It’s been a busy week for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Department – in addition to preparing for Independence Day celebrations, they’ve been rounding up unusual visitors. One eagle may have may have made a wrong turn on the way to Stafford’s annual 4th of July Spectacular.
ç The store dropped Donuts from the name, calling it only “Dunkin’.”
On June 29th, franchisee Masul Haque cut the ribbon in partnership with the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. He also presented a $500 check to The Haymarket Regional Food Pantry (HRFP) with a $500 grant. The first 100 people in line received coffee for a year.
Virginia State Police: The Fourth of July brings feasts, fireworks, and parties, but the Virginia State Police (VSP) is asking that it include focus and sobriety as well.
The 2024 summer driving season has gotten off to a deadly start, with preliminary numbers showing 13 fatalities over the Memorial Day holiday, and an additional 25 fatalities in the week following Memorial Day.
According to recent data from the U.S. Drought Monitor, Virginia is grappling with a rapidly worsening drought.
This rapid progression from no drought conditions at the end of May to severe drought by the end of June indicates a concerning trend that could significantly impact Virginia’s agriculture, water resources, and daily life.
On Monday, 19-year-old Latrelle Troddy of Woodbridge was arrested following an investigation into a destruction of property incident on June 27, according to a Prince William County Police Department report sent on Tuesday afternoon. His court date is pending and he secured $2,000 for bond.
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Two men and three juveniles were arrested Monday following an investigation into a June 29 incident at a Woodbridge home according to a Prince William County Police Department incident report sent Tuesday afternoon. Iverson Galindo Valle, Roger Donaldo Aguilar-Diaz, two 17-year-old males, and one 16-year-old male were identified and subsequently arrested. Galindo Valle and Aguilar-Diaz are being held without bond and the 16-year-old is being held at the juvenile detention center. All court dates are pending
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George Mason University’s Potomac Science Center in Woodbridge is raising funds for a new dock and a boat to enhance its environmental research and education efforts. Dr. Chris Jones, the academic director of the Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center, discussed the initiative at The Health of Our Waterways Gala event on June 28, 2024, held at the science center in Belmont Bay.
The new dock will enable students and researchers to access the Potomac River for hands-on learning experiences. Dr. Jones emphasized the importance of fieldwork, stating, “Rather than just giving lectures or showing videos about sampling and studying aquatic organisms in their habitat, we go out and collect them, experience them, make measurements in the field, and demonstrate the concepts that they’ve learned in lab and lecture in the real world.”
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