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Saturday marks the beginning of the National Cherry Blossom festivities in Washington.
Author: Potomac Local News
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Stafford, Va. — A Stafford County High School principal has been named one of the county’s top educators.
Tom Nichols of North Stafford High School was selected by Stafford County Public Schools as their 2011 Principal of the Year and has also been honored by the Washington Post in their Distinguished Educational Leadership Awards.
Stafford, Va. –– After what was Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s first veto as governor yesterday, students in Virginia’s public schools will not be required to have 150 minutes of physical activity each week.
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Ft. Belvoir, Va. — An Oregon National Guard Soldier serving at Ft. Belvoir was killed in a Monday afternoon car crash, while driving home for a family dinner.
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Gas prices are still going up as the weekend approaches.
In North Stafford on Friday, the average price of unleaded gasoline was $3.51 per gallon.
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Yes, that is a giant coyote you’re seeing when you pull into the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge. But don’t be alarmed.
It’s actually a cardboard cutout of a coyote propped up by a piece of plastic pipe sticking up from the ground.
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Fairfax County, Va. — A viewing for the man killed recently on Richmond Highway will be held Friday.
Paul Krause, 54, was killed March 14 when a Honda Civic collided with his sedan pushing it into oncoming traffic, near the intersection of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) and Fairfax County Parkway.
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Police said the body was badly burned when it was discovered by fire crews called to extinguish an outside fire about 10 a.m. Wednesday, in the 1300 block of Bayside Avenue.
Police say they don’t know the woman’s race, but do say the victim weighed 120 to 140 pounds, had dark, straight hair and was possibly missing her front left tooth, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
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