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If PRTC gets a ‘floor,’ drivers would pay a ‘few pennies more’

By Uriah Kiser

Some relief for cash-strapped OmniRide could come in the form of legislation in Richmond.

A new bill by Sen. Frank Wagner (Norfolk, Virginia Beach) would set the gas tax “floor” at February 2013 rates. That means OmniRide’s parent agency Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission would get it’s 2.1% funding from the state’s motor fuels tax based on 2013 prices, which averaged $3.17 per gallon statewide that year. Diesel fuel averaged $3.36 per gallon statewide. 

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Manassas Re-Store opens Saturday; will be region’s largest

By Uriah Kiser

They’ve spent the past three months stocking, staging, and polishing.

At Habitat for Humanity’s new Manassas store, every appliance is checked to ensure it’s in working order; that every ceiling fan rotates, and that every piece of furniture has the nuts and bolts needed before customers arrive.

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VDOT will review miserable commute after blizzard ends

By Uriah Kiser
View of Washington, D.C area traffic on Google Maps at 10 p.m. Wed., Jan. 20, 2016

The roads last night were treacherous across the region, as less than an inch of snow that fell quickly turned to mush, and then to ice. 

Vehicles traveling on Route 610 slipped and slid all over the roadway as drivers tried to make their way home.

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Toxic water to be treated, released into Potomac River

By Uriah Kiser

Dominion Virginia Power was given a green light this morning to begin de-watering toxic ash ponds near Quantico.

Virginia’s Water Control Board met outside Richmond and approved a permit that allows the energy giant to treat waters consolidated into one of five coal ash ponds at the Possum Point Power Station, and then release it into Quantico Creek and the Potomac River.

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Principal turned Stafford sheriff’s spokesman retires after 40 years

By Uriah Kiser

Three days before he would call it quits, Bill Kennedy sat behind his desk at the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

He reflected on his nearly 10 years serving as the public face of the department. It was his job to tell the story of the deputies and their interactions with the public — good and bad.

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