GAINESVILLE, Va. – It’s happened again – a trailer that was stopped on train tracks at U.S. 29 in Gainesville was swiped by a train.
No one was injured, but the accident has forced the closure of a portion of the busy commuter route just south of Interstate 66 near the Virginia Gateway shopping center. Police said the closed portion of the roadway will remain that way for at least another two to three hours while an investigation takes place.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — On their fifth try Tuesday, Prince William officials approved a hotly debated new property tax rate to advertise to the public. Now the rate will be debated once more at a public hearing scheduled in April.
Here’s more in a press release from Prince William County:
By URIAH KISER
DUMIFRIES, Va. – It’ll be easy access for those who will live in the Potomac Shores neighborhood and town center being built along the Potomac River.
Northern Virginia Community College will hold two free informational sessions to showcase job training programs for the employed and unemployed.
More in a press release from the college:
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A victim in a crash on Feb. 4 has succumbed to her injuries.
Prince William police said 58-year-old Earnestine R. Larry, of Woodbridge, died Feb. 9 after suffering a head injury in the crash. The victim was riding inside a 2007 Toyota Scion, and the driver of that car was not injured.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — First, Prince William Corey Stewart said he wanted to cut both President’s Day and Columbus Day from the list of paid holidays for county employees.
Those are two of 12 paid holidays bestowed on county employees, and cutting them would save money and put the county’s employee calendar more on par with that of the federal government.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) has revised its OmniRide Tysons Express schedules now that the I-495 Express Lanes have opened and personnel have had an opportunity to gather new data about travel times.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Steven Anthony served his country in the U.S. Army from 1984 to 1989.
The Stafford resident said he used to have a normal life after his time in the Army, and for years was active in the Suzuki Motorcycles Owners Club.
Update 1:30 p.m.
This morning’s ordeal that ended in a pick-up being crashed into a home in Woodbridge began just after midnight at an emergency shelter in Manassas.
