WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College will open at 10 a.m. due to a power outage.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In what is proving to be a busy night for police in Woodbridge, a man was stabbed and a homeless shelter evacuated in two separate incidents.
Police said a man was stabbed on Belfry Road, which is in a neighborhood near the intersection of Smoketown and Minnieville roads about 9 p.m. Monday.
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GAINESVILLE, Va. – It appears someone wanted to level up with a new gaming console, and used a knife to take the fun home for himself.
Two gaming systems were stolen yesterday from a GameStop store in Gainesville. Police said the man used a knife in the heist.
MANASSAS, Va. — Police said filed charges against a man they say performed sexual acts on a 13-year-old girl in a Manassas-area hotel.
More in a police press release:
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For the first time in 27 years there is comprehensive transportation reform in Virginia.
The state’s Senate approved a new measure during the General Assembly’s final day of regular session on Saturday that raises taxes and would ultimately raise $880 million in new transportation revenues.
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Opinion
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Drivers headed south on Interstate 95 this upcoming Wednesday and Thursday nights face temporary closures near mile post 148 at Quantico.
A crane will be moved across the highway at the Telegraph Road overpass in Stafford County on both nights. Drivers should expect total but temporary closures of that portion of the interstate, stated the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Megaprojects office.
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Update
Police released photos from a robbery that occurred Saturday at a Burke and Herbert bank branch on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge.
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Local Voices Square Off on Higher Taxes, Business Development
By URIAH KISER
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While it appears Virginia’s leaders have come to an agreement on a new transportation funding bill, not all local voices agree with the new legislation awaiting approval from both the state Sentate and House of Delegates.
The new bill approved by Virginia’s General Assembly will is expected to raise nearly $900 million for transportation revenue, and would replace a 17.5 cent tax per gallon of gas – a rate not touched since 1986 – and replace it with a 3.5 cent wholesale gas tax.