Politics

Lawmakers unanimously shot down legislation this week that would have required employers to provide hazard pay to essential employees and provide protective equipment in the event of a stay-at-home order.

Del. Hala S. Ayala, D-Woodbridge, said she introduced House Bill 2015 to help protect and further compensate employees required to work during a shelter-in-place or stay-at-home order.


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The Stafford Board of Supervisors is not pleased with its Delegate in Richmond and voted to oppose a key piece of his legislation. 

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An 82-year-old woman taken to a hospital after her home caught fire Tuesday morning has died.

Fire and rescue crews were called to the blaze at a home in the 17000 block of Tripoli Boulevard in Dumfries at 1:48 a.m.


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One of the largest mosques in the region will be getting bigger.

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Features

Multiple pieces of art from the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico are going on tour.

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation today announced a new traveling combat art exhibition titled Honor, Courage, Commitment: Marine Corps Art, 1975-2018. The exhibit features 36 works of art by 15 combat artists, focusing on Marine Corps service immediately following the Vietnam War through recent years.


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Prince William County’s new police chief, Peter Newsham, was sworn into office in a small, unpublicized ceremony on Monday, February 1.

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