FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Two overhead, cantilevered sign structures will be removed on Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area this week following recent inspections of the structures.
Beginning at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will remove an overhead sign arm on northbound I-95 at mile marker 117.5, near Exit 118 at Thornburg. Two right lanes of northbound I-95 will be closed for the operation, which is expected to conclude by 3 a.m.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A woman was pepper sprayed while sitting in a car with two other women, sheriff authorities said.
The Stafford Sheriff’s office at 12:13 a.m. Saturday was called to Dunbar Drive in a rural area of Stafford County, near the Lake Arrowhead subdivision, where they found a woman who was shaken and upset, wearing a shirt covered in dirt.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in Prince William County are investigating a series of rapes.
In the first case, a 27-year-old woman told police Saturday morning she had been involved in an argument with a suspect at an apartment in the 15000 block of Lost Canyon Court in Woodbridge on Friday night. The fight escalated and the suspect broke the victim’s cell phone preventing her from calling police and then sexually assaulted the victim, according to police documents.
A Woodbridge man and former police officer who admitted to stealing coins from Metro and then using them to buy lottery tickets has plead guilty.
John Vincent Haile, 52, of Woodbridge and his accomplice, Dexter McDade, 58, of Bowie, Md., plead guilty to theft concerning programs receiving Federal funds and conspiring to commit money laundering.
Anticipated budget reductions could result in the loss of approximately 86 positions, but the Superintendent expressed confidence that the losses could be absorbed through attrition, select hiring deferrals, and reassigning displaced employees across the ever-growing School Division.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A recently created distribution list may provide some relief for commuters who travel to and from Mark Center.
Metro today unveiled a new system map to reflect enhanced rush hour service—called Rush Plus—beginning June 18.
Rush Plus is an expansion of rush hour service that will result in additional trains between Mt. Vernon Square and Greenbelt, and between Vienna and Court House, as well as new transfer-free travel opportunities between stations on several lines. Rush Plus is designed to ease crowding, improve the commuting experience for Metrorail riders on the Orange, Blue, Green and Yellow lines, and prepare for the future Silver Line.
Local musician Tom Lohrmann is working on a project to connect fans, bands and venues in the Northern Virginia music scene.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — On Thursday March 22, 2012, Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi will host his fifth tele-town hall. At 7 p.m., 10,000 phone numbers will be automatically dialed, asking Woodbridge residents to participate in the live town hall discussion over the phone. The focus of the discussion will be on the proposed 2013 Budget. Once connected, residents can press 1 to ask a question or choose to just listen to the dialogue.
“I get very good feedback from these teletown hall meetings,” said Supervisor Principi. “People appreciate this easy and convenient way to get informed about what’s happening with local government. It also helps me reach an audience that doesn’t regularly attend town halls, for whatever reason. I would encourage anyone who receives my call to feel free to ask a question.”
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — A man was robbed at gunpoint in Lake Ridge on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old victim was walking in the 12600 block of Harbor Drive when a man with a gun approached him, told him to lay on the ground, and then the demanded his wallet.
