Lorton
Lorton, Va. –– A former Fairfax Mayor with a love for the arts will now lead one of the area’s premier arts destinations.
In a report from VRE Chief Dale Zehner, the owner of VRE’s Fredericksburg line, CSX, has approved a plan to allow the system to let a train return to the Broad Run storage yard after it makes its final morning stop at Union Station in Washington.
Because the turn-around train can now be stored at Broad Run and not at Union Station as it has been that will allow the commuter railroad to add more cars to other trains and store them at Union Station prior to the afternoon rush hour.
Marty Nohe presents a redistricting plan to make happy his constituents and to rename the Dumfries Magisterial District, it’s now a misdemeanor in to leave lock your pet in a hot car in Fredericksburg, and a delegate who represents a portion of Stafford saw his bill to reduce the size of government signed into law.
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No one was injured and all three were wearing life jackets, say Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt.
The 19-foot boat capsized about noon, in the water three miles south of the Purple Heart Bridge that carries traffic on Interstate 95 across the Occoquan River.
Prince William’s Corey Stewart says Sen. George Barker is trying to limit his county’s influence in Richmond with a newly drawn political map, one group has asked Prince William’s school system to stop blocking students from accessing gay and lesbian websites, and the University of Mary Washington gets a $1 million donation.
Mt. Vernon, Va. –– The assistant to a Fairfax County supervisor who pulled an unpopular April Fools Day joke has resigned after six years at his post.
Some of those storms may be severe, and may produce damaging hail and wind, warns the National Weather Service.
At 1 p.m. Monday, the high temperature at Dulles Airport was 72 degrees with partly cloudy skies, as Mother Nature reminded residents spring is still in the forecast.
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Area transit services will operate on a normal schedule if there is a shutdown of the federal government on Monday.
Virginia Railway Express says 35 percent of its riders are not federal employees and will continue to run trains on a regular schedule.