a 16-year-old girl was strangled with an electric cord, police said.
The accused is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, strangulation, and domestic assault and battery.
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Virginia’s sales tax covers almost everything you buy, from athletic socks to zippers. But it doesn’t apply to medicine, contact lenses and certain other personal health items. Now, the General Assembly is considering adding feminine hygiene products to the list of exemptions.
Del. Mark Keam (Fairfax County) introduced House Bill 952, which seeks to remove the sales tax on tampons and sanitary napkins in Virginia. Currently these items are taxed at the standard rate, like most other items: 6 percent in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, and 5.3 percent in the rest of the state.
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Some relief for cash-strapped OmniRide could come in the form of legislation in Richmond.
A new bill by Sen. Frank Wagner (Norfolk, Virginia Beach) would set the gas tax “floor” at February 2013 rates. That means OmniRide’s parent agency Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission would get it’s 2.1% funding from the state’s motor fuels tax based on 2013 prices, which averaged $3.17 per gallon statewide that year. Diesel fuel averaged $3.36 per gallon statewide.
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Our list of #sNOVAlanche closures for Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016
@SCPSchools closed Thursday, Jan 28, 2016. Code 2 for staff. Offices open at 10 a.m.
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This week’s weather probably has you thinking that WINTER is finally here, but believe it or not, here at Parks and Recreation, we are already starting to think about SUMMER!
We are diligently planning for summer camps, swim lessons, special events, and the 20th year of operation at Signal Bay Water Park! One of the major components in planning for summer is making sure we have the right staff to carry out our plans. It takes us months to interview, select, and train all of our employees, which is why we start in the dead of winter!
Police said two armed men walked into a Montclair home wearing ski masks and robbed those inside.
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They’ve spent the past three months stocking, staging, and polishing.
At Habitat for Humanity’s new Manassas store, every appliance is checked to ensure it’s in working order; that every ceiling fan rotates, and that every piece of furniture has the nuts and bolts needed before customers arrive.
Some of you have asked about trash service in the towns and cities.
Here’s what we know:
Here are the #sNOVAlanche closures and delays.
PWCS closed through Wed. Jan 27. Code Red. Will reopen 2-hours late Thursday Jan. 28 conditions permitting. Chk for updates by 5:30 am 1/28
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A man’s dog fell through the ice on Aquia Creek, and he went to save it.
When he fell in, the man’s son grabbed a canoe and headed out onto the ice to try and save his father.