By Brad Fulton
Capital News Service
RICHMOND – Virginians are one step closer to being able to hunt on Sundays. On a 29-11 vote Thursday, the Senate passed a bill that would allow Sunday hunting on private land.
Author: Potomac Local News
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Yonathan Melaku, 23, of Alexandria, Va., pled guilty today to damaging property and firearm violations involving five separate shootings at military installations in Northern Virginia between October and November 2010 and attempting to injure veterans’ memorials at Arlington National Cemetery.
Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by United States District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee.
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J.C. Penney unveils new store layout
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., which has five Washington-area stores, plans to transform the company’s business through initiatives that include three types of pricing, new branding and an overhaul of store layout, reports The Washington Business Journal.
Arlington, Alexandria strike waste deal with Covanta Holding
Arlington and Alexandria have succeeded where Fairfax County could not: Striking a new deal with waste energy giant Covanta Holding Corp. to burn their garbage, reports The Washington Business Journal. Covanta operates a waste-to-energy plant in Lorton.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William Neighborhood Conference is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Development Services, 5 County Complex Court in Woodbridge. The event, “Bringing Innovation to the Places We Live,” focuses on community engagement techniques and other topics of current interest. Special instruction will be offered specifically for residents interested in more effective participation in homeowner and condominium associations (HOAs and COAs).
Registration opens Jan. 25,2012. Pay by Feb. 21 for a reduced fee of $25. The fee includes admission, access to all session materials, handouts, a continental breakfast, refreshments, and lunch. Registrants after Feb. 21 and walk-ins will be charged $35.
Prince William, VA- The Prince William Ice Center (5180 Dale Blvd, Woodbridge, VA 22193) will play host to about 1,000 skaters, families, officials and spectators from around the country this weekend during a national speedskating competition .
The Prince William Ice Center was selected to host the event because of its Olympic-size rink, proximity to area airports and because it has the capacity to hold spectators, said Alison Mittelstadt, event committee member for the U.S. Junior National Short-Track Speedskating competition. Speedskating is also growing in popularity in the greater Washington area, she said, with about one-third of the participants coming from the D.C. region.
FAIRFAX —The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has a new web tool that shows the status of plowing in northern Virginia neighborhoods.
Once it snows at least two inches, residents can find out the status of plowing in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William county neighborhoods at https://novasnowplowing.virginia.gov.
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When Denise Stern learned she would be graduating from one child to three, she had some very real concerns about her ability to cope.
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By URIAH KISER
Stafford, Va. — The plan to give Stafford a new downtown will have to wait.
We want to know, have you ever had less than three occupants inside your vehicle when you used the lanes during peak HOV rush hours?
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