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By Kim Hylander
Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11. As you change your clocks forward, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue would like to remind residents to change the battery in their smoke alarm. Smoke alarms provide occupants with an early warning allowing them additional time to escape. Smoke alarms save lives!

A winter weather advisory is up for Spotsylvania County and areas just to the south of the Potomac Communities, but snow has already made an appearance today.

Flakes were flying at 9 a.m. in portions of the Potomac Communities in Stafford and Woodbridge as a weather system moving east was forecast to bring less than an inch of accumulation to the area. In North Stafford, the snowflakes were enough to coat the leaves of trees as outside temperatures hovered just below 30 degrees.

NBC Poll: Kaine Leads Allen in Virginia Senate Race
NBCWashington.com reports In what will surely be one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate contests of 2012, Democrat Tim Kaine leads Republican George Allen in Virginia by nearly 10 percentage points, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll.

Busch Gardens to debut new roller coaster
WTOP.com reports Busch Gardens is building a new roller coaster in Williamsburg called the Verbolten.

Teachers again this year in Prince William County won’t be getting raises if a proposed budget is approved, and educators Friday took to the streets in protest. What do you think?

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RICHMOND, Va. – Applications from young women and men ages 14-17 to participate in a statewide service program are being accepted by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

DCR is accepting applications for two three-week sessions of the award-winning Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), scheduled June 24 to July 14 and July 22 to Aug. 11.