Construction is substantially complete on a new 4-lane bridge on Route 1 over Aquia Creek in Stafford County.
Weather permitting, the new bridge will open to traffic on Saturday, Dec. 20. If inclement weather postpones aSaturday opening, the bridge will open to traffic on Monday, Dec. 22.
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Prince William police officers were out bringing joy and spreading Christmas cheer Thursday.
A man found in the waters of the Aquia Creek at the confluence of the Potomac River died Thursday.
Daniel Stuart Curran, 58, of Bowling Green, Virginia, died after the 16-foot Polar Craft fishing boat he and his son-in-law were duck hunting on capsized. The boat became entangled in a gill net and started to take on water, according to a preliminary report by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
On Dec. 17, police found and arrested the man they said is responsible for pulling a knife on local cab drivers and stealing money from them.
Police say the suspect matched the description given in connection to the five separate incidents reported to the police.
Fewer women in the U.S. are having babies.
The national birth rate declined in 2013 to 3.93 million births, continuing a six-year drop off. Women between the ages of 15 and 44 last year bore an average of 1.86 babies, and that’s below the 2.1 average the National Center for Health Statistics said is necessary for a stable population.
It’s a story we first told you about on our Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. Police swarmed the area around Ashdale Plaza and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission bus terminal about 3 p.m. after an officer was assaulted, according to police.
Here’s an account from Prince William police addressing what happened:
The average property tax bill in Prince William County may not increase next year as much as planned.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan from Gainesville Supervisor Peter Candland that directs County Executive Melissa Peacor to develop a 2016 budget where the average property tax bill increases no more than 1.7%. That number is down from an annual projected 4% tax bill increase approved by the Board of County Supervisors last April. The average tax bill was to increase by at least 4% per year, every year under the old 5-year plan.
Usher in the New Year with a First Day Hike at a Virginia State Park. On Jan. 1, all 36 parks will offer hiking opportunities, contests and special events.
This is the fourth year Virginia State Parks has participated in this America’s State Parks initiative to get people outdoors and into parks.
