By PAIGE BAXTER
Capital News Service
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Dear Mega Mike,
I work in Tysons Corner. How will the Express Lanes on 95 help me get work faster?
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Marine Corp’s 17.75 K run will be held Saturday in the Dumfries and Quantico areas, and traffic officials warn your drive may be impacted.
Lane closures for the event will begin at 5 a.m. as the right and center lanes of Va. 234 between Waterway Drive and Van Buren Road will close. The race starts at 7 a.m. at the intersection of Van Buren Road and Va. 234, near the Holiday Inn Quantico Center, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokesman Art Klos. The race will then head into Prince William Forest Park.
STAFFORD, Va. — Fire and rescue crews in Stafford County on Tuesday admit they were called to an unusual rescue.
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MANASSAS, Va. — With a year on the job, Manassas City Manager John Budesky will leave his position to be closer to his family and care for an ailing relative.
Budesky met with the City Council in a closed session Monday night to discuss the matter. His departure was announced to city government staff Tuesday morning.
GAINESVILLE, Va. — A howeowner in Gainesville used a camera to capture video of a masked man who looked like he was going to break into her home.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Transportation officials say they will work to improve your commute on the main lanes of Interstate 95 in Prince William County.
This work will be separate from the ongoing project to convert HOV lanes into toll lanes between Dumfries and Edsall Road in Alexandria.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Questions about what started a two-alarm blaze on Madeira Court in Lake Ridge earlier this month remain, but investigators haven’t given many answers.
A team of Fire Marshals from Prince William County are investigating the incident that left one man badly burned and occupants of at least two town homes on the street.
MANASSAS, Va. – Police said a woman left her two young children alone for up to two hours. The children were found walking alongside a neighborhood street.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Stafford High School won a statewide competition aimed at getting drivers to buckle up and drive sober.
A second high school in the county also was recognized by competition judges.