By Christine Stoddard and Daniel Lombardo
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Bid farewell to tax-free buys from the world’s most popular online store.
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Giant, Safeway hiring as potential labor strike nears
The Washington Business Journal reports Looking to pick up some temporary work? A job could be as close as your local supermarket.
Super Tuesday Weather: Sunny and Warmer in Virginia
Patch.com reports Here’s the Super Tuesday weather forecast for select cities hosting primaries and caucuses:
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By Kim Hylander
Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11. As you change your clocks forward, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue would like to remind residents to change the battery in their smoke alarm. Smoke alarms provide occupants with an early warning allowing them additional time to escape. Smoke alarms save lives!
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By Mike DiCicco
The Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va. — Fishing season is around the corner, and parts of upper Chopawamsic Creek will be stocked with trout on four occasions during March and April. Spring will also be marked with two trout fishing events, one for Wounded Warriors and another for Marines and their families.
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STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in helping to identify the subject or subjects responsible for spray painting offensive racial slurs on the back of a Stafford church.
On Sunday, March 4, 2012 Stafford deputies responded to Bethel Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church at 135 Chapel Green Road in [south] Stafford for a call of vandalism. Deputies spoke to the Pastor of the church who directed the deputies to the back of the church where they found an offensive racial slur spray painted on the back wall of the church. Indications are that this crime was committed sometime between 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 and 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 4, 2012.
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By Chaneé Patterson
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Why are bar and restaurant owners frowning when it comes to advertising “happy hour” specials?
A winter weather advisory is up for Spotsylvania County and areas just to the south of the Potomac Communities, but snow has already made an appearance today.
Flakes were flying at 9 a.m. in portions of the Potomac Communities in Stafford and Woodbridge as a weather system moving east was forecast to bring less than an inch of accumulation to the area. In North Stafford, the snowflakes were enough to coat the leaves of trees as outside temperatures hovered just below 30 degrees.
NBC Poll: Kaine Leads Allen in Virginia Senate Race
NBCWashington.com reports In what will surely be one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate contests of 2012, Democrat Tim Kaine leads Republican George Allen in Virginia by nearly 10 percentage points, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll.
Busch Gardens to debut new roller coaster
WTOP.com reports Busch Gardens is building a new roller coaster in Williamsburg called the Verbolten.
Teachers again this year in Prince William County won’t be getting raises if a proposed budget is approved, and educators Friday took to the streets in protest. What do you think?
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By Uriah Kiser
Starkey, 60, is vying for the Garrisonville District Supervisor seat vacated earlier this year by Delegate Mark Dudenhefer, R-Stafford, Woodbridge. Starkey will face interim Garrisonville Supervisor Ty Schieber during a special election April 3.