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How Much More it Could Cost You to Ride an Ambulance in Stafford County

By Potomac Local News
[Photo: Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

STAFFORD, Va. — If you call for an ambulance in Stafford County, the cost to ride may be going up.

Since 2006 the county’s fire and rescue department has charged ambulance fees. Right now, those fees are set between $500 and $800 for the initial call, and charge of up to $12 per mile. The department now proposes a 1% increase on those fees, raising the rate for a basic life support transport ride at $505, advanced life support $656, and an advanced life support category two set at $808. A mileage charge of $12.12 would also be imposed if the fees go up.

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Renting a Car for Thanksgiving Travel? It’ll Cost More in Our Area

By Potomac Local News
Long lines of cars streamed down U.S. 29 in Gainesville on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, as many travelers were headed out of town to reach their Thanksgiving destinations. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

GAINESVILLE, Va. — The Thanksgiving breakaway is underway. In Gainesville this early afternoon, U.S. 29 south is increasingly congested as drivers make their way from Interstate 66 onto the thoroughfare that runs to Charlottesville and to points further south.

Today is widely considered the busiest travel days of the year in the U.S. AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates 960,000 people in the Washington area – nine out of 10 — will travel by car to their holiday destination. A recent round of winter weather for the Northeast, and rain for our area, hasn’t made the trip any easier.

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New Taxes on Food, Fun, Considered to Pay for Class-Size Reduction in Prince William

By Uriah Kiser
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — When it comes to raising money to reduce class sizes in Prince William County, will property taxes go up, or will new taxes be levied on food, fun, and vices?

Officials elected to both the County Board of Supervisors and the School Board are wrangling with reducing the number of students per teacher in Prince William’s public schools. The county boasts the largest class sizes in the Washington, D.C. region.

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Feds Step In to Improve Culvert on Heavily Traveled Industrial Road in Dumfries

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

DUMFRIES, Va. — Working with federal representatives, Dumfries has secured funds to help with improvements at Quantico Creek.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Fairfax, Prince William) announced $330,750 in federal disaster recovery aid has been awarded to improve a culvert that allows Quantico Creek to flow under the 2-lane Possum Point Road. The culvert, which an official says appears to be sinking slowly into the water, will be realigned and the area around it cleared of excessive sediment that has collected there over the years.

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Quantico Marines to Appear in Thanksgiving Day Parade at 10:48 a.m.

By Potomac Local News
The Quantico Marching Band was honored April 5 for their induction into the 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade performance line up. (Photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

QUANTICO, Va. — Marines from Quantico will appear Thursday in the 87th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The marching band members are spending time this week rehearsing.

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Identifying Substance Found at Security Firm Key to Bomb Investigation

By Potomac Local News
State police called to 9500 Technology Drive detonated a device this afternoon and found black powder, an explosive chemical agent. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

MANASSAS, Va. — What exactly was inside the explosive device found at the offices of a security firm in Manassas remains at the center of the investigation.

Detectives from the Manassas Police Department, as well as federal investigators from the ATF continue to probe the case of an explosive found one week ago in the city, and that was later detonated by Virginia State Police.

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