Triangle, Va. –– Quantico Marine Corps Base had no choice but to prepare for the massive influx of federal workers set to descend upon the area in September, said base commander Col. Daniel J. Choike.
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Author: Potomac Local News
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Russell’s long-time roommate, 47-year-old Calvin John, has been charged in Russell’s death.
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Another round of wintry weather is set to move into the region, and road crews will be out treating the roads before conditions worsen and ice forms. Crews in Fairfax and Prince William counties will begin treating the roads at 3 p.m.
In Stafford County, crews will come in and be on standby at 8 p.m.They will not pre-treat the roads as the precipitation forcasted to fall there is expected to start as rain and would wash away any chemicals used to pre-treat road surfaces, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tina Bundy. (more…)
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Woodbridge, Va. –– A woman told police someone climbed through a window and grabbed her Sunday.
It happened at a home in the 1400 block of G Street in Woodbridge, near the St. Paul United Methodist Church at 5:39 a.m., police said.
North Stafford, Va. –– The Hampton Oaks subdivision wants to be the next to ban owners from parking commercial and pleasure vehicles on its streets.
There’s freezing rain, then snow, then rain and then some more snow in the forecast.
The first round of winter weather that’s expected to impact the area should start about 4 p.m. in the form of some freezing rain and sleet. After the sun goes down, some of that precipitation could changeover to snow though little accumulation is expected.
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Riders got early word from the transit system that train 308, which departs Fredericksburg at 6:30 a.m., was going to be late because of mechanical issues. It wasn’t long after that the train had been canceled altogether and riders told they could board Metro for free, by showing a valid VRE ticket.
In addition to the Metro option, riders still waiting on station platforms in Quantico and Woodbridge had the option to take an Amtrak train in place of the canceled VRE train as far as Union Station in Washington.
After snow blanketed the region Jan 26 and forced the cancellation of the county’s second Urban Development Areas workshop, the event has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Monday February 7, at the England Run Library. (more…)
Drivers on I-95 south headed to U.S. 1 south will be detoured to Prince William Parkway exit (Exit 158B), and should then follow signs back to I-95 north to Route 123 east (Exit 160) to U.S. 1. (more…)