Stafford County, Va. – It’s proof that local governments are looking to do more with less money.
A 1920s-era farmhouse in North Stafford that was converted into a new fire station last year has received a statewide award.
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Virginia Railway Express officials say there may be some delays on Monday as trains could be forced to move slower through the Marine Corps Base, but they are not anticipating a full-service shut down on the Fredericksburg line like they had Friday.
VRE canceled all trains on the line following the derailment of seven cars on a 79-car coal train Thursday. (more…)
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Officials say between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when your car is most likely to be stolen. And though the number of auto thefts in the area has dropped in recent years, more than 17,000 cars were stolen last year in the Washington area, said AAA Mid Atlantic spokesman John Townsend. (more…)
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Stafford, Prince William and Fairfax counties.
A lines of severe thunderstorms were approaching in the area, all capable of producing winds of 60 mph, hail and heavy rains.
The area is under a heat advisory today from the National Weather Service today, where were told to expect temperatures that feel like 100 to 105 degrees.
Those triple-digit temperatures are actually the heat index values forecasted today between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. The actual temperatures are forecasted to reach the upper 90s today, the weather service stated. (more…)
The region is under a severe thunderstorm warning from the National Weather Service.
At 7:55 p.m., the weather service spotted a line of potentially damaging storms moving from the northwest to the southeast. (more…)
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Stafford County, Va. – One man faces murder charges in the death of a Stafford County antique store owner.
Stafford County detectives traveled to the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center in Winchester on Tuesday night and served an arrest warrant for 63-year-old Julian Lee “Buzz” Burke, who was already in jail on a first-degree murder charge from an incident that took place in Fauquier County in November 2009, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy. (more…)
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Stafford County, Va. – It was a night for residents to come outside and meet their neighbors.
More than 300 people Tuesday attended a National Night Out celebration at Stafford Marketplace, off Va. 610 in North Stafford, where they met animals, took pony rides, participated in raffle drawings and met members of the local sheriff’s and fire and rescue departments.
Kenneth T. Cuccinelli stated that like officers in Arizona, Virginia police officers have the ability to inquire about the immigration status of those who they arrest.
That’s nothing new, as Stafford County Sheriff Charles E. Jett says the immigration statuses of persons they arrest have always been checked at the jail. (more…)
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Falmouth, Va. – U.S. 1 in Falmouth reopened about 3:30 p.m. after a car accidnet closed the road.
The crash closed the busy intersection of U.S. 1 and U.S. 17 just before 3 p.m.