DALE CITY, Va. — A fire broke out this afternoon at a home 4032 Forge Drive, behind Forestdale Plaza and Cheshire Station shopping center.
Crews were called to the Forestdale neighborhood about 2 p.m. for the fire. Three people were inside when the blaze broke out but were able to escape the flames. A total of seven people – three adults and four children — were displaced, according to initial reports.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Have you seen military vehicles traveling on Garrisonville Road lately?
Several Marines were using light armored vehicles, known as LAVs, when training at Quantico last weekend. Some drivers, including Garrisonville District Supervisor Laura Sellers, noticed the LAVs using Va. 610 (Garrisonville Road) to transport Marines to the training sites.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A car traveling on Joplin Road hit a tree and burst into flames late Thursday. The driver then jumped out the burning vehicle and fled into the surrounding woods.
Fire and rescue crews were called to mile post 20 on Joplin Road, about three miles south of the Prince William County Public Schools complex, about 9:15 p.m. They found an abandoned SUV fully engulfed in flames.
Public Invited to Meeting about Increasing Deer Population in the Community — Contact between humans and wildlife will only increase as both populations continue to grow. [Prince William County]
Silver planning multi-tenant retail building at Carter’s Crossing in Stafford County — The Silver Cos. is planning a 9,900-square-foot multi-tenant retail building in the Carter’s Crossing development off U.S. 17 in Stafford County.[Fredericksburg.com]
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The Amber Alert has been canceled. Prince William County Police noted he was found safe at home with family.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The Telegraph Road bridge connecting drivers on U.S. 1 to Quantico in Stafford is set to reopen this weekend.
The original bridge was demolished and replaced with a new bridge as part of the Interstate 95 Express Lanes Project.
MANASSAS, Va. — Someone lit toilet paper on fire inside bathroom at Metz Middle School.
Fire crews rushed to the scene just after 1 o’clock this afternoon when smoke could be seen billowing from the school building. The fire was quickly put out after crews arrived.
STAFFORD, Va. — Residents will get to speak out on a plan to enact a 1 cent tax levy for a $42 million storm water management plan. Stafford County officials on Tuesday authorized a public hearing for April 15 before the County Board of Supervisors.
Officials must decide whether or not to create a storm water service district to help curb pollutants that flow into streams and rivers from entering the Chesapeake Bay. Since 2003, Virginia has required Stafford County to inspect storm water management facilities owned by private home owners associations, but new federal mandates put Stafford and other area counties on a “pollution diet” that means they have to reduce even further the amount of nutrients and sediments flowing to the bay.
Officials extend school days, school year for Prince William students — School days will be 10 minutes longer and spring break one day shorter as a result of the plan the Prince William School Board approved Wednesday to make up for school time lost to snowy weather this year. [Insidenova.com]
Attorney General Herring tours area, probes safety concerns — Everyone around the table agreed. Collaboration is the key to solving crimes. [Fredericksburg.today]
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The decommissioned Fairfax Water plant in the western end of Occoquan is going to be removed to make way for a new town park. The plant, which was built in the 1960s, has been out of use for over four years, as increased demand led to the building of the Griffith Treatment Plant in neighboring Fairfax County.
The park, which has not been officially named, will sit on 1.11 acres of land.
