The Freedom High School Marching Band in Woodbridge is one of two scholastic bands, chosen from across Virginia, to perform on Saturday’s inaugural parade for the commonwealth’s 73rd governor, Ralph Northam.
The band will leave Saturday morning after meeting for breakfast, and will then head to Richmond to march. For these band members, it’s the largest event in which they’ve ever marched.
If you think you’ve never felt so cold while living here in Northern Virginia, ever, you are correct.
Dominion Energy tells us not only was it the coldest period on record, the utility also saw its highest demand — ever — for electricity.
The Habitat for Humanity Prince William County ReStore held its official grand opening in Woodbridge last night.
The new store, located at 14055 Noblewood Plaza off Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, joins its cousin already in operation in Manassas. Both stores are located inside former Food Lion grocery stores.
We stopped by the emergency department at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center where we learned that not only is hospital seeing an influx of patients with severe flu, doctors are also seeing sicker patients overall.
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Emergency Department Director Adam Brown:
We’re just now learning about an act of kindness during the week of Thanksgiving 2017.
A water pipe at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center burst and the tanker truck was used to supply much-needed water to the hospital in Woodbridge.
Local leaders are taking a stand against a plan to hand over to Metro money for allocated for traffic and transit projects in the region to ease congestion and add capacity.
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Chairman Marty Nohe on Tuesday said Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s budget would see some $50 million in new taxes to be raised, funds that would be given to NVTA — the Northern Virginia taxing authority that identifies which traffic and transit projects are in need of funding and then awards the funds.
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“No one likes to be given bad news, and a diagnosis of dementia is devastating. How wonderful it would be though if the bad news and negative language stopped at that point.”
So begins a short article by Wendy Mitchell, who is living with dementia. Wendy says the manner in which care providers communicate can have a profound effect on a patient’s ability to cope with a chronic medical condition.
Here’s today’s OPM status.
Transportation officials tell us that they expect tonight’s freezing rain and rain will refreeze overnight.
From the Virginia Department of Transportation:
