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Full traffic stops and lane closures on I-95 northbound at the American Legion Road overpass, located at mile marker 138 in Stafford County near the county airport, are no longer needed.
The Stafford County School Board adopted a $374 million budget for the 2022-2023 school year on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
The budget allots $20.6 million for the employee raises scale, giving teachers and licensed staff will receive pay increases between five and nearly 20 percent, in what the school division calls “the first step in correcting a salary scale that has been compressed over several years.”
Crews are rehabilitating a water tower on the northbound side of Interstate 95, near Route 234 at Dumfries. A message painted on the side of the tower greeted travelers, “Welcome to Prince William County.”
Over the course of the next two months, crews will sandblast and paint the interior and exterior of the tank. They’ll also place a water mixer in the tank to maintain water quality, as well as conducting general repairs and improvements to bring the tank into compliance with the latest Occupational Safety and Health Administration code requirements.
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[Updated 4 p.m.] Rescue crews found a man’s body near a well just about 2 p.m.
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According to police, detectives found a man distributed child pornography through an undisclosed network between July 2021 and December 2021. After the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for the suspect and arrested him on April 25.
[Redacted] in Woodbridge, is charged with distribution of child pornography and distribution of child pornography 2nd or subsequent offense. His court date is pending, and he was held without bond.
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Yesli Vega, a member of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, is running for office in the state’s new 7th Congressional District.
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Manassas Park will hold a Kite Festival on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
The event will take place at Signal Hill Park, at 9300 Signal View Way in Manassas Park. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Virginia’s only commuter railroad will continue to welcome bicycles on trains.
The Virginia Railway Express Operations Board made a permanent policy implemented during the coronavirus pandemic to allow full-size bicycles on every VRE railcar each weekday.