Stories making headlines across the region today, handpicked by PotomacLocal.com.
Quantico
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Train 92 from Miami to New York City made an unscheduled stop when an electrical fire erupted on the train just before 3 p.m.
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Officials are taking precautions this morning, investigating if the letters contain harmful substances, according to the FBI.
So far, no one has been injured but officials say each new discovery consumes hundreds of hours of police manpower.
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North Stafford, Va. –– An open Virginia House of Delegates seat has a contender.
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A weather spotter has told the National Weather Service a tornado near Triangle, about two miles west of Quantico.
The tornado was spotted at 6:14 p.m.
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In 2007, as I was campaigning to be your locally elected representative on the Board of County Supervisors, I brought a ferry to Woodbridge from Boston to promote the use of a commuter ferry service up the Potomac River. During this time, we conducted several runs and were able to complete the Quantico to Navy Yard run in under 55 minutes one-way, giving us hope that a commuter ferry option was feasible as another viable transit alternative to help alleviate gridlock on our roads. I also brought a ferry here in 2009 and replicated the service time for a series of origin/destination pairs.
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Included the entire bill was $300 million, and only a portion of the money will be used for road widening. But the move comes in advance of the military’s Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, which is expected to move 20,000 new federal, military and civilian jobs to the base.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) says the money will be a much-needed boost to help ready the region for the influx of BRAC employees.
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Quantico, Va. –– First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote address at this year’s graduation ceremony at Quantico High School.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– At the center of a General Assembly recap Thursday night was transportation.
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