The advocacy group Clean Virginia is endorsing Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy for governor, support that comes with an eye-popping $500,000 PAC donation to the former state delegate’s campaign.
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For nearly five months, an investigative watchdog blog called Checks & Balances Project has had Sentara Healthcare in its crosshairs.
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More than a hundred and fifty recreational boats are anticipated to take part in the area’s 20th annual Blessing of the Fleet.
The event is set to take place on Saturday, May 15.
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At 10:29 a.m. Sunday, April 4, Virginia State Police were called to a two-vehicle crash in Fairfax County.
A motorcycle and pickup truck collided in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 at the 162-mile marker, just north of the Occoquan River.
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A Baltimore man is dead after a shooting outside a popular Manassas-area nightspot.
Shots rang out at 11:46 p.m. Friday outside Autobahn, an indoor go-kart track at Manassas Mall. Two people were shot.
Darrell English will run for a seat on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
A conservative, and a veteran of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office who continues to work there part-time, aims to replace the retiring Gary Snellings, who represents the Hartwood District.
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Sentara Healthcare will pay its employees a $15 an hour minimum wage, eight months earlier than planned.
Sentara announced in late 2019 that it would incrementally increase its starting wage to $15 by January 2022, but recently chose to accelerate the process. This starting wage is more than twice the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
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On Saturday, April 24, 2021 – from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – the Prince William County Police Department and the Manassas City Police Department will join with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and community groups to provide you with a safe and legal way to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications. Simply bring them to the collection sites at Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center, Novant Health UVA Health System Haymarket Medical Center, or Sentara Lake Ridge.
This nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative seeks to prevent pill abuse and theft. Did you know? (Source: DEA) Unused or expired prescription medications are a public-safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. Pharmaceutical drugs are just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision.
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Construction crews are preparing to place the final new bridge beams in April for an improved Chatham Bridge over the Rappahannock River between Stafford County and Fredericksburg, and river traffic will be briefly stopped on weekdays for public safety when beams are lifted over the water.
River traffic may encounter brief, intermittent stops between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. starting the week of Monday, April 5 – Friday, April 9, and on weekdays for the remainder of April.
Good news for commuters: the Joplin Road bridge over Quantico Creek will reopen to through traffic on Friday, April 2, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The bridge was completely rebuilt after historic flooding on Aug. 13 required its closure.