Emergency crews evacuated a Holiday Inn Express on Route 17.
Crews were called to the hotel at 560 Warrenton Road for a report of a structure fire at 8:04 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2023. They found a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.
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Stafford County Sheriff’s Office: “DUI Onville Road, 6/21, 12:52 a.m. Deputy S.C. Jett was traveling Eastbound on Barrett Heights Road when he observed a vehicle failing to maintain the lane of travel. Deputy Jett initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver.”
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National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington: “Summertime conditions continue into the first half of the week. A strong system arriving on Mon will bring an increasing risk for severe thunderstorms & flash flooding. Some of these storms could produce 2″ diameter-sized hail. A stormy pattern persists.”
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Frederickburg Nationals: “The FredNats dropped a heartbreaker to the Columbia Fireflies, losing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning.”
“Columbia tagged Brad Lord in the bottom of the first inning. After Lord got two quick outs, Austin Charles singled into center field. Brett Squires then continued his big series with an RBI double off the wall in right-center to plate Charles, and give the Fireflies a 1-0 edge.”
Prince William police: “On June 24, 1978, Deborah Frank, Sharon Lake & Karen Scarbrough were found dead in a Ryland Homes sales trailer in [Dale City]. Sharon was helping Deborah find a home. This was Karen’s first job upon graduating from high school. All 3 died from a gunshot wound.”
Washington Post: “The three women were each shot once in the back of the head and found lying side by side in a trailer used as a housing development office. Police yesterday called the shootings the worst crime in the history of the county.”
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The Center Square: “Clear winners and losers emerged from Tuesday’s state Senate primaries, except for Virginia Senate District 29, where Democratic and Republican candidates are locked in races too close to call.”
“With more than 95% of votes in and only provisional and mail-in ballots left to be tallied, the races of Democrats Sen. Jeremy McPike and challenger Del. Elizabeth Guzman, and Republicans Maria Martin and Nikki Baldwin are headed toward a recount.”
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Prince William County Public Schools: “Community organizations and business partners of T. Clay Wood Elementary School gathered from near and far to provide an incredible science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) expo for students and families.”
“The goal was to showcase their love for STEAM to elementary school students, and T. Clay Wood Elementary staff members and local partners delivered. The room was divided into different stations dedicated to a portion of STEAM, with hands-on activities for the students.”
National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington: “With the upper low from earlier in the week still nearby, expect showers/thunderstorms around the area this weekend. Even better chances loom for Mon as a strong cold front approaches from the west. Severe thunderstorms and flooding are possible.”
“Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11 am and 5 pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 pm. Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Light south wind. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.”