Photographer Mary Davidson took a walk through Prince William Forest Park to document the fall leaves and colors. Here is what she found.Â
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A summertime thunderstorm moved north from Spotsylvania County into North Stafford on May 20, 2015.
Photos by Mary DavidsonÂ
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Fire and rescue crews in Stafford County were twice called to Aquia Town Center last night.
Crews assisted a gas company after the smell of natural gas was reported in the area of a KFC and Ruby Tuesday restaurant.
Fire crews were first called about 6:30 p.m. Monday. They arrived on the scene but found nothing, said Stafford County fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
About an hour and a half later, the gas company called 911 to again report a smell of gas in the area and that prompted another response from fire crews.
There’s no word yet if anything was found.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its doors at Stafford Marketplace on Monday.
It’s the first Chipotle to open in Stafford County, and the opening was celebrated with a line of hungry fans standing outside the door.
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Hundreds of companies featured at Modern Day Marine
Modern Day Marine is called the premier expo for all things military.
Held Sept. 23 through 25 this year, the event showcases arms, equipment, drones, clothing and gadgets that the Marine Corps will use in war fighting both here and overseas.
There are hundreds of exhibitors that come to the Modern Day Marine event. Exhibitors like the Solarwinds company monitors the security of networks and is able to identify communication problems that may be uncounted by war fighters in the field. Samsung, developer of everything from TVs to cell phones, is also listed as an exhibitor at Modern Day Marine as it looks integrate more, smaller technology like computer hardware, into the hands of the nation’s military.
While the Modern Day Marine expos on full display at Quantico each year, there are also two other Modern Day Marine expos in the U.S. Marine West is held at Camp Pendleton in California and Marine South is held at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Potomac Local went to this year’s Modern Day Marine at Quantico and snapped these photos and put them into a slide show.
Local school systems
Prince William County
—Â On Monday, March 17, 2014, all Prince William County Public Schools will be closed due to inclement weather in certain areas. Code Red for employees. All school division activities including Professional Development sessions are cancelled. SACC will not open.
Stafford County
Schools closed Monday, March 17. Employees code 1.
Manassas
All Manassas City Public Schools will be closed Monday, March 17, 2014 due to inclement weather. CODE BLUE for employees. There will be no after school activities.
Manassas Park
All Manassas Park City Schools will be closed on Monday, March 17, 2014 due to inclement weather. Employees code red.
Quantico
DODEA schools aboard the base will also be closed Monday March 17th.
Colleges and universities
George Mason UniversityÂ
George Mason University administrative offices are closed and classes are canceled. [More]
Northern Virginia Community College
NOVA day and evening classes and activities are canceled Mon., March 17 due to inclement weather. All campuses and administrative offices are closed. Please refresh your browser for the latest update.
Mary Washington  University
All classes canceled. Evening classes pending. [More]
Germanna Community CollegeÂ
All campsues closed today.
Military installationsÂ
Quantico Marine Corps BaseÂ
MCB Quantico operating status is Code Red for March 17th.
The base will be closed Monday. Only emergency and essential personnel are required to report.
Fort BelvoirÂ
Fort Belvoir offices are CLOSED on Monday, March 17, 2014. Emergency and Telework-Ready Employees must follow their agency’s policies. Non-emergency employees (including employees on pre-approved paid leave) will be granted excused absence (administrative leave) for the number of hours they were scheduled to work.
Federal Government
FEDERAL OFFICES in the Washington, DC, area are CLOSED. Emergency and telework-ready employees required to work must follow their agency’s policies, including written telework agreements.
Local government
Prince William County
Prince William County Government will be CLOSED on Monday, March 17. County emergency personnel will report as scheduled, but all offices will be closed for business.
Senior Centers are closed.
Adult Day Healthcare is closed.
Libraries are closed.
Stafford CountyÂ
—Â Stafford Government offices will be CLOSED today, Monday, March 17, 2014 due to the inclement weather.
Woodlands Pool is also closed as is the Regional Landfill. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, District Court, and Circuit Courts are closed.Â
Manassas ParkÂ
The City of Manassas Park has declared a Snow Emergency, based on the Hazardous Storm Warning in effect for this area from Sunday evening through Monday night. [Click here for more]
ManassasÂ
The City of Manassas is declaring a Snow Emergency effective at 7 a.m. on March 17, 2014. This means that cars parked along designated snow emergency routes are subject to towing and fines.
Snow emergency routes in the City of Manassas are as follows: Dumfries Road/Route 234, Hastings Drive, Godwin Drive, Liberia Avenue, Richmond Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Grant Avenue, Wellington, Road, Ashton Avenue, Cockrell Road, Nokesville Road/Route 28, Center Street, Prescott Avenue, Sudley Road/Route 234, Church Street, Zebedee Street, Centreville Road/Route 28, Mathis Avenue, Portner Avenue and Euclid Avenue.
Once the snow event is over, the City will issue a termination of the snow emergency and will reopen these streets to parking.
Local transportationÂ
Virginia Railway Express
Due to the winter storm currently passing through the area, VRE is running an “S” Schedule today, March 17. Only trains marked with an “S” above its train number on the published schedule will operate.
OmniRide, OmniLink busesÂ
ESP plan in effect. [More]
AirportsÂ
Click here to see Dulles International Airport departuresÂ
Click here to see Regan Washington National Airport departures
Click here to see BWI departuresÂ
Click here to see Richmond International Airport flight informationÂ
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Fire crews pulled two dogs from a burning home in North Stafford on Sunday afternoon.
The fire broke out at a 2-story single family home on Stoneridge Court at 3 p.m. Sunday. Fire crews arrived to find flames and heavy smoke billowing from the home. Once inside, crews were also faced with high heat in addition to the other conditions, said Stafford County Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Steve Weissman.
It took crews about 15 minutes to knock down the blaze. Several firefighters remained inside the house dousing hot spots to ensure a fire didn’t reignite. There was no one inside the home and no one was injured.
But there were two dogs inside the house that firefighters rescued. Fire crews pulled 8-month-old bulldog Dodger, and his larger brother, Smash, 5, and gave them both oxygen at the street curb in front of the house. Both dogs had no issues with having the oxygen masks placed on their snouts.
“We found the dogs on the second floor of the house and then helped them get downstairs,” said one firefighter on the scene.
He declined the give his name but the fire figher said that saving the dogs was a team effort.
“We had the entire fire department here…it wasn’t just me… we all helped,” he added.
The homeowner was not home when flames broke out. He said he was attending baseball practice when fire crews were called to his home.
A neighbor called 911 after smelling burning plastic.
The dogs’ owner was happy to see his rescued animals and hugged both of them as the dogs received oxygen.
It’s unclear what started the fire. Flames were initially contained to the second floor and attic of the home but eventually shot through the roof.
NOKESVILLE, Va. — A man and his girlfriend worked together to rob a bank in Nokesville, police said.
More in an unedited police press release:
Bank Robbery *ARRESTS – On March 14th, detectives from the Robbery Unit were able to identify the suspect involved in the robbery which occurred at the Carter Bank & Trust located at 12912 Fitzwater Dr in Nokesville on March 6th. An anonymous tip was received through Crime Solvers which identified the suspect as Michael JERMAN of Manassas. Upon further investigation, detectives were also able to identify the owner of the truck used in the robbery as Regina RINKER, girlfriend of the JERMAN suspect.
On March 14th, the JERMAN suspect was located and arrested without incident by members of the Street Crimes Unit in Manassas. Detectives also discovered that RINKER was involved in the robbery as well. Following the investigation, a warrant was also obtained in connection to RINKER’s involvement in the incident. She was subsequently arrested by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and is currently awaiting extradition back to Prince William County.
Arrested on March 14th:
Michael Lee JERMAN, 33, of 7411 Moss Ln in Manassas
Charged with robbery
Court date: April 18, 2014 | Bond: held WITHOUT bond
Arrested on March 14th: [No photo available]
Regina Frances RINKER, 43, of 241 Bridle Path Rd in Front Royal
Charged with robbery
Court date: April 18, 2014 | Status: awaiting extradition
