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Traffic

New Virginia inspection sticker debuts, features “move over” law

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RICHMOND – (Virginia State Police Press Release) The Virginia State Police Safety Division is rolling out a newly-designed vehicle safety approval inspection sticker that now includes a traffic safety message.

Effective Jan. 1, 2019, all certified Virginia inspection stations began issuing the sticker which has been reduced from 2.75 inches in height to 2 inches and from 4 inches in length to 3 inches. The year of expiration is now permanently affixed to the right side of the sticker, with the only insert being the month of expiration. Even though the overall size has been reduced, the month has been enlarged to provide better visibility.

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Drunken driver chase ends on elementary school playground

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NORTH STAFFORD — (Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Press Release) A suspect was arrested on Saturday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after driving under the influence around Stafford Marketplace and colliding into several objects, including the brick wall of Bed Bath and Beyond.

The wild ride ended after the suspect vehicle went through a fence and crashed into a boulder at Moncure Elementary School after school hours. On Saturday, January 19, 2019, at approximately 7:25 p.m., Deputy Daniel Reed responded to reports of a drunk driver at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant on Garrisonville Road.

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Business

The Fauquier Bank achieved record earnings in 2018

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The Fauquier Bank reported net income of $1.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared with $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. 

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Car for gift cards scheme scams Stafford resident

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STAFFORD COUNTY — (Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Press Release) On Lancelot Lane on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at 3:29 p.m, a victim reported being scammed out of $500 after a Craigslist transaction went awry.

The victim told deputies he found an ad on Craigslist regarding a vehicle for sale. He texted the phone number listed on the ad and was advised to correspond through an email address.

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Politics

Virginia should be fossil-fuel free by 2036, say lawmakers

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RICHMOND — On a split vote, a legislative committee has approved a bill to halt the construction of power plants that use fossil fuels and pipelines that carry such fuels after 2020 and to develop a plan for Virginia to rely totally on renewable energy for generating electricity by 2036.

The House Commerce and Labor Committee voted 9-7 on Wednesday in favor of HB 1635, which would place a moratorium effective Jan. 1, 2021, on issuing permits for electrical generating facilities that use fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. The moratorium also would apply to pipelines, refineries and other facilities associated with fossil fuels.

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Politics

Dominion customers faced with the cost of cleaning up coal ash

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RICHMOND — Virginians could see an additional $5 charge on their power bills after Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox and a bipartisan group of legislators announced an agreement Thursday to clean up large ponds of toxic coal ash throughout the state.

The $3 billion plan is to remove coal ash — the residue from power plants — from sites near Virginia’s waterways within 15 years. Democratic Sens. Scott Surovell of Fairfax and Amanda Chase of Chesterfield began the team effort to address the problem three years ago. Chase, Surovell and Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, are sponsoring legislation to close the coal ash sites, clean them up and prohibit further construction.

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Counterfeit bills found at Panera Bread at Stafford Marketplace

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NORTH STAFFORD — (Press Release) Two suspects were arrested on Monday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at a Panera Bread located at 1005 Stafford Market Place.

On January 21, 2019, at approximately 5:26 p.m., 1st Sgt. Purcell responded to Panera Bread after the Sheriff’s Office received reports of a suspect passing a counterfeit $100 bill at the restaurant. Purcell observed a male subject matching the suspect’s description leaving the side door of the restaurant. The suspect then walked down the road and got into a Jeep.

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Features

Center for the Arts Features “Born at the Bottom of the Ship”

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MANASSAS — (Press Release) To commemorate Black History Month, the Center for the Arts will feature the colorful works of James and Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell.

The “Born at the Bottom of the Ship” exhibit will be available for study and contemplation from January 31 – March 4.  The public is welcomed to come and meet the artists at a free reception on Saturday, February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Center for the Arts, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, VA, hosted by Prince William County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (PWCAC DST).

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