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A tornado watch is now in effect for the entire region until 10 p.m.
Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties are included in the watch area. The cities of Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park are also included in the watch zone.
Virginia is one step closer to running more passenger trains across the Potomac River.
State officials announced today the completion of an environmental study for a new Long Bridge that would replace the current bridge over the Potomac River, linking Virginia with Washington, D.C. The new bridge is the worst railroad bottleneck on the east coast, would allow Amtrak to double the number of trains it runs, as well as allow Virginia Railway Express to run its commuter trains later on weekdays, and on weekends.
The former home of Chuck E. Cheese in Fredericksburg is for sale.
The 10,578 square-foot building located at 1280 Central Park Boulevard is selling for $2.5 million. The building sits on about three acres of land.
Shanco, a leader in the home exterior and roofing industry, opened a new office in Lorton in an effort to expand the company’s service area
More from Shanco:
Prince William police will participate in a prescription drug takeback day.
More from Prince Wiliam police:
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports:
Mine Road Commuter Lot, 8/31, 10:06 p.m. Deputy F.C. O’Neill observed a vehicle parked and running in the commuter lot. He approached the vehicle and noticed the driver was slumped over against the driver’s door with a half-empty wine bottle in her lap.
Investigators say the body of a man found in the back of a van most likely was killed as a result of a traffic crash.
Virginia State Police tell us:
The occupants of a home in northern Stafford County got an unsuspected knock on the door from the Stafford sheriff’s office today.
Deputies were sent to a home near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Brentsmill Drive in the Widewater area.
