🌱 Patch AM: Stabbing At Juvenile Gathering In Dale City Leads To Teen's Arrest

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In today's newsletter:

• Woodbridge sees robbery, gun brandishing and burglary in busy crime week
• Why Woodbridge’s Sentara hospital just earned top marks for maternity care
• Why is a Woodbridge resident at the center of a pipe-bomb probe?

Also on today's calendar: Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20 and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 52, low: 26.
• Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 51 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stabbing At Juvenile Gathering In Dale City Leads To Teen's Arrest (patch.com) — Residents in eastern Prince William County, including several Woodbridge neighborhoods, are being briefed on a string of recent police cases, from a teen stabbing in Dale City to firearm brandishing during a road rage incident on Springwoods Drive. Woodbridge locations also saw a strong-arm robbery at Smoketown Station and a commercial burglary at the Gideon Drive Sunoco, with officers making arrests in two of the cases and seeking more information from the public.
   

• Six Sentara Hospitals Named Among the Best in Nation for Maternity Care (wydaily.com) — Expecting parents in Woodbridge can take note: Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center has been named among the nation’s best hospitals for uncomplicated maternity care and recognized as a key Maternity Access Hospital. The U.S. News & World Report honor reflects strong outcomes and access for local families, based on measures like C-section rates, complications, breastfeeding support, and birthing-friendly practices.
   

• Reinstated Jan. 6 FBI Whistleblower Fired Again After Suggesting Patel Arrested Pipe Bomb Suspect as Part of ‘Cover Up' – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A Woodbridge man, Brian J. Cole Jr., has been charged with transporting an explosive device across state lines and attempted malicious destruction, drawing national attention to the town. His arrest is now part of a wider, politically charged debate over the FBI’s handling of the Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation, whistleblower claims, and questions from members of Congress about transparency and procedure.
   

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Saturday December 20

• Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20
  Xfinity Store by Comcast, 15101 Potomac Town Pl, Woodbridge
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Baby Story Time
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  10:30 am
• PWC Tech Help
  Potomac Library -
  10:30 am
• White Christmas
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
  11:30 am
• Historical Fiction Book Club
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• White Christmas
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• White Christmas
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• IKEA Quick and Easy Gift Wrapping Ideas
  2901 Potomac Mills Circle
  1:00 pm
• White Christmas
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
  5:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• White Christmas
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
  1:00 pm
• Longest Night Worship
  15695 Blackburn Rd , Woodbridge
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• White Christmas
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Dale City

• New traffic signal rises along Minnieville Road as Quartz District project moves forward (potomaclocal.com)
• U.S. Wants to See the Social Media Posts of European Travelers (fodors.com)

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