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VDOT says it will activate new temporary traffic signals at Interstate 95 and Route 17 near Fredericksburg later than expected.
The signals will now be activated in a flash on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, and will go into full-color operation on Thursday, December 1. Earlier this week, VDOT said drivers would see the lights flashing as early as next week.
All but one incumbent across Virginia’s 11 congressional districts will return to the U.S. House of Representatives after races were called in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Republicans picked up one seat and now hold five seats in the U.S. House compared to the six seats Democrats hold. All races have been declared by multiple news outlets, although election officials are still counting some remaining absentee and provisional ballots.
Newcomers and opera aficionados might appreciate Mason Opera’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors.
A perennial favorite since its 1951 debut, this holiday favorite was the first opera specifically composed for television in the U.S. Featuring Mason’s talented vocal students in collaboration with an instrumental chamber ensemble, these live, in-person performances will showcase the vocal skill and dramatic ability and deeply immerse the audience in the action of the story.
(The Center Square) – As much of Europe faces an energy crisis, some countries are shifting away from natural gas energy and toward coal energy, which could help bolster the Virginia economy through coal exports from the commonwealth’s ports.
“With the energy issues in Europe, we anticipate Virginia’s coal exports will likely increase further, but so will Europe’s demand for other sources of energy,” Suzanne Clark, a spokesperson for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, told The Center Square.
Police are searching for a Stafford County man they said assaulted two 13-year-old girls in Prince William County in 2018 and 2019.
Prince William police outline the case below, and a second, unrelated sexual assault case just released today.
The Prince William County government will honor its veterans tomorrow, Thursday, November 10, 2022, in Woodbridge.
The county will hold a ceremony at its Liberty Memorial fountain at the county government center, 1 County Complex Court, just off Prince William Parkway. Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler says the event begins at 9:30 a.m.
Prince William police said on November 6, 2022, at 1:35 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Research Ct. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a death. The caller reported to police that they last had contact with an acquaintance on November 5.
When they attempted to contact the acquaintance that day, he did not answer. Upon checking the acquaintance’s tent, which was in a wooded area near the above location, the caller located the man unconscious.
Jonathan Gifford directs George Mason University’s Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy and will speak about the future of public-private transportation projects in Northern Virginia.
The region has been one of the most active areas in the U.S. for public-private partnerships (P3s) to deliver highway expansion and renewal projects.