By TOM BASHAM
Yes, I read “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac (this year), and then I saw the movie. For some reason, I felt I could not see and review this movie without reading the book. Then I demanded to see it, on demand, because it did not come to a theater within 100 miles of me.
STAFFORD, Va. — One man escaped a burning townhouse with his life on Thursday after he jumped through a second-story window.
The blaze broke out about 2:30 p.m. at 30 Maple Drive in Stafford, near the county’s courthouse. The fire took three homes, but originated in a two-story house. The blaze was so large a second alarm was triggered to help crews douse the blaze which was out by 3:21 p.m., said Stafford fire and rescue Asst. Chief Mark Doyle.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — U.S. 15 in Virginia is a popular north-south route for travelers hoping to sidestep the state’s busy Interstate 95 corridor. The road runs from the North Carolina border connecting towns like Haymarket, Warrenton, and Leesburg. Ultimately it links South Carolina to New York, and this weekend police from all six jurisdictions in which the highway traverses will increase patrols
on U.S. 15 in an effort to save lives.
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.
As Tropical Storm Andrea approaches, the map with forecast rain totals for Virginia tells a story of this early season storm.
Up to three inches of rain is expected in our area between 8 p.m. through the day Friday, all coming from the first named tropical storm system just five days into the Atlantic Hurricane season that spans June 1 to Nov. 30.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — More than three years before shovels hit the ground, the proposed 12th high school to be built in Prince William County is sparking debate because of the swimming pools that could be apart its design.
The building will be an adaptation of Patriot High School in Bristow, and this one would have a rear addition that would house two swimming pools.
In the process to relocate the FBI’s national headquarters to Virginia, it appears the CIA was here first.
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and members of a bipartisan congressional delegation in April unanimously chose a site in Fairfax County next to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station for the new FBI headquarters. Now home to a massive warehouse owned by the General Services Administration, State officials assured the federal government the site has quick access to transit, and to Interstates 95, 395, and the Capital Beltway, and would meet criteria set forth by the General Services Administration.
DALE CITY, Va. — A woman claiming to know a resident of a Dale City home led to a robbery and home invasion on Monday.
The woman knocked on the door of the home in the 3800 block of Corona Lane in Dale City at 10:21 p.m. She said she knew someone who lived inside, and once she was let by the person who answered the door, two men appeared behind her and forced their way inside. One of the men showed a handgun and demanded cash, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Bi -County Parkway is not on a short list of approved road projects sanctioned by Prince William County officials.
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday removed the planned 10-mile extension of Va. 234, known as “234 extended,” that would largely carry traffic from Va. 234 at Interstate 66 around Manassas National Battlefield Park and link Prince William and Loudoun counties.
In late May, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell proclaimed June 2-8 as the first-ever Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Memorial Week in Virginia.
