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Author: Potomac Local News
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Ft. Belvoir, Va. –– The hospital that will replace Ft. Belvoir’s aging Dewitt Army Community Hospital will be three times its size and will have the fourth largest pharmacy in the Department of Defense.
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Lorton, Va. –– Residents of Fairfax and Prince William counties will work together for the first time to clean up one of the region’s busiest highways.
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North Stafford, Va. –– A well known name in area politics may be exploring a run for a newly created district in the Potomac Communities.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– How does a three-course meal for twenty bucks sound?
A woman from Stafford County was killed in a car crash, a government shutdown would have far reaching effects, and the cost to ride the bus in some areas will be going up.
A Virginia State Police trooper pulled over a driver along Interstate 95 northbound at mile post 156 in Dale City, about 2:25 p.m. During the stop, another state trooper with a canine pulled up to assist in the traffic stop when a crash happened.
Another driver plowed into both state police cars stopped on the roadside and then ran off of the road into the shoulder of the highway. The driver and child inside of the car were taken to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening, said Virginia State Police spokesman Corinne Geller.
Florida’s high speed rail loss will not be Virginia’s gain.
Florida rejected $2.4 billion in federal money to build a high speed rail line between Orlando and Tampa. Prior to being awarded the money, Virginia under Gov. Timothy M. Kaine applied for $1.8 billion in available federal money to fund the creation of a high speed rail corridor between Richmond and Washington.
An annual tradition at Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge, the spring carnival packed up this week undoubtedly headed to the next town. But for those who went to the fair, despite colder than average temperatures, some families made some new memories.
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Word of the end for the world came to Woodbridge on Tuesday afternoon.
Jim Hyland took his 5 foot by 3 foot banner, tied one side of it to a light post at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Opitz Boulevard, and then let everyone know he thinks the the beginning of the end of the world starts next month.