North Stafford - A house fire in North Stafford left a man, woman and a teenager homeless Monday.
Flames broke out at 208 Whitson’s Run Drive at 9:25 a.m., and when firefighters arrived to the home, they saw smoke billowing from the roof of the house, said Stafford County spokeswoman Cathy Riddle.
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Mt. Vernon, Va. – Streams known for pouring over their banks is one of the issues Fairfax officials plan to address a new watershed plan.
A public meeting about the new plan for the Belle Haven, Four Mile Run and Douge Creek watershed areas will be held at Thursday at Mt. Vernon High School. Read More
Fairfax County, Va. – Police want to know how a man went missing and later died in the Potomac River.
Dive teams found the body of Kenneth E. Huggins, 46, of Suitland, Md., after he went missing at 11:36 a.m. Saturday while kayaking off Belle Haven Marina in Fairfax County. Read More
Many residents across the region have planned National Night Out celebrations tonight.
The Stafford Sheriff’s Office will hold a large gathering at the Stafford Marketplace off Va. 610 in North Stafford, from 6 to 9 p.m.
More than 30 businesses and community organizations will be represented at the fair, including the LifeEvac helicopter, local fire and rescue departments and an area animal adoption organization.
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Woodbridge, Va. - Autocross is how some people wish Drivers Education was taught in schools.
The sport dates back to the 1970s and beyond, participants say. And at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge on Saturday about 50 drivers signed up to take a spin around a track designed to test their driving skills, turning ability and control, and to see how well they could avoid hitting orange cones.
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UPDATE Sunday 10:20 a.m.
Search teams are looking for the body of a man who went missing Saturday in the Potomac River.
A 47-year-old Prince Georges County, Md. man went missing yesterday while Kayaking near the Belle Haven Marina, near Alexandria just before noon.
Fairfax County officials received a 911 call about the missing man, and when they arrived on scene, they found his 19-year-old nephew on the shore, said police spokesman Bud Walker. Read More
Woodbridge, Va. – It could take up to a year for a man who was struck by lightning Sunday to make a full recovery.
The 47-year-old victim, Steve, and his wife were visiting the area last week and were two of the eight passengers aboard a 44-foot boat that cruised on the Potomac River last weekend, said the boat’s captain, and Steve’s brother, Terry.
Terry did not provide his last name, lives in Prince William County, and said his training in first aid and CPR allowed him to help his brother after he was struck by the lightning bolt. Read More
North Stafford, Va. – Cell phones and credit cards were stolen from gym lockers at a North Stafford health club.
Sheriff’s deputies were called to Sport and Health Club at 315 Garrisonville Road on Friday, where they found that the items had been stolen from lockers that had been left unlocked, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
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Woodbridge, Va. – Officials are planning to bring a piece of the World Trade Center to Woodbridge, just in time for the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
A piece of steel that was used to build the ill-fated center in New York City would be transported to the county for about $10,000, according to News & Messenger.
It would be featured as part of a new memorial at the county’s stadium complex – home to government offices and the Potomac Nationals minor-league baseball team – which would open before Sept. 11, 2011. Read More
