The correct number of children is eight, said Prince William fire and rescue spokesman Matt Smolksy. Initially, the reported total was 12.
Smolksy also tells us the fire was sparked by a smoldering cigarette left on a balcony.
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A police pursuit in North Stafford ended with a vehicle careening through a gate and crashing into a ditch, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office tells us.
On June 15 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Deputy E. Taylor observed a Mitsubishi Lancer speeding on Garrisonville Road in the area of Doc Stone Road. The vehicle then proceeded through a red light onto Salisbury Drive without stopping.
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Update 1 a.m.
Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Chief Joseph Cardello tells us:
The American Red Cross is assisting a family after a fire broke out at their home.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the Olde Forge neighborhood in southern Stafford County at 8:01 p.m.
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In light of the ongoing pandemic, all parades and fireworks shows have been canceled in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Manassas Park, Manassas, and Prince William.
As the Fourth of July inches closer and residents turn to personal fireworks, state code outlines what fireworks are legal in Virginia.
Here is today’s daily incident report from the Stafford Sheriff’s Office.
From the Stafford Sheriff’s Office:
The Don Brown Experience was one of many bands on the bill at the Black Lives Matter Unity in the Community Concert on June 13.
The band got to play live for the first time since the beginning of the shutdown, bringing a mix of funk, soul, R&B, and gospel.
The Stafford County School Board is looking to pass a new policy on employee conduct, including regulations for electronic communications with students.
Under this policy, employees are allowed to engage in electronic communication with students on school-approved platforms for “legitimate purposes connected to school programs or services,” the policy outlines.
Cuts are being made across the board to the Fredericksburg City budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The new $94 million budget is a decrease from the original $103.4 million that was set before the pandemic hit in March. The new budget is also lower than last year’s the $101 million operating budget.
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The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is extending its Operating and Access agreement with CSX Transportation (CSX) for one more year, but the deal may not go much further than June 2021.
This 2011 agreement allows VRE commuter trains to use the tracks between Fredericksburg and Washington, D.C. and was set to expire by the end of this month. VRE uses railways that are owned by CSX, and similar agreements have been in place between the two organizations since 1994.