STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — As Stafford County residents without power continue to sweat it out in this summer heat, at least now they can take a hot shower.
County officials will open a cooling shelter at 11 a.m. at Gayle Middle School. Located in the county’s expansive England Run subdivision, the shelter will offer shower facilities where residents can bring their own toiletries and clean up until 7 p.m.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is having problems with their internet connection this morning.
A spokeswoman for the transit agency said anyone trying to reach PRTC via email should instead call their customer service phone number at 703-730-6664.
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UPDATE 4 p.m.
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UPDATE 4;45 p.m. — Stafford closes cooling shelter
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — People, and dogs, benefit from the water passed out to homeless camps today in Woodbridge.
Since temperatures soared above the century mark Friday, volunteers at AfterShare distributed more than 20 cases of water and Gatorade to homeless campers in the wooded areas in and around Woodbridge.
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Dominion Virginia Power has a big job ahead of them: restore power to more than 900,000 customers who are out while 100-degree temperatures bear down the region. The utility has called this restoration effort major, and likened it to work normally performed after a hurricane.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Emergency crews were called to a water main break on U.S. 1 in Dumfries on Friday afternoon. The break caused delays on the highway, and sent a geyser shooting high into the air.
We’re working on getting more information on the cause and impact of this water main break.
JUNE 29 -30, 2012 STORM COVERAGE
8 p.m. Power repairs: It could take a while
