Update 9:30 a.m. – Ball calls photos sexist, embarrassing
Democratic congressional candidate Krystal M. Ball says the sexually explicit photos that surfaced Tuesday of her in a Halloween costume are sexist and outrageous.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Commuters can rejoice as a new slug line to Alexandria starts Oct. 19.
Slug-lines.com in their quarterly newsletter announced the new slug line, which for the first time will take commuters directly to Alexandria.
This afternoon, the commuter railroad has issued an explanation of what prompted the move.
Monday’s delays also forced the agency to hand out free rides to those who were inconvenienced. (more…)
Triangle, Va. –– Officials at the National Museum of the Marine Corps celebrated a silent victory late this summer, as they welcomed its 20 millionth visitor.
That visitor was a Fairfax County school administrator who brought her two grandchildren, museum curators told the Washington Post.
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For those in the Woodbridge area who pay late, a computer system notifies Prince William officials and a letter is then sent out telling the late payer they owe penalties and interest, and any amount they might have underpaid in their original payment, said county spokeswoman Nikki Brown.
Last year in Prince William, 3,700 letters notifying residents of late payments were mailed in October and November. (more…)
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Starting at noon, Virginia Railway Express riders will be able to show a valid VRE ticket to Metro station managers, who will then let them ride Metro to get home.
The Metro option was opened this afternoon after all service on VRE’s Manassas line was canceled Friday due to low-hanging power lines over the rails, and trains on the system’s Fredericksburg line this morning were delayed because of flood restrictions imposed by CSX, the railroad which owns the tracks. (more…)
North Stafford, Va, –– It was an armed robbery at a Sunoco gas station in North Stafford that sent K9 units searching a neighborhood and a nearby shopping plaza as others looked on.
The Stafford sheriff’s office on Thursday released the details of an armed robbery that happened at the gas station, at 488 Garrisonville Road (Va. 610), about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Lorton, Va. –– The rain came down in spurts Thursday morning, sometimes in light showers and others times in torrential downpours.
Thick fog began to form over the Occoquan River about 8:30 a.m., adding to an already horrendous rush hour that saw backups on Interstate 95 from Dumfries to the 14th Street Bridge.
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Update 4 p.m. – Flood restrictions lifted on VRE’s Fredericksburg line
After stating all trains on the Fredericksburg line would be delayed this evening after CSX railroad extended flood restrictions, now the commuter railroad has said those restrictions have been lifted and no further delays are expected tonight on the Fredericksburg line.
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I am in fear that my son is going to be a ‘cool kid’. Mind you before he was born I figured I wanted a popular child who had great social skills, personality and walked on water whenever he chose.
But now that he’s here and exploring all that comes with being a 13-year-old “man boy” – I just want him to be as non-cool as possible. (more…)