STAFFORD COUNTY — All lanes of Interstate 95 northbound are closed in Stafford County at mile marker 147, just south of Exit 148/Quantico Marine Corps Base, for a multi-vehicle crash.
Drivers should anticipate significant northbound travel delays and are advised to seek alternate routes.
STAFFORD — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about people who pose as members of law enforcement, reputable businesses leaders, or other entities in an attempt to steal money by asking victims for payment in the form of gift cards.
In one case, a Stafford resident reported receiving a call from an individual claiming to be from the DEA. The individual told the victim that her social security number had been linked to a drug trafficking incident in Texas and that she needed to put money into a “safe card” to protect herself, according to a sheriff’s office spokeswoman.
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STAFFORD COUNTY — The Stafford County community rallied together in an attempt to save Camille, a two-year-old French Bulldog.
In the end, however, the famed animal didn’t survive her surgery.
MANASSAS — It’s a sure sign of spring in Manassas — the farmer’s markets are back.
The Thursday Farmers opened Thursday, and it features produce three vendors, authentic olive oil from Italy with Taste of Old Country, all-natural body products with Della Terra Organics and Peruvian delights with Dolce Amore Sweets.
FREDERICKSBURG – (Press Release) UMW Theatre will close its 2018-19 season with The Country Wife by William Wycherley.
Performances will be April 11-13 and April 17-20 at 7:30 p.m., and April 14 and 20 at 2:00 p.m. in Klein Theatre, duPont Hall at the University of Mary Washington. Guests may also attend the Pay-What-You-Can Preview performance on April 10 at 7:30 p.m. The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
MANASSAS — When our student reporter, Malachi, interviewed Manassas Fire Chief Rob Clemons, he learned Clemons watched the TV show “Emergency” every week, “religiously.”
The 1970’s drama chronicled the lives of paramedics and firefighters in the Los Angeles area.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A fire broke out in the 8,000 block of Browns Lane at 1:05 a.m.
The Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department provided us with this information:
NORTH STAFFORD — There is very little left of a house on Moss Drive.
Fire and rescue crews were called at 11:43 p.m. to the house at 15 Moss Drive in North Stafford’s Vista Woods neighborhood.
STAFFORD — Property owners in Stafford County could see a $120 increase in their property tax if some county leaders have their way April 16.
That’s when the Stafford County Board of Supervisors is set to approve its fiscal year 2020 tax rate. Currently set at .99 cents per every $100 of assessed property value, the proposed rate is $1.03 per every $100.
