You’ve probably done it while sitting behind the wheel, yell “get off your phone” at the slow, a seemingly distracted driver in front of you.
Well, State Senator Scott Surovell (D-36, Fairfax, Prince William) does want you to put down your phone. He’s re-introduced a new hands-free cell phone bill for lawmakers in Richmond to consider during the General Assembly in January.
It’s difficult to avoid driving over a bridge in Virginia, and motorists often don’t give them a second thought. Drivers are unaware that some of the structures they have come to trust are in a troubling state, especially in the southwestern part of the commonwealth.
Of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s nine districts, Bristol has the highest number of bridges and culverts rated D or lower on the agency’s “health index,” an indication of the overall soundness of a structure. (Culverts are tunnels that allow streams or drains to flow under the road.)
Remember that growing pothole we reported this past summer in Woodbridge?
The nearly 10-foot deep hole was located behind a Target and Value City Furniture stores in the Parkway Crossing West Shopping Center in Woodbridge.
Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for portions of the Allegheny Front in West Virginia for Tuesday and Tuesday night, where general accumulations of 4-8 inches of snow is expected. #wvwx pic.twitter.com/K6ETaeCmZ5
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) December 11, 2017
From Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer Fire Department:
Woodbridge, VA December 9th, 6:00 a.m. – Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Firefighters responded to the report of a two story commercial structure fire at 14339 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Woodbridge. Crews arrived within minutes and reported smoke showing from the roof.
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Hundreds packed the annual Santa Trains on the Virginia Railway Express.
Ernie Krapfl is avid table tennis player. But, the 74-year-old’s game was nearly derailed by a severe shoulder injury.
“I had been losing a lot of sleep because of the pain. I had a separation and a torn rotator cuff,” he explains.
Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for tonight and Saturday for the area shaded below, where the confidence of 2-4″ of snow is the highest. Today will be fine, with snow starting after the PM commute. As the picture becomes clearer, the Advisory area may change. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/0AGvBVYT7O
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) December 8, 2017
WOODBRIDGE — An anonymous letter that surfaced less than a week ago has now prompted a two-month investigation into allegations of systemic discrimination at OmniRide.
Chairman of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission Frank Principi, the group that oversees OmniRide and OmniLink commuter buses, said he would engage the Prince William County Government’s equal opportunity employment office, all in an effort to bring in a third-party to investigate the claims.
Ronald Hamilton — the man accused of shooting three Prince William County police officers after killing his wife last year — won’t face a jury until August, now that his trial has been delayed a second time. [Insidenova.com]
Prince William Supervisor Frank Principi, D-Woodbridge, is calling on the county to spend an additional $200,000 to expand treatment programs for opioid addicts, though his fellow supervisors are urging caution. [Insidenova.com]
