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UPDATE 

The driver, Edwin H. Hall, 59, of Charles Town, W.Va., died at the scene. His remains have been transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for examination and autopsy.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A pilot test designed to improve commuter bus fuel efficiency was so successful that the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, PRTC, is now proceeding to retrofit more than two dozen buses with the technology.

Pilot testing began last fall, when PRTC agreed to partner with Engineered Machined Products Inc., EMP, on a first-ever test in which EMP engineered and installed its Mini-Hybrid radiator cooling equipment on one of PRTC’s commuter buses. EMP’s equipment was previously tested on conventional transit buses, (those that travel at relatively low speeds and make frequent stops), yielding such impressive fuel efficiency savings that the cooling system is now used by a number of transit systems that operate conventional transit buses, including PRTC. But the cooling system had never been tested on a motor coach that typically operates at higher speeds for longer distances, such as the buses that make up the majority of PRTC’s fleet.


Business

QUANTICO, Va. — Business leaders say a series of upcoming forced budget cuts known as sequestration could force the state into a recession.

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Politics

Holton is the wife of U.S. Senate candidate Timothy M. Kaine and has been actively campaigning for her husband across the state.

Holton is expected to tour the campus at 15200 Neabsco Mills Road beginning at 1:15 p.m. Afterward, Holton will join students by the lake on campus and kick-off a voter registration drive.


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QUANTICO, Va. — Retired Sgt. Maj. Henry H. Black, 83, the 7th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, died Friday, Aug. 24, at his home in Fredericksburg, Va.

Sgt. Maj. Black served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps from 1975 to 1977. His personal awards include the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.


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