By PAIGE BAXTER
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – A Senate bill that would have banned smoking in cars carrying children under age 15 was tabled Friday by a House committee.
Author: Potomac Local News
By STEVEN J. NIELSEN
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Experts locked horns Thursday over whether certain employers should be exempt from new required contraception insurance because of their religious convictions.
By WHITNEY SPICER
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Three days after Senate Democrats derailed his transportation funding plan, Gov. Bob McDonnell urged two key Democratic senators to support the House version of his proposal.
By ALIX HINES and PAIGE BAXTER
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Democratic lawmakers blasted Republicans’ recent actions to redraw Senate districts and require voters to show more identification during a roundtable meeting with the League of Women Voters of Virginia this past week.
QUANTICO, Va. — Construction crews will close a portion of Interstate 95 on Tuesday night as part of the 95 Express Lanes Project.
The closures are set to take place at Quantico.
By CHIEF STEPHAN M. HUDSON
Prince William County Police
I am truly humbled and honored to be chosen to serve as just the third Police Chief of the Prince William County Police Department. As a career-long member of this Department, I am thankful and proud to have worked alongside dedicated officers and civilians who strive to provide exceptional service to the citizens of Prince William County.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A monster blizzard bearing down on the Northeast has got the attention of power crews in Virginia.
Dominion Virginia Power is sending crews from the state, as well as from their operations in North Carolina, to render help to those expected to be impacted by high winds and snowfall up to three feet between New York City and Boston.
FROM POLICE REPORTS
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Investigators said a man used a flashlight to batter a woman inside of her home, then went to another home where he was chased out by a man with a gun.
The bizarre incident took place about 1 a.m. Thursday in the Ferry Farm section of Stafford County.
Submitted News
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — OmniLink buses will sport an updated look soon as five new local buses are expected to start serving passengers of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) by mid-February.