsized about noon, in the water three miles south of the Purple Heart Bridge that carries traffic on Interstate 95 across the Occoquan River.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Tonight’s Potomac Nationals baseball game at home in Woodbridge has been rained out. It’s the second time this opening season week a game has been postponed due to rain.
The P Nats were scheduled to take on the Winston-Salem Dash tonight, but that game has been postponed until 6:05 p.m. Wednesday. The next game will be a doubleheader.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Supervisor Frank Princpi will once again take to the phones to get a feel for what’s on his constituents’ minds.
The elected official will hold his second telephone town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday April 14.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Governor Robert F. McDonnell came to Woodbridge on Saturday to help launch the campaign of a fellow Republican.
