Fairfax County, Va. –– Police used three words to remind parents to secure their children in their cars – anchor, tether and latch.
Parents and caregivers are invited to stop by Fair Oaks Mall today between 1 and 3 p.m., for a police demonstration on how to properly install a child seat restraint or to have theirs checked by a professional.
The outlet mall in Woodbridge, and the Stafford Hospital Center off U.S. 1 in Stafford, are two of more than 75 locations in Virginia where residents today can drop off unused prescription medications, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., as part of the first-ever National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The initiative is designed to raise awareness of, and curb prescription drug abuse, officials said. (more…)
Woodbridge, Va. –– Storm drains in a growing Woodbridge neighborhood got their proper labeling earlier this month.
Volunteers with the Prince William Clean Community Council spent Sept. 19 labeling drains in the Belmont Bay neighborhood, just off U.S. 1 in North Woodbridge. (more…)
Dale City, Va. –– The Dale City Volunteer Fire Department knows what it means to go green.
The organization on Friday was awarded the Washington Business Journal Green Business Design Award for Fire Station 10 on Dale Boulevard – a building that was already awarded with the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold rating.
Stafford, Va. –– Stafford County’s sheriff just got a nod and a new job from Virginia’s governor.
County officials announced Friday that Stafford Sheriff Charles E. Jett would serve a four-year term as Chairman of Virginia’s Criminal Justice Services Board.
Stafford County, Va. –– Everyone seems to know U.S. 1 at Quantico needs to be widened, but no one seems to know who is going to pay for it.
Earlier this year both Stafford and Prince William counties applied for $2 million in federal money for the study and design phase of widening the highway from four to six lanes, between Quanitco’s main in Triangle gate to the Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford’s Boswell’s Corner.
Nighttime work – Closures occur between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Woodbridge, Va. –– As work on the High Occupancy Toll lanes continues on the Capital Beltway, state transportation officials want more drivers use the Tysons Corner Express bus to get around traffic delays.
The bus runs between the Woodbridge Virginia Railway Express Station and Tysons Corner, and is one of two state-funded buses that provide free wireless internet to riders. It uses the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 95, but then uses the regular travel lanes on the Beltway to make it the rest of the trek.
Lorton, Va. –– A woman told police a man tried to steal her purse, and now investigators have asked Lorton residents to keep an eye out for the would-be thief.
The victim was walking to her home in the 9400 block of Cherwek Drive, just off U.S. 1, at 8:50 p.m. Sept. 15, when a man approached her and grabbed her purse, said Fairfax police Franconia District spokesman Richard Henry on Thursday.
Stafford County, Va. –– It appears an anticipated debate between two candidates running for Congress in Stafford County won’t happen.
Coming off the heels of last year’s successful blogger’s debate last year at Mountain View High School in Stafford County, organizers of the Rappahannock Area Blogger’s Forum this year said there will be no debate between Robert J. Wittman, R-Va. 1st, and Democratic challenger Krystal Ball.
