Dumfries, Va. –– A familiar face in Dumfries business will make his first run for the General Assembly.
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Author: Potomac Local News
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State troopers found the man lying in the roadway, at mile post 152, just after 8 a.m. He was flown to Fairfax Innova Hospital where he later died, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
Myrtle Beach, S.C. –– Jose Lozada’s two-out safety squeeze in the seventh inning scored J.P. Ramirez and sealed a comeback 4-3 win that split Wednesday’s doubleheader in Myrtle Beach. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak, including a 6-3 decision in the opener, and gives the Nationals a chance to split their four-game series in Myrtle on Thursday.
Joe Testa (1-0) pitched a scoreless sixth inning in his 2011 Potomac debut and earned the victory in the nightcap, while Pat Lehman notched his fourth save to close out the win. Leury Garcia had singled to open the seventh inning, moved to second on a sacrifice fly and to third on Mike Olt’s fly ball to left, but Lehman stranded him there by striking out Jared Prince.
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Stafford County, Va. –– Lightning sparked a fire that injured two firefighters early this morning in the Rockhill district.
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A weather spotter has told the National Weather Service a tornado near Triangle, about two miles west of Quantico.
The tornado was spotted at 6:14 p.m.
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North Stafford, Va. –– Perhaps he was thirsty, or it was because he never got enough calcium as a child, or maybe he had a thing for dressing like a farm animal.
Whatever the reason Stafford sheriff’s authorities say a man donned a cow costume and not walked, but crawled into a Walmart store on Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) in North Stafford at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday.
The $890 million budget approved for 2012 takes effect July 1, and includes funding for 11 new police officers and eight new staff positions for the Department of Social Services.
It also includes money for road projects stalled during the recession, like widening Prince William Parkway between Old Bridge and Minnieville roads and widening U.S. 1 between Neabsco Mills and Featherstone roads, said Prince William County spokesman Nikki Brown.
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