STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Stafford fire and rescue crews last night were called to a house fire in the southern portion of the county.
Lightning struck the roof of a home on River Ridge Lane at 5:25 p.m.. When crews arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from the roof of the house and a fire in the attic, according to Fire Chief Mark Lockhart.
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From attorney Bill Hicks, of Springfield:
MANASSAS, Va. — A suspect in a federal pornography raid in Manassas this morning was shot by agents, and was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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OCCOQUAN, Va. — More than 80 people on Sunday will see Prince William County’s four towns from the seat of their bicycle.
The first-ever “Tour of the Towns — Tour of Prince William” organized by Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta has closed it’s registration books, and the response to the idea of touring the country by bike has caught on.
Pueraria Montana, also known as Kudzu, is an extremely fast growing vine that can grow as much as 60 feet in one season.
I stopped to take a picture of a huge growth of these vines along Austin Run Boulevard in Stafford and a man stopped and asked me, “Why take pictures of that stuff, it grows all over here?”
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Water is back for all but one person who lives in the area of Erin Drive and Raintree Boulevard.
GAINESVILLE, Va. — What do you get when you mix a major construction project and Jimmy Buffet? On the weekend of August 16 through 18, it’s a recipe for road delays.
Virginia Department of Transportation officials working to improve the intersection at U.S. 29 and Linton Hall Road, where a series new bridges will carry traffic on Linton Hall Road over U.S. 29 and a railroad, told drivers Wednesday to soon expect major delays in the area.
Virginia Transportation officials announced upcoming changes to the HOV lanes on Interstate 95.
Starting Aug. 5, they’ll close to northbound drivers an hour earlier in the mornings and open to southbound drivers one hour earlier each weekday.
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QUANTICO, Va. — It’s a new day for the Quantico Police Department, and its new chief has just passed the 100-day mark on the job.
He’s been made some changes.
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The first layers of new pavement for the 95 Express Lanes Project are on the ground. And with them comes a mean season for summer drivers.
New asphalt lies in the median of Interstate 95 at Quantico and in northern Stafford County, where there once was no road. It’s part of what will be 29 miles of new highway, or the tolled 95 Express Lanes, that when complete in late 2014, will seamlessly connect with similar lanes on the Capital Beltway from Springfield to Dulles Toll Road.
