Potomac News Online | Commuter lot to close for cleaning

The commuter parking lot on Gemini Way, located between Minnieville Road and Dale Boulevard, will close Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for routine sweeping. The Virginia Department of Transportation urges motorists not to leave their vehicles parked overnight so that vehicles will not interfere with large street sweeping equipment used to clean the…

Potomac News Online | OmniLink bus service to raise fares, add stops

OmniLink riders will see service and fare changes starting Monday. Among other changes, routes will be streamlined, 69 new bus stops will be added, and extended reduced-fare hours will be implemented. “We’re interested in what we can do to increase ridership,” said Al Harf, executive director of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, which operates…

Potomac News Online | Officials reject plan for charter school

Prince William County school officials have recommended to the School Board that the county’s first charter school application be denied. The Prince William Linguistics Academy would have been the ninth charter school in Virginia. Unresolved legal issues, limited experience with non-English speakers and millions of dollars in startup costs are the reasons public school staff…

Potomac News Online | Owner still pleading for pit bulls’ lives

The owner of two 11-month-old pit bulls who mauled a 7-year-old boy said the dogs should live because their victim didn’t die, suffer a heart attack or stroke, and isn’t brain dead. “It’s just some bites,” said Jason Whittington, 23, who was found guilty Wednesday of keeping a vicious dog and allowing a dog to…