News
Ride Involving 90 mph Speeds, iPad Ends with Angry Husband, Slug
May 15, 2013
Whew. It took me a while to calm down after that Slug ride. Some people just have no business having a license to drive, let alone transporting passengers in their car.
‘Orange Cones, No Phones’ Unveiled on I-95 Where Texting Remains ‘Vexing’ Problem
![Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton reminds drivers of the need for highway workers’ safety in the I-95 Express Lanes Corridor. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051513-orange-cones-200x200.jpg)
May 15, 2013
What once worked in construction zones on the Capital Beltway is now in use on Intestate 95: Orange Cones, No Phones.
With Few Parks, Opinions Differ on Using $25,000 to Form Recreation Panel in Dumfries
![[Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/040813-ginn-07-200x200.jpg)
May 15, 2013
Just weeks after opening the town’s third public park, Dumfries officials say its time to form a Parks and Recreation Commission.
700 Students Expected at New ‘Haymarket Drive’ Elementary School in 2014
May 14, 2013
With the population in western Prince William County steadily on the rise, officials on Tuesday broke ground for the county’s 57th elementary school.
In Quest for Months-Old Voice Mail, it’s the Tic-Tac-Toe Key, Idiot
May 14, 2013
I’m on the phone with Clay, my Verizon service rep. Well, the Verizon service rep who answered the phone. He’s mine now, all mine.
Retired Prince William Voter Registrar Weimer Talks About Past, Looks to Future
![Centered in the photo wearing blue, retired Prince William County Voter Registrar Betty Weimer poses for a photo with co workers. [Submitted photo]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051413-weimer-200x200.jpg)
May 14, 2013
Betty Weimer, the General Registrar of Prince William County in the Office of Voter Registrations and Elections, has retired after working for 28 year in the elections office.
Crash Reported on I-95 at Dumfries, Both Sides of Highway Delayed
May 13, 2013
Two lanes crash on Interstate 95 at Dumfries has severely slowed traffic this afternoon.
Abortion Clinic Doctor Guilty in Death of Woodbridge Woman, Babies
May 13, 2013
Kermit Gosnell, the man who ran the “house of horrors” abortion clinic in Pennsylvania was found guilty on three of four charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of four babies, and on an involuntary manslaughter charge for the death of a Woodbridge woman.
Ole Virginia Hams to Host Northern Virginia’s Largest Hamfest
May 13, 2013
Hundreds of Amateur Radio Operators from across Virginia, Maryland and the DC area will come to Manassas to participate in the 39th Annual Manassas Hamfest.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church to Highlight Problem of Human Trafficking
May 13, 2013
In an effort to bring attention to the ever-increasing problem of human trafficking, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Triangle, Va., will offer human trafficking awareness presentations at the parish after all the Masses on the weekend of May 18-19, 2013.
Funding Restored to Prince William’s Jailhouse Drug Rehab Program
![Prince William County Adult Detention Center in Manassas. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051312-PW-jail-200x200.jpg)
May 13, 2013
Beating back political opponents who might call it an unpopular decision, Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart led the conversation to restore a drug rehabilitation inside an area jail.
Miller Defends Transportation Vote, Balks at Prince William Chamber of Commerce
May 12, 2013
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce,which supported transportation funding reform in Virginia, gave one of its most pro-business representatives in Richmond a “gentlemen’s C” (79%) for not doing it their way.
Aquia Harbour Man Arrested on Child Sex Assault
May 11, 2013
Stafford County sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive and extradited him to Raleigh to face serious charges of child sexual assault.
Husband Charged in Shooting Death 4 Weeks Later
May 10, 2013
Charges have been brought against a Stafford County man who shot his wife late last month, investigators said.
Connolly Honoring Students Accepted into Service Academies
![Rep. Gerry E. Connolly, D-Fairfax, Prince William. [Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/011513-Connolly-200x200.jpg)
May 10, 2013
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold a reception Saturday at the Fairfax County Government Center to recognize 43 students from Fairfax and Prince William in the 11th Congressional District who will be entering the military service academies in the fall.
HOV Closures Continue Tonight
May 10, 2013
Traveling Interstate 95 in our area tonight? Watch out for more closures on the HOV lanes from Dumfries to Washington.