By CHARLES COUCH and AMIR VERA
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – After months of an undercover investigation in 2008, a Yorktown County police officer finally had enough evidence to charge Brandon Gomez, then 18, with intent to distribute marijuana.
Congressman Gerry Connolly, D-11, will be honored for his support of the federal workforce and his efforts to promote good government at a ceremony Wednesday evening where he will receive the 2012 Public Service Award from the Public Employees Roundtable.
This is the first year the organization is handing out what will be annual awards.
UPDATE
Officials searched the building and reported finding no bomb.
UPDATE
Officials report Northampton Boulevard is now open in the area of Woodlands Pool and Eustace Road in North Stafford.
WOODBRIDGE ,Va. — A former Prince William County Supervisor turned failed Virginia Senate candidate may soon have a spot as the At-Large Chair of the Hylton Performing Arts Executive Board.
John T. Stirrup is expected to be appointed to the Hylton Performing Arts Executive Board today at a meeting of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting in Woodbridge. The Board is affiliated with the Hylton Performing Arts Center at George Mason University’s Prince William Camus in Manassas.
STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’ s Office held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 3, 2012 to honor law enforcement personnel who have provided exemplary service to the community.
“Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect the citizens of Stafford,” said Stafford County Sheriff Charles E. Jett. “The awards ceremony is an opportunity to formally acknowledge their extraordinary efforts and show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.”
By KIM HYLANDER
Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The United States Fire Administration reports that between 2005 and 2009, fires started by children accounted for an average of 56,300 fires resulting in 110 deaths, 880 injuries and $286 million in property damage each year. In child-playing fires, lighters were the heat source in 50% of the home fires that often occurred within a child’s bedroom. (40 percent of child-playing fires occur in a child’s bedroom.)
DUMFIRES, Va. — It’ll be a bike-to-school day in Dumfries on Wednesday.
The town is encouraging students to bike to school with their parents to get some much needed exercise, see their community, and get a free, healthy after school snack.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you want to get your point across in any argument, take a cue from skilled debaters at Potomac High School. Two Potomac students have honed their research and speaking skills, composure, and competitive drive sufficiently to best the best at local, regional, state, and Collegiate National Invitationals.
It is no small feat to master the art of debate. Our country’s history is filled with stories of great debaters as far back as Colonial times; and students of ancient history and philosophy likely know well the works of great orators. Perhaps we will find the young standouts someday taking on a leadership role in the great debates about our nation.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — At the end of a three-hour ordeal in Stafford County on Friday, detectives found a backpack filled with drugs on an island in the Rappahannock River.
A Stafford sheriff’s deputy stopped a truck in the area of U.S. 1 at the Falmouth Bridge, a span that connects Fredericksburg and Stafford County over the Rappahannock, about 9:35 a.m. Friday. Authorities said the driver had defective equipment on his car and a license plate displayed in the front window.
