Three people were taken to a hospital after a wild police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County.
At 10:27 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, a Virginia State Police trooper was positioned along I-395, near Route 648 in Arlington County, when he observed a northbound vehicle almost strike another northbound vehicle.
Fireworks will light up the skies over Dumfries this weekend.
The town announced a fireworks show to begin Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at 8:30 p.m.
Project leaders have yet to announce the exact opening date. Crews are working to make the final preparations for opening after five years of construction.
The nine-mile western stretch of the E-ZPass Express Lanes spans from Route 29 in Gainesville east to Route 28 in Centreville. The lanes feature multiple new ramps providing access to and from the E-ZPass lanes. The remaining 13 miles of new E-ZPass lanes on I-66 between Route 28 and I-495 (the Capital Beltway) should open in December 2022.
Candidates for Congress differ on how to boost caregivers’ ranks — During a recent online forum, four candidates vying to represent Prince William County in the U.S. Congress differed on ways to address an ongoing shortage in personal caregivers for people with disabilities. [Prince William Times]
Letting the light shine in: Unity Reed H.S. is 1 of 5 older county schools to get windows — After teaching in a windowless classroom for more than a decade, Unity Reed High School teacher Lori Sterne said she sometimes begins her days without switching on the overhead lights. That’s because this school year, she doesn’t have to. For the first time ever, her classroom has a huge, floor-to-ceiling window that bathes the room in natural light. [Prince William Times]
The fourth and final in a series of town hall meetings on the Stafford County Public Schools Capital Improvement needs is Thursday, September 8 at 7 p.m.
School Board members Patricia Healy (Rockhill) and Maureen Siegmund (Garrisonville) will host the discussion at North Stafford High School, 839 Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.
Updated 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 — Police discharged their guns during a narcotics investigation in Dale City, and two men were taken to a hospital.
It’s early in the investigation, and it’s unclear if the men were shot by police.
A car slammed into a Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol car.
On Wednesday, August 31at 8:55 p.m. Deputy E.R. Houde was in his marked patrol vehicle stopped at a red traffic signal on southbound U.S. 1 at Aquia Park Shopping Center on Route 1 with a red Hyundai Elantra stopped behind him.
The future of local bus service in some areas of Manassas and Manassas Park won’t be riding on a bus.
OmniRide will purchase four minivans to operate the micro-transit service in Manassas and Manassas Park. OmniRide will use vans to provide a “flexible” transit service similar to Lyft or Uber that will allow riders to book a ride through their phone or by calling OmniRide’s Customer Service office.
Fun Land of Fredericksburg will play host to ghosts and goblins this Halloween.
The amusement park will offer Spooky Golf during October, in addition to its regular attractions, which include the only multi-level go-kart track in Virginia, Thunder Speedway, Sky Trail, laser tag, Scrambler, and indoor roller coaster Twist and Shout.
On Wednesday, August 31, crews erected a long-term closure of the left travel lane, which will be in place around-the-clock through Saturday, September 10. The left lane closure will reduce this section of westbound I-66 to three travel lanes from west of Route 234 Business (Sudley Road) near Groveton Road to Route 29 (Lee Highway) in Gainesville.
Additional lane closures will occur in this area during the overnight hours, says VDOT. These lane closures will allow crews to complete work for this section of roadway in preparation for the opening of the future 66 Express Lanes Outside the Beltway later this year.
