North Stafford, Va. — A chemistry experiment gone wrong forced he evacuation of North Stafford High School this morning.
Nine students at the school were taken to a local hospital after gas-like odor permeated through the building’s air ducts. Eight of the nine students exhibited signs of nausea and a ninth student had an unrelated medical emergency while rescue crews were on scene, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Stafford, Va. — Clouded skies have led to a tornado watching being posted for Stafford County until 8 p.m.
The National Weather Service posted the watch for the county and areas south of Stafford as high winds are expected to affect the region today.
Stafford, Va. — Stafford Sheriff’s Deputy James “Jimmy” Kingman will ride his bike this spring to honor fellow fallen law enforcement officers.
Kingman is one of 300 or more officers who will bike the 240-mile distance from Chesapeake, Va. to Washington in the “Road to Hope Memorial Ride” starting May 10th. The three-day ride has stops in Richmond and in Stafford County and will end at Washington’s National Law Enforcement Memorial, where officers will remember the fallen at a candlelight vigil.
Unveiled on Tuesday, the baseball diamond has been regarded and is now to professional baseball standards, a new irrigation system is in place, and the pitcher’s mound and home plate area completely reconstructed.
“The field had not been rebuilt since ball park construction in 1984 and initially when built was not in compliance with major league requirements. What we now have is state of the art which will provide a superior playing surface, but more importantly one that will minimize player injury,” said Potomac Nationals owner Art Silber.
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Democrats hope the U.S. Justice Department will intervene if the Republican-controlled General Assembly passes laws imposing more stringent identification requirements on Virginia voters.
By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries, Va. — Officials said a name change could transform the image of one of the area’s rapidly aging communities.
Gas prices are on the rise, so do you think we’ll pay $4 a gallon gas by summer?
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U.S. Postal Service identifies 223 sites for closure
The Washington Business Journal reports The U.S. Postal Service has largely completed a five-month study into closing mail processing facilities and has identified 223 sites for potential closure.
Panera Bread plans more pay-what-you-want cafes
WTOP.com reports Panera Bread is opening at least two more pay-what-you-want cafes as part of its effort to help feed the hungry in a dignified way.
Tomorrow’s weather forecast is calling for low humidity and dry conditions with high winds of 20-30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. The Fire Marshal’s Office would like to alert the community regarding the threat of fire danger, i.e. outside fires that can spread quickly and out of control escalating into multi-alarm incidents threatening woodlands and structures while depleting fire and rescue resources.
These weather conditions are similar to the conditions that arose this time last year in February that produced numerous brush fires. Therefore, the Fire Marshal’s Office is banning all outside fires commencing today, Thursday, February 23rd through Saturday, February 25th.
Woodbridge, Va. — A man was accidentally shot in the leg just blocks from a Prince William County police station.
On Friday, officers were called to the 15800 block of Donald Curtis Drive after the victim called 911 and said he’d been shot in the leg by someone he knew.
