By WHITNEY SPICER
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Bob McDonnell has reason to celebrate after the House Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a key part of the transportation plan that he hopes will define his term.
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By URIAH KISER
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va . — Stafford is going shopping for more places to shop.
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By STEPHANIE TIPPLE
Potomac Local News Features Editor
Just because he’s been deployed to Afghanistan doesn’t mean Steve Costa will miss this year’s Polar Plunge at Virginia Beach.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — One thing is clear: Stafford County officials no longer want to tax pleasure boaters.
The county’s Board of Supervisors recently passed a non-binding resolution letting residents know Stafford – like Prince William, Fairfax, Alexandria, and other jurisdictions in Virginia – wants do away with its $5.49 per $100 assessed value personal property boat tax.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Nancy Marouf’s 18-year–old son, Cameron, a senior at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, will attend Norfolk State University on a full scholarship to be the football team’s punter. Being from northern Iraq, Marouf said football was an adjustment for their family as their American-born son taught them the rules of the game.
More in a first-hand account from Nancy Marouf on her son’s achievement:
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DUMFRIES, Va. — Eight families were displaced late Monday night after a pipe burst at an emergency shelter in Dumfries.
Fire and rescue crews, and a Prince William fire marshal were called to the ACTS Emergency Homeless Shelter on U.S. 1 about 10 a.m. Initally, crews were called to investigate a report of a smoke but they arrived to find water all over the facility’s floor and sopping wet carpets.
WHITNEY SPICER
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Ten members of the Virginia House of Delegates have written a joint letter to the state’s congressional delegation, urging the federal legislators to join in opposing VDOT’s plans to charge tolls on Interstate 95.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. –– Firefighters were called to a house fire in the Cherry Hill section of Prince William County near Dumfries late Friday night.
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By URIAH KISER
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Arts organizations in Prince William County next year may have to look elsewhere for a portion of their funding.
By URIAH KISER
This time, Old Man Winter showed up.