By ALLISON LANDRY and AMBER SHIFLETT
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – At a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bon Secours Redskins Training Center, Gov. Bob McDonnell gave a play-by-play of how the facility will boost the economy and create jobs.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A fire broke out at a home in the George Washington section of Stafford County last night.
No one was injured. The county’s fire and rescue department posted more information and a photo taken from the scene:
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Opinion
I’m a telework evangelist. I enjoy “connecting the dots” between the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, Rep. Gerry Connolly’s Telework 2.0 initiative, Virginia Delegates Ramadan and Comstock’s legislation to offer telework tax credits, the federal push to reduce the size and cost of Government, BRAC, and our ever-expanding road budget.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — One woman, the driver of a car that slammed into a tractor trailer about 8 p.m. Friday night in Stafford County, faces charges.
The crash happened when a tractor trailer was backing into the parking lot of a business while using all four lanes of U.S. 1 just south of Telegraph Road. About the same time, the female driver of a 2001 Volvo sedan with small child inside traveling south on U.S. 1 slammed into the truck’s trailer, said Virginia State Police Sgt. Les Tyler.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – Expect more closures this upcoming week on Interstate 95.
A large crane will be moved across a portion of the highway as part of work on the 95 Express Lane Project. The Virginia MegaProjects office said a portion of the highway at the Telegraph Road overpass in North Stafford will close for up to 30 minutes at time Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.
By ALLISON LANDRY
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – A bill to ban minors 14 and younger from tanning at a tanning salon has been killed for this legislative session.
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Businesses in Prince William County are reminded to complete and file an annual recycling report with the Department of Public Works by February 28, 2013. The report is in the form of a survey and should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete. A link to the survey is available at www.pwcgov.org/trashandrecycling. The survey should be completed by the property manager or the person most familiar with trash and recycling services for the property.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The woman described as the “heart and soul” of Leadership Prince William is moving on.
Kathy Elllington, who served as Executive Director for the nine-month program that aims to develop civic-minded leaders in both business and government, will head to Arlington.
STAFFORD, Va. — The public will have a chance to hear a proposal to widen Courthouse Road in Stafford County west of Interstate 95.
The meeting takes place Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Plans from the Virginia Department of Transportation include widening the road from two to four lanes between Cedar Lane and Winding Creek Road. The widening would make way for a traffic headed in and out of the new Embry Mill housing development, and comes as the transportation agency is looking to improve the interchange at I-95.
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Northern Virginia businesses can learn how to reduce company liability and improve safety at the “Know Toxics” training sponsored by Virginia Waste Management Board on Tuesday March 19 at the 1-66 Transfer Facility Training Center in Fairfax. The training is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $40 per person and includes breakfast and lunch.