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A new traffic signal will be activated next week at the intersection of Route 1486 (Austin Ridge Drive), Coastal Avenue, and Route 684 (Mine Road) in Stafford County.
To allow motorists time to adjust to the presence of the new traffic signal, it will be activated in flash mode on Tuesday, June 1, and will continue to flash through Thursday, June 3.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly says President Joe Biden should push ahead and create his own version of a January 6 commission to investigate a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“In light of the GOP’s cowardly filibuster of a bipartisan January 6th Commission, I urge President Biden to form and appoint a Presidential Commission to fully investigate the insurrection at the United States Capitol, to identify the individuals and organizations who plotted or were involved in those violent acts, and to make recommendations to prevent such an attack from ever recurring,” Connolly penned in an email.
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The Rappahannock River is now open to recreational users near the Interstate 95 bridges in Fredericksburg.
Paddlers will no longer portage to safely navigate through the work zone as bridge construction continues as part of the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing projects.
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A trash truck dropped its load on a neighborhood street in Manassas on Wednesday.
The truck caught fire while on Autumn Place, near Round Elementary School. The culprit: a lithium battery, according to the city.
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Supervisor Yesli Vega will hold a virtual town hall meeting tonight on the ability of Prince William County employees to negotiate their contracts.
A new Virginia law that went into effect May 1 allows local government employees to enter into collective bargaining agreements. Before, such agreements and attempts to unionize were prohibited.
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Suspicious Event — On May 24, 2021, at approximately 1:38 p.m. officers from the Manassas City Police Department responded to the 9300 block of Prescott Ave. for a suspicious event. The reporting party stated that she retrieved her mail from the mailbox, and located an envelope with the words “Open please anthrax inside” written on the outside. Upon further investigation, officers learned that this was not a credible threat, and that the envelope contained a thank you note card. There is currently no threat to the community. The investigation is ongoing.
Hit and Run — On May 24, 2021, at approximately 9:03 p.m. officers from the Manassas City Police Department responded to the 8600 block of Mathis Ave. for a hit and run. Officers located an abandoned black Nissan Pathfinder with no tags. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the black Nissan Pathfinder had driven over the curve, and hit a parked white box truck. The suspects fled the scene prior to police arrival. The investigation is ongoing, anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Manassas City Police Department at 703-257-8000 or the Manassas City/Manassas Park Crime Solvers at 703-330-0330.