Sheriff’s authorities were called to the home in the 700 block of Twin Brook Lane, off U.S. 1 in North Stafford about 6 p.m.
Investigators said the person who told authorities about the situation, a friend of the family, said the man could be armed with a gun, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy. (more…)
The Virginia Department of Transportation announces several overnight travel impacts scheduled on I-395 at I-495 stating on Friday night, Feb. 11 through Sunday morning, Feb. 20, as part of the Capital Beltway High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Project. (more…)
Officials say the unusually high levels – nearly explosive levels – have dissipated, and that the methane appeared to have been emanating from the soil around the affected town homes behind Stafford Marketplace off Garrisonville Road (Va. 610). (more…)
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Wayne Frazier, who works as a senior manager at the space agency’s headquarters in Washington, won NASA’s Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition award for 2010.
Frazier was recognized because he helped to manage a major revision to NASA’s safety manual, and developed a plan for mitigating the risks orbiting debris in space, stated a press release from the agency. (more…)
Stafford, Va. –– Stafford’s key prosecutor is hanging it up after 40 years.
Stafford High School old and crowded
North Stafford, Va. –– The occupants of five houses in North Stafford who were evacuated because of methane gas are still waiting to go home.
The idea of High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 395 may not be entirely off the table.
Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton supports such toll lanes, and was a major player in finalizing the deal to transform the HOV lanes on I-95 to HOT lanes.
Stafford County Schools will be closed today, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011.
All staff and students should use caution when arriving at the school sites as parking lots and sidewalks may be slippery.
