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A downed tree on Spotted Tavern Road in Stafford County. [Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office]
Yesterday, Thursday, August 29, 2024, Northern Virginia experienced a severe storm that brought extensive rain, hail, and damaging winds, affecting areas including Prince William, Stafford, Manassas, and Fredericksburg.

Chris Strong from the National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington office noted the unusual nature of the storm, highlighting that "one of the biggest things that was more uncommon about that event was just how little wind there was in the general atmosphere for these storms to move around." This lack of atmospheric movement allowed the storms to "evolve and develop in place," leading to prolonged periods of heavy rain and persistent lightning across several areas.

Despite the severity, the region did not experience any tornadic activity. Strong explained that tornadoes generally require wind shear—an increase in wind speed and a change in direction at different altitudes—which was absent during this event. This contributed to the storm's stationary behavior, causing extended weather disturbances over the same locations.

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Several Virginia locales, including Occoquan, Dumfries, Haymarket, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Quantico, are now classified as sanctuary jurisdictions, according to a recent update from the Center for Immigration Studies. This classification follows the center’s review of data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The information was disclosed in the latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, which accompanies the release of the updated sanctuary jurisdiction map.

Sanctuary jurisdictions typically have regulations that limit cooperation with ICE, impacting the enforcement of immigration laws. These measures may include refusing ICE detainers, restricting agency interactions with ICE, or hindering the sharing of information about incarcerated aliens.

ICE uses detainers as a key mechanism to detain aliens involved in criminal activities, ensuring their custody transfer for deportation. These detainers provide details about the individual’s criminal and immigration history, highlighting their public safety or security risk.

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Updated 3:50 p.m. — Washington Gas tells us it shut off the gas to the affected area.

Based off our alert system it look like there may have been third party damage to a service/main line.

A service tech and crew responded to the leak and gas was shut off around approximately 1:22.

Prince William fire and rescue crews were dispatched at 1:30 p.m. to a gas leak near Haymarket, Burnside Farms Lane, and Battlefield High School. We contacted Washington Gas for more information.

We’re hearing from one resident who lives nearby.

Construction workers at Burnside Farm in Haymarket between the houses at 5000 and 5006 Burnside Farm Place cut a gas line when working on a trench to update a water supply line. The five closest homes were told by the Fire Department to shelter inside and to stop gas usage. Washington Gas has been called to cut off the flow.

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The Willing Warriors Retreat houses offer cost-free stays and other non-medical programs that positively affect the recovery of wounded, ill, and injured service members and Veterans. The third house, the Grand Lodge, has six bedrooms, two of them ADA compliant. The increase in capacity will allow the retreat to help more warriors with additional programs.

Each of the three houses has a gourmet kitchen, the largest of which is 554 square feet and located in the grand lodge.

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On Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 10:41 a.m., the Prince William Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 13000 block of Dominique Estates Lane, located in Haymarket. Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy flames engulfing a single-family home. Fortunately, none of the occupants were present at the time of the incident.

The intensity of the blaze necessitated extensive firefighting efforts, compounded by the absence of nearby fire hydrants. As a result, the home suffered significant damage, rendering it unsafe for habitation. Two adults and three children have been displaced as a consequence.

Regrettably, one firefighter sustained a non-life-threatening injury during the operation and was subsequently transported to a local medical facility for treatment.

Following investigations by the Fire Marshal’s Office, the incident has been deemed accidental in nature. The fire started in the rear of the house.

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Haymarket Medical Center in Prince William County

Once a free-standing emergency department in 2014, Haymarket Medical Center marks 10 years today, March 25, 2024.

UVA Health took over the hospital in 2021 in a deal that also netted Prince William Medical Center in Manassas and Culpeper Medical Center from North Carolina-based Novant Health. UVA Health partnered with Novant in 2016 to manage the hospitals.

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Prince William County fire and rescue crews were called to a house fire today, Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 4 a.m.

Units were dispatched to the 4500 block of Lawnvale Drive near Haymarket where a bathroom ceiling fan fire had ignited material inside a wall.

Crews extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported. The house sustained moderate damage and was determined to be unsafe to occupy by the Building Official.

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