Lake Ridge News

The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee started Wednesday in the Washington area with 278 of the best spellers in the country battling for a $30,000 cash prize, $5,000 scholarship and a Nook Tablet.

Nearly 300 proficient spellers have gathered at a convention center outside Washington to take part in the preliminary rounds of the National Spelling Bee.

The youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee was running around in a stream with a friend, hunting for rocks.

A Dale City man faces charges after police said he pointed a gun at two people he knew in Lake Ridge on Friday.

On May 18, a 66-year-old man was driving along Oakwood Drive when he heard a popping noise, and noticed that one of the vehicle's windows now had a small hole in it, police spokesperson Jonathan Perok said.

Gustavo Atilio Gomez Martinez, 30, of 1243 Corbett Place in Woodbridge was charged with two counts of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, two counts of assault and battery, one count of abduction, one count of resisting arrest and one count of intoxication in public, police said.

Dominion Virginia Power customers in the Westridge neighborhood of Lake Ridge have been without power since Tuesday morning.

A car crashed into a garage on Cotton Mill Drive shortly before 1 a.m. Friday, causing about $50,000 in damages.

Police charged a Dale City man and are looking for another after police said they stole jewelry, valued at $2,000, from a Lake Ridge home on Sunday.

Longer commutes, fewer jobs and expensive housing are combining to have a dramatic impact on Northern Virginia, and many residents are having trouble making ends meet.

On May 5, Lake Ridge resident Jameel Washington was charged with assault and battery on two law enforcement officers after PWC police reported that he used physical force to resist his arrest, police spokesperson Jonathan Merriman said.

Police are looking for two males who they said robbed a Chinese food deliveryman at gunpoint and sprayed a fire extinguisher in his face in Lake Ridge on Friday.

Update: A The schools gave the "all clear" notice at 1:40 p.m. Original story: A burglary in theA 3000 block of Tecumseh Court in Lake Ridge has local schools in Secure the Building mode as a precaution, according to the Prince William County Schools Facebook page and the PWC Police Department Facebook page .

Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta, author of Images of America: Occoquan, will share a visual history of the charming, riverside Town of Occoquan at Westminster at Lake Ridge , a retirement communityA located adjacent to the Town of Occoquan, on Tuesday, May 15 at 1 p.m.A Learn about the role the Town of Occoquan has played in history -- from the days ... (more)

Update: Power has been restored to some residences in Lake Ridge. Original story: The Fire Marshal is currently investigating a possible fireball near Deepford and Antietam that may be connected to the widespread power outage in Lake Ridge this evening.

Update: Power has been restored to some residences in Lake Ridge. "We had a piece of equipment on one of our substations in the Woodbridge area blow," said Le-Ha Anderson, a spokesperson for Dominion Power.