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DALE CITY, Va. — Two adults and three children were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation this morning.
Fire and rescue crews from the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department were called to a home in the 3200 block of Bradford Street, just off Birchdale Drive in Dale City, about 4 a.m.
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Business leaders in Manassas got another earful from elected leaders on just how bad the state of transportation is in our area.
The region’s top leaders said the Bi-County Parkway, and improvements to Va. 28 which links Manassas and Manassas Park to Fairfax County, must happen if Prince William County is going to continue to attract jobs and investment.
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.
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The National Weather Service has forecasted for winter weather in the Stafford area for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Snow today is expected to begin before noon, with less than half an inch of accumulation. More snow is expected overnight into Wednesday morning, with less than an inch of accumulation.
As crews repair potholes from the recent string of winter weather, and some area roads are currently under construction, look out for these traffic hotspots, from a VDOT release:
Interstate 95
Prince William men charged in death of Norfolk college student — Two Prince William County men have been charged in connection with the murder of an Old Dominion University student in Norfolk on Sunday. [Insidenova.com]
NOVANT Celebrates Opening of new Haymarket Medical Center — “Remarkable care” was the theme of the ribbon cutting at Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center on Saturday. [Haymarket Beat]
Phyllis L. Sutton, 76, of Alexandria, died on January 27, 2014 at INOVA Alexandria Hospital, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sutton is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Sutton; and her parents, Marshall & Louise Evans. She is survived by her daughter, Kim Starkey and her husband Henry; son, Mark Sutton and his partner Ellen Walsh. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Blair and Michael Starkey; and sister, Cindy Block.
Mrs. Sutton was a lifetime resident of Alexandria, VA. She was a member of the Olivet Episcopal Church, the church choir, and the praise band.
Anita “Skeeter” Childs has been called home on Jan 26 2014. She is survived by 3 sister’s and 1 brother, she is now resting in peace in heaven. Family will receive friends from 7pm to 9pm, Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Cunningham Turch Funeral Home, 811 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA .
A Life Celebration service will be held at the funeral home at 11am, Friday, January 31, 2014, followed by interment at Mount Comfort Cemetery.
Ralph Joseph Schweinefuss, age 93. Died at home in Alexandria, Virginia on February 15, 2014. Mr. Schweinefuss was a retired golf caddy, machine tool inspector, advertising writer, US Navy Commander, US Intelligence Official, Veteran of World War II and Korean War. He was a native of Erlanger, Kentucky. BA Degree University of Cincinnati; graduate study Tulane University, New Orleans. Interests included family, sports, portrait and landscape painting, genealogy, volunteerism, sailing, and fishing the Chesapeake Bay area.
Pre-deceased in 2002 by wife Lillian A. Kelly Schweinefuss; sister Rita S. Judd and brother Thomas Arnold Schweinefuss. Survivors include: Thomas John and wife Mary Beth Richards Schweinefuss, Alexandria; daughter Molly C. Schweinefuss and husband James Dameron, Scottsville, VA; grandsons Jonathan, Charles, and Joseph Schweinefuss, Alexandria; James R. and Lanai Dameron, Waycross, GA. Fondly-respected In-Laws include: Alfred and Jo Kelly, Mary Fiorini, Gerald Kelly, and Ann E. Kelly, all of Cincinnati; many nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors and his faithful companion dog Salty.