Sunday morning’s rain has prompted a coastal flood advisory to be issued for the Potomac communities today.
According to the National Weather Service, the high tides along the Potomac River in Alexandria today will be at 1:14 p.m. and Aquia Creek in Stafford County at 11:28 a.m.
The rain will produce tides about 1 foot above normal and could cause minor coastal flooding in some areas, according to the weather service.
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Stafford County authorities are looking for who robbed seven people inside their home.
The victims told investigators that a man and woman broke into the their home in the 900 block of Anvil Road in south Stafford, near Interstate 95 and U.S. 17, at 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Once inside, the man pointed a handgun at the residents, ordered them from the middle floor of the home to the basement then to lie on the floor, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
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In this week’s Friday Finds: It’s your chance to see a classic 80s movie outdoors, see a classic 80s rock band perform, and learn where you can take your children to a place where they can have fun and mom and dad can have a Friday night to themselves.
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7 p.m. UPDATE:
A flash flooding warning remains in effect for eastern Fairfax County until 8:45 p.m.
The National Weather Service noted a line of heavy rains and strong thunderstorms in the area just before 7 p.m.
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Five firefighters in Stafford County were taken to the hospital after a blaze ripped through a home early this morning.
Fire crews were called at 12:29 a.m. to 33 Clover Hill Drive, off Mountain View Road, for a report of a fire at a single family home.
Crews entered the home and found flames had already engulfed the second floor, according to Stafford County spokeswoman Cathy Riddle.
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Fairfax Connector may soon have a new route between Huntington and the Engleside neighborhood.
Tranist officials will hold a public meeting at noon Saturday at the South County Center, at 8350 Richmond Highway, to discuss a newly proposed bus route, route 159.
The new route would bring changes to Fairfax Connector’s existing routes 151 and 152, according to a statement from the transit agency. Read More
Finding something fun to do in the summer of 1983 was not easy. Our options were limited. The highlight at that time was the Dale City Skating Rink on Smoketown Road. For the most part, we were left to our own survival skills and imagination to occupy our days.
It was during this time that we were introduced to McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. One afternoon my best friend Tracey and I walked seven miles to the only McDonalds in the area to get a 20 piece order of McNuggets. The joy was in the journey.  On our walk we talked, and sang and I believe a little dancing occurred. I am sure we are a legend, somewhere.
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The heat has forced Stafford County officials to once more order code black conditions, prompting them to urge residents to stay indoors.
“The Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department recommends that all park users heed this warning and stay out of the heat,” stated a county press release.
Officials have not cancelled park activities for the day, however, have said it is up to events’ organizers and coaches to issue cancellations if they deem necessary.
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Stafford County school officials will extend the search for their next superintendent through September.
At Tuesday’s school board meeting, officials announced they will continue the search for the next controller through Sept. 30.
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A rare form of cancer hasn’t stopped Nicholas Stepaniak from becoming one of the country’s top emergency call takers.
Stephaniak was honored late last month in Texas as the top public-safety communications trainer in the nation. Working from Stafford County’s Public Safety Communications Center, when he takes a call about a house fire, car crash, theft or robbery, the person making that call is probably having one of the worst days of their lives.
And though Stepaniak’s own life hasn’t necessarily been easy, he handles each call one situation at a time, hardly ever thinking about his own, coworkers say.
