The ban follows similar ban instituted for Saturday in Prince William County.
Winds are expected to gust upward of 60 mph today and numerous brush fires have been reported in Maryland.
Prince William
High winds and dry conditions have made the area ripe for brush fires, which area fire crews this week have been called to extinguish.
The move comes the same week as officials instituted the 4 p.m. burning law, which states residents may have outside fires as long as it’s between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight.
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A Dodge Caravan struck the rear of a Prince William County Public Schools bus at the intersection of Dumfries Road (Va. 234) and Carrs Brooke Way at 9:52 p.m. Wednesday.
The driver of the van was flown to an area hospital, and an adult and a 15-year-old girl that were onboard the school bus were also taken to a local hospital.
Fairfax County, Va. –– The size and complexity of the Virginia Megaprojects is attracting attention from transportation experts from all over the globe to the Megaproject offices in Springfield to see how it’s done.
Riders on the transit system’s Fredericksburg line should experience the most crowding this afternoon as commuters make their getaway from Washington. (more…)
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The county’s Department of Public Safety Communications switched back to its primary 911 system at 5:45 p.m., ending a day of asking residents to call a 10-digit telephone number in the event they couldn’t reach emergency dispatchers.
Arlington County also experienced problems with its 911 service Friday, and was also able to restore their it normal. (more…)
Two associate superintendents of Prince William County Public Schools will retire at the end of this school year. In separate meetings with their principals on Feb. 15, Diana Lambert-Aikens, associate superintendent for eastern elementary schools and Alison Nourse-Miller, associate superintendent for western elementary schools, announced that they will retire on June 30.
Both have served in Prince William for 33 years. (more…)
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Legislators’ attempt to put tougher restrictions on illegal immigrants in Virginia failed in the state Senate Wednesday – all except for one bill.
The E-Verify bill, which would require any corporation doing business with Virginia subject their employees to an electronic background check verify their employees are eligible to work in the U.S.
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Authorities stopped a man this morning in the parking lot of North Stafford High School, but the man got out of the car and fled on foot.
That sent sheriff’s deputies searching for the man, and the high school and another nearby elementary school on a temporary partial lock down. (more…)
