Lorton Workhouse Expanding
Lorton, Va. — The Lorton Workhouse Arts Center is growing and some special guests will be able to find out how big the popular arts outpost will become.
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Lorton, Va. — The Lorton Workhouse Arts Center is growing and some special guests will be able to find out how big the popular arts outpost will become.
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Lorton, Va. — The driver of a tractor trailer was killed early Monday in Lorton after his truck slammed into a work truck and caught on fire.
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As the mercury continues its climb toward the century mark, officials are warning residents to do everything they can to keep cool.
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Call it another summer scorcher, as a heat advisory will go into effect from noon until 8 p.m.
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Stafford, Va. –– Local governments won’t get money from Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s massive transportation plan to purchase new hybrid fleet vehicles.
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An overcast afternoon could lead to some summer storms this Independence Day.
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Powerful storms rolled through the Washington area Sunday killing one and leaving hundreds in the Potomac Communities without power.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Traffic headed south on Interstate 95 in Virginia has been backed up since 11:30 a.m.
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Going somewhere this long Independence Day holiday weekend? We’ve got information on how to get there with fewer headaches.
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Taking the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 95 Tuesday? Make sure your car has three or more occupants.
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A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Prince William County until 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Prince William County, Va. –– The unemployment rate for jurisdictions along the Potomac River continues to fall.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Potomac Communities late Thursday night bringing reports of ping pong-ball size hail in Woodbridge.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Officials want Metro to show on their subway maps they plan to someday extend heavy rail system to the Potomac Communities.
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The heat and humidity will make a return to the Potomac Communities on Wednesday.
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The driver in a fatal bus crash in Caroline County has past traffic charges in Northern Virginia, one of the men in the Brian Betts slaying gets 30 years in prison, and a beloved high school principal is moving on. All stories handpicked by PotomacLocal.com.
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Restrictions are tightening for area for-profit colleges whose graduates can’t seem to pay back their loans, George Mason University will use names like Aquia and Rappahannock to help students find where they’re going on campus, a lottery winner gives out free lottery tickets and a Woodbridge boy is eliminated from a National Spelling Bee. Stories handpicked this morning by PotomacLocal.com.
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An autistic man accused of assaulting a police officer gets a reduced sentence, home prices in the Washington area on the rise while others nationwide fell, and shouldn’t there be an easier way to ride Metro? All these stories are making headlines and were handpicked this morning by PotomacLocal.com.
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Mason Neck, Va. –– Some expert spellers took a break Monday to tour George Mason’s historic home.
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North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.
North Stafford, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County say they have three people in custody who have previously eluded sheriff’s deputies and security officers at big box retail stores.
Stafford County, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies said $60,000 in appliances is missing from a business on U.S. 1.
Stafford, Va. — Virginia Railway Express will hold a series of public hearings to discuss a proposed three-percent fare increase that could take effect in July.
Woodbridge, Va. — Another highway sign at Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge is coming down tonight.
Fredericksburg, Va. — Transportation officials in the Fredericksburg area report snow is falling on roads there.
“Blow by Blow: An Original Morality Play” was conceived and devised and written by the director and cast. It deals with bullying.
Should jails be able to shackle female inmates while they give birth?
Prince William County Supervisors get behind a higher tax rate, there’s more people flying the friendly skies from area airports, and Virginia’s Governor is backing down from his position of requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, in this morning’s Around Town.