Lake Ridge, Va. — Prince William Occoquan District Supervisor Mike May continues a series of public meetings this week as he aims to hear from voters on issues around the community.
May held his first in a series of four meetings that will all take place at various locations in Prince William County.
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Prince William County officials are upset that a Senate committee has defeated Delegate Richard Anderson’s bill requiring police to ask arrestees whether they are legal U.S. residents.
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FEMA gives $19M to help rebuild Louisa high school
WTOP.com reports The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $19 million to help rebuild Louisa County High School, which was damaged during the Aug. 23 earthquake.
Va. Tech families want 1-gun-a-month law to stay
WTOP.com reports Parents of Virginia Tech survivors and victims of the 2007 campus massacre urged Gov. Bob McDonnell on Saturday to keep in place a law that allows the purchase of only one handgun a month.
North Stafford, Va. — A chemistry experiment gone wrong forced he evacuation of North Stafford High School this morning.
Nine students at the school were taken to a local hospital after gas-like odor permeated through the building’s air ducts. Eight of the nine students exhibited signs of nausea and a ninth student had an unrelated medical emergency while rescue crews were on scene, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Stafford, Va. — Clouded skies have led to a tornado watching being posted for Stafford County until 8 p.m.
The National Weather Service posted the watch for the county and areas south of Stafford as high winds are expected to affect the region today.
Stafford, Va. — Stafford Sheriff’s Deputy James “Jimmy” Kingman will ride his bike this spring to honor fellow fallen law enforcement officers.
Kingman is one of 300 or more officers who will bike the 240-mile distance from Chesapeake, Va. to Washington in the “Road to Hope Memorial Ride” starting May 10th. The three-day ride has stops in Richmond and in Stafford County and will end at Washington’s National Law Enforcement Memorial, where officers will remember the fallen at a candlelight vigil.
Unveiled on Tuesday, the baseball diamond has been regarded and is now to professional baseball standards, a new irrigation system is in place, and the pitcher’s mound and home plate area completely reconstructed.
“The field had not been rebuilt since ball park construction in 1984 and initially when built was not in compliance with major league requirements. What we now have is state of the art which will provide a superior playing surface, but more importantly one that will minimize player injury,” said Potomac Nationals owner Art Silber.
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Democrats hope the U.S. Justice Department will intervene if the Republican-controlled General Assembly passes laws imposing more stringent identification requirements on Virginia voters.
By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries, Va. — Officials said a name change could transform the image of one of the area’s rapidly aging communities.
