2:30 p.m.
All lanes of I-95 north have reopened. More from Virginia State Police:
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Author: Potomac Local News
We warmed you. Virginia Railway Express warned you. And now we know that VRE’s Santa Train Tickets sold online starting at 9 a.m. sold out in just four minutes.
That’s 3,605 tickets to ride special trains on the commuter railroad’s Fredericksburg and Manassas lines where Santa will be on board Dec. 8.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — It’s been three weeks since 17-year-old Evan Newsom was shot and killed by police. And during that time no new official details about the shooting have been released.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Drivers on Courthouse Road now have some help knowing when other cars have come to a stop on the two-lane road.
The Virginia Department of Transportation on earlier this month planned to activate a new flashing warning system to alert drivers to stoped cars near Winding Creek Road.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Two community organizations in Prince William County are selling fruit for the holidays.
First, the Dale City Lions Club has set up a produce stand in Woodbridge. Here’s a press release from the Dale City Lions Club:
Republican Delegate Mark Cole of Stafford County doesn’t like the idea of voters using a utility bill or check as an acceptable form of voter identification.
Cole told Fredericksburg.com a new bill he introduced would ban the use of such forms of ID at polls in Virginia.
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11:30 a.m. Monday
The pedestrian struck Sunday night on Va. 610 died.
By AL ALBORN
Contributing Editor
I attended the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors meeting on Tuesday so I could watch (don’t underestimate the value of being in the room to catch body language) and listen to agenda item 9 E – FY2014 Budget Choices Discussion.
By MILTON C. JOHNS
Chairman, At-large
Prince William County School Board
The just-completed presidential campaign renewed interest in questions about revenue and expenditures; how much our nation wants versus what we can afford. Now, our Prince William County School Board and administration face similar questions in preparing the budget for 2013-14 and beyond. Fortunately, we share the desire to continue Providing A World-Class Education for all students. That does not necessarily require extra spending. Still, public support is needed; and that demands understanding of the complex issues and facts involved.
