Officials say between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when your car is most likely to be stolen. And though the number of auto thefts in the area has dropped in recent years, more than 17,000 cars were stolen last year in the Washington area, said AAA Mid Atlantic spokesman John Townsend. (more…)
Junk Food to rock Workhouse
If you like unapologetic rock and roll, you will love the sounds of “Junk Food” performing live Sunday at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center. (more…)
By Eric Spiegel
Mt. Vernon, Va. – The Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division held a community forum Thursday to present a draft management plan for three Fairfax County watersheds – Belle Haven, Dogue Creek and Four Mile Run. The forum was designed to promote understanding of watersheds and allow county officials to show its residents proposed plans to help improve and maintain watershed functions. (more…)
11:30 a.m. Update
Quantico, Va. – The coal train that derailed Thursday at Quantico has spurred cancellations and delays for most of the east coast.
4:25 p.m. Update
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Stafford, Prince William and Fairfax counties.
A lines of severe thunderstorms were approaching in the area, all capable of producing winds of 60 mph, hail and heavy rains.
A Woodbridge man who admitted downloading and distributing child pornography pleaded guilty Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors say Dennis Craig Bell, 55, was a U.S. Capitol Police officer when on Dec. 14, 2009 he used a peer-to-peer internet connection to share pornographic images depicting children. (more…)
The area is under a heat advisory today from the National Weather Service today, where were told to expect temperatures that feel like 100 to 105 degrees.
Those triple-digit temperatures are actually the heat index values forecasted today between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. The actual temperatures are forecasted to reach the upper 90s today, the weather service stated. (more…)
Some people in need got a generous donation of food, prompting a local charity to celebrate.
A tractor-trailer pulled into the ACTS food pantry in Dumfries on July 29 loaded with 20 pallets of non-perishable food. (more…)
Woodbridge, Va. – Belvoir Federal Credit Union will end its partnership with three Woodbridge area schools.
Branches of the credit union had been set up at Gar-Field and Woodbridge high schools, and Godwin and Woodbridge middle schools, under a partnership between the credit union and Prince William public schools. (more…)
