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Girl pinned in crash still in pain

Published July 13, 2010 at 7:45AM | Updated July 18, 2011 at 9:03PM

Rulla Andress watches police investigate the crash that injured her daughter.

WOODBRIDGE, Va.—Michaela Andress had to go to Fairfax Inova Hospital again Monday, four days after she was flown there after being struck by a van in Woodbridge.

The 15-year-old girl suffered a broken pelvic bone after the driver of a Chevrolet Astro van backed into her as she was getting out of a medical transport van Thursday in front of an orthodontist’s office on Optiz Boulevard. Michaela was going there to have her braces adjusted. She and her mother often take the medical van to the girl’s appointments because her mother doesn’t drive.

UPDATE: Human remains sent to Richmond

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Published July 13, 2010 at 12:08AM | Updated July 13, 2010 at 10:40PM

Fairfax County police block a portion of Furnace Road after human remains were found along the road on July 12, 2010. (Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

UDPATED: The human skull and skeletal remains found on Furnace Road in Fairfax County will be sent to the state’s medical examiner’s office in Richmond.

A state medical examiner and an anthropologist worked Tuesday to identify the remains during an autopsy but came up empty.

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Copy paper, supplies needed for schools

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Published July 12, 2010 at 9:31PM | Updated July 14, 2010 at 11:52PM

Cynthia McAree and Robert Sowell Sr. of Apple Federal Credit Union, and Stafford School Board Chairman Dana Reinboldt-Griffis-Widewater and School Board member Stephanie J. Johnson – Aquia, kick off the annual “Stuff the Bus" school supplies drive on Monday. (Mary Davidson)

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – When school officials last year set out to collect school supplies for children in Stafford County, residents and businesses donated $30,000 in supplies to the cause.

Those supplies, like pencils, notebook paper and marble composition books, went to help more than 350 families.

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Woman pulls 4 from burning home

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Published July 12, 2010 at 5:08PM | Updated July 14, 2010 at 11:54PM

Mirna Boggs is comforted by a neighbor having pulling three children from a burning home. No one was injured. (Photo: Mary Davidson)

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A series of fires kept rescue crews in Stafford County busy on Monday.

Just before 2 p.m., flames broke out in the area of Greenspring Drive and Ridgecrest Court in North Stafford, in a townhouse community behind Walmart.

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Mother pleas for help for arrested autistic son

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Published July 12, 2010 at 10:20AM | Updated July 14, 2010 at 11:56PM

Reginald “Neli” Latson, 18, faces charges of assaulting a police officer.

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A Stafford County mother says her autistic son needs help, not jail time.

Reginald “Neli” Latson, 18, was charged on May 24 with assaulting a police officer outside North Stafford High School.

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VRE says goodbye to Amtrak

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Published July 12, 2010 at 12:02AM | Updated July 14, 2010 at 11:58PM

A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Woodbridge station. (File Photo: Mary Davidson)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – It seemed like a long time coming but a French company is now in charge of operating of Virginia’s commuter railroad.

Keolis Rail Services of America began operating Virginia Railway Express trains on the system’s Fredericksburg and Manassas lines today as part of a five year, $85 million contract. After months of wrangling between VRE, Federal Rail Administration officials and Amtrak managers – who did not want their employees persuaded to work for the French firm – Keolis hired more than 80 new conductors, assistant conductors and engineers in May to facilitate train operations.

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Exclusive: Drowning victim was looking to start new life

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Published July 10, 2010 at 11:39AM | Updated July 12, 2010 at 9:33PM

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – It was a marriage that brought the Kangs and Ackermans together. It was a sad and unexpected accident on Thursday that brought them even closer.

Miwha Kang, 61, died early Friday morning at Mary Washington Hospital after she fell into a swimming pool at her home on Cardinal Drive in south Stafford.

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Ball fields close as flood advisory issued

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Published July 10, 2010 at 9:54AM | Updated July 15, 2010 at 12:01AM

The softball field at Mountain View High School and the baseball field at Duff Park have both been closed for the day, according to Stafford County officials.

Employees with the county’s parks and recreation department will continue to monitor the fields, watching for improved conditions throughout the day.

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Friday Finds

By Potomac Local News

Published July 9, 2010 at 10:43AM

The sounds of the country

Blake Shelton has been singing country tunes since he graduated from high school in 1994. Now he’ll be singing them for you tonight at 9 p.m. at Celebrate Virginia Live, at Central Park in Fredericksburg. There are a limited number of special tickets available, so those who haven’t already gotten their seat should head over the venue’s Web site.

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Less rainfall, lower water bills in Stafford

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Published July 9, 2010 at 9:41AM

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – It’s a double edge sword: officials want residents to have green lawns but they also need them to conserve water.

Stafford County leaders this week voted to charge residents less on their monthly water bills, temporarily suspending for 60 days the $23.55 per thousand gallon charge for residents who use more than 26,000 gallons of water each month.