WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The trip home on Virginia Railway Express’ Fredericksburg line will be slower than normal today after ordered heat restrictions will reduce train speeds.
Forecasted record high temperatures prompted the owner of the railroad, CSX, to order trains to proceed down the tracks slower than normal. Usually seen during the hotter summer months, heat orders are usually issued to avoid cracked rails along the line.
STAFFORD, Va. — Stafford County teachers may not get a pay raise next year.
Educators in the county were told this week the school system was looking to cut $40 million from
DUMFRIES, Va. — A former Dumfries police officer of eight years is behind bars, charged with the sodomy of another man.
A 27-year-old Fredericksburg man told police and the FBI that he was sexually assaulted when he was a child between the ages of 12 and 16-years-old. Police said the assaults took place between 1996 and 2001.
By Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos
Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va.– Firefighters rushed to contain toxic material from spreading, as medical technicians tended to those who had been exposed to hazardous material.
DUMFRIES, Va. — The Virginia General Assembly has adjourned and Delegate Luke Torian, D-Dumfries, Woodbridge, has had another successful legislative session.
“The legislation that I supported was a result of the feedback that I received from constituents and community groups. And it has been clear to me that people want their representatives to bring more jobs and build stronger communities,” said Torian.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Legislators from the Potomac Communities are scheduled to appear tonight to talk about happenings at the recently concluded session of the Virginia General Assembly.
The Potomac Communities Civic Association has invited Virginia State Senators Chuck Colgan and Toddy Puller, and Delegates Luke Torian and Mark Dudenhefer to speak about legislation that was passed during the session, as well as give updates on items that impact Northern Virginia residents.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Woodbridge High School will host the Woodbridge Viking Invitational Indoor Percussion and Winter Guard competition on Saturday. The competition, which opens to the public at 8 a.m., will be held at the high school, located at 3001 Old Bridge Road in Woodbridge. More than 60 groups from high schools and colleges have registered to compete.
Tickets are $10 (cash only) payable at the door. Concessions will also be available for sale. Winter guard and indoor percussion are the fastest growing of the marching arts, and high school marching bands benefit from the skills developed in these winter programs. These include elements of music, choreography, and theater in color guard and percussion units.
By Uriah Kiser
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A 40-year-old school building along the busiest road in North Stafford is reaching its end.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — A company fascinated by things that go bump in the night will offer ghost hunting tours in Occoquan.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William has a new Department of Parks and Recreation after officials voted Tuesday to merge county government with the Prince William County Park Authority – an independent corporation in continuous existence since 1977.
The merger puts control of all 67 properties owned by the Authority in the hands of the county government, under the leadership of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors. The independent parks board will now be merged with the county to become a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
