Congressman Gerry Connolly will use telephone town hall technology tonight to poll residents in his district.
The democrat who represents Virginia’s 11th Congressional District (Fairfax, Prince William) will use an automated dialer and call “thousands” of residents beginning at 8 p.m.
One is dead this morning in a crash in Haymarket, some Stafford elementary schools will be renovated, and once a thing of the past –– the streetcar appears to be making a big comeback.
Fairfax County, Va. –– Some canines found trapped inside of a West Virginia mobile home will get a second lease on life.
At least 60 dogs were found recently in a trailer, and police said none of them had access to the outdoors.
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.
Steel girders were supposed to lifted into place beginning tonight near the military base to lay the groundwork for the future expansion of the four-lane highway.
A state of emergency is declared in Virginia following major storms that killed at least six, one person is dead this morning after their truck flipped over near Manassas, and state health officials say whooping cough cases are on the rise, and are warning residents to take precautions.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell vetoed the redistricting plan, and officials have said it is the first time in 40 years that a redistricting plan put forth by the Senate did not receive bi-partisan support.
The governor says the plan does not comply with state and federal laws, and that it could not pass mandates set forth in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, will be busy protesting both the Lake Ridge “Fish “Out at Tall Oaks Pool, and the Ringling Brothers Circus at George Mason’s Patriot Center. You can join the protesters, or the events all weekend long.
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