State transportation officials are gearing up to use an artificial intelligence system that will monitor emerging conditions to predict the impacts of traffic disruptions in Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg metropolitan area.
Woodbridge
A 21-year-old man was shot to death in Woodbridge.
On Wednesday, July 20, at 6:42 p.m., officers responded to the 16600 block of Georgetown Road, just off Route 1 in Woodbridge, to investigate a shooting.
Harvest Life Church will welcome more than 1,000 people to the area.
The Churches United Inaugural Convention will be held from Wednesday, July 27 to Friday, July 29, at the Harvest Life Church in Woodbridge. This free conference, hosted by Bishop Lyle Dukes and Pastor Deborah Dukes, brings together churches worldwide for praise, worship, impartation, and fellowship.
Upward of 60 signs at intersections along U.S. 1 naming the road Jefferson Davis Highway will be changed in the coming months to rename the road Richmond Highway in Prince William County.
Members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, other dignitaries, and county residents recently gathered in the parking lot at River Oaks Shopping Center for a renaming ceremony.
Police said someone is using a cell phone to peep on girls and women inside a dressing room at a Kohl’s department store in Woodbridge.
Prince William police tell us:
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The decision to suspend fares will make VRE a more attractive and viable option for Metro riders during the closure of Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport (DCA), slated to begin September 10, and those returning to work post-Labor Day.
“VRE will be a major contributor to mitigation efforts in the region during the first part of the Metrorail shutdown, which is expected to last six weeks,” said VRE CEO Rich Dalton. “The temporary elimination of fares will maximize VRE’s usage.”
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During the 2020 pandemic, it served as a mass vaccination site. Now, Prince William County will open a crisis receiving center in the space near Potomac Mills mall.
The space at 14041 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge will house a center providing 23-hour monitoring for those in the middle of a mental health crisis. The center will aim to take the stress off police officers, who can spend an entire shift or more sitting with patients, returning those officers to the streets.
Nando’s PERi-PERi will give out free flame-grilled chicken and chips Monday, July 18, from 3 to 6 p..m at all US locations to celebrate Mandela Day, honoring the restaurant’s South African heritage.
To receive Nando’s signature meal–a quarter of chicken and fries –on the house, the brand is encouraging customers to donate new school supplies at Nando’s to support underserved local children and schools.
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Don Scoggins, a retired Woodbridge resident is one of two new appointments to the Virginia Housing Authority.
In 2019, Scoggins ran as an independent for the At-large Prince William Board of County Supervisors seat won by current Chair Ann Wheeler.