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MERRIFIELD, Va. — Recent warm temperatures have created, for letter carriers, the perfect storm for danger. The dark side of a warm day is the unrestrained, protective dog. The Postal Service asks dog owners to be responsible pet owners and help protect the 1,473 letter carriers who deliver mail within Northern Virginia District.

There have been 49 dog bites/incidents recorded since March 2011. This year there have been seven dog bites, including three in the past two weeks. One carrier is still out of work and has undergone two surgeries after a dog jumped a back fence and attacked. Another carrier was out of work several days when two dogs ran through an open gate and inflicted eleven bites. A third carrier was attacked and bitten by a dog that lunged through a screen door.

Do you remember playing Intellvision, which had gaming graphics more reminiscent of a cyan or magenta checkerboard?

The was the first gaming console my uncle owned when we were children, making it, by default, the first gaming console I played. One of the first of its kind developed by Matel in 1979, Intellivision and Atari were the first video games I remember before the Nintendo Entertaiment System brought Mario and changed everything.

Giant American flag hoisted on Route 1 in Woodbridge
WJLA-TV reports Prince William County drivers watched a giant American flag get hoisted up along the Jefferson Davis Highway.

Dale City winter farmers market big success
WTOP.com reports It was only a test run but this was the final weekend for a pilot program — an outside winter farmers market in Dale City. And although winter never really came this year, the question is will the winter market be returning next year?

If you have outdoor potted plants or other vegetation, watch out: It’s going to get cold.

A freeze watch is in place tonight through Tuesday morning as temperatures are expected to drop into the low 30s. The watch comes after an extended period of unseasonably warm days with temperatures hitting in the 60s, 70s, even 80 degree marks.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Prince William Conservation Alliance (PWCA) will be sponsoring a series of eight free workshops created for everyone interested in protecting clean water resources from Northern Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay.

The program, called Stream Stewards, starts Sunday, March 25 at 1:00 with a tour of two streams in distress. Participants will meet at Hylbrook Park at 2440 Prince William Parkway, in Woodbridge.