North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.
The victim was in the left turn lane of Highpoint Boulevard at Mine Road in North Stafford when a white pickup pulled up beside her. The driver of truck glared at the victim, brandished a gun and then pointed it at her, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Stafford, Va. — Virginia Railway Express will hold a series of public hearings to discuss a proposed three-percent fare increase that could take effect in July.
The fare increase has been built into the commuter railroad’s proposed $88.7 million budget for fiscal 2013, which starts July 1.
Stafford, Va. — An ongoing effort to explore the addition of an At-large Chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors took another turn, but not before lengthy debate on the issue.
The Board on Tuesday voted to create a panel that would study the feasibility of creating such a position – a Chairman that would be elected by voters and would answer to all of Stafford’s 130,000 residents. Sitting members of the Board currently appoint the Chairman who does not serve At-large.
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Naming new Silver Line Metro stations a challenge
WTOP.com reports Metro station names are supposed to be simple and easy to understand. But when it comes to nailing down names for the newest stations there’s plenty of confusion.
Va. welfare recipients may soon have to take drug tests
WTOP.com reports Virginians who apply for welfare in the future could have to take a drug test.
Prince William County officials said road crews will remove a 30-foot sign on Interstate 95 south at mile post 158, just before the exit for the parkway. The work will begin at 9 p.m.
This latest sign removal comes after crews on Saturday night removed another tall sign on the northbound side of I-95 at Prince William Parkway due to cracked anchor bolts.
By Zack Budryk
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Local jails and regional prisons in Virginia can continue to shackle female inmates during childbirth – a practice that Delegate Patrick Hope, D-Arlington, says is appalling.
Woodbridge, Va. — A man who works in the most powerful financial center in the world will share his rags to riches tale tonight in Woodbridge.
Roger Singh, author of “An Immigrant’s Journey: From Guyana to Wall Street,” will speak tonight at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
Occoquan, Va. — “Yankee” and “Rebel” may seem like names only used long ago when describing the Civil War. But local re-enactors are looking to revive the events of that time by hosting a lecture, re-enactment, and encampment in Occoquan on Saturday, Feb. 25, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
