Stafford
Drivers Urged to Beware of Trucks Entering Highway in Express Lane Work Zones
May 22, 2013
Beware in the 95 Express Lanes construction zone. Trucks pulling into and out of the zone have to merge into the left lane, so stay alert and watch your speeds.
Cicada Season Nearing Peak
May 21, 2013
If you haven’t yet heard them or seen them, there is no doubt – the cicadas are here.
Area Candidates Out of LG Race as Delegates Pick Winners
May 18, 2013
E.W. Jackson, of Chesapeake, has emerged as an early leader in the race for the GOP nomination for Lt. Gov, handily beating out challengers Susan Stimpson and Corey Stewart in only the first round of balloting.
4 Vehicles Collide on Garrisonville Road
May 17, 2013
An accident involving a dump truck, a mail delivery vehicle, a Ford Taurus and a Nissan pick-up truck snarled traffic on Garrisonville Road.
Swim Facility, Playing Fields Proposed for NOVA Woodbridge Campus
![Northern Virginia Community College's Woodbridge Campus [Photo: NOVA]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051713-nova-campus-200x200.jpg)
May 17, 2013
The Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College, already growing with the addition of a new building, wants to grow even larger.
Expect Road Work at Joplin Road Tonight and Tomorrow Night
![Interstate 95 south at Dumfries [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/011313-I95-south-e1358254080474.jpg)
May 15, 2013
Drivers can expect delays tonight and tomorrow night on Interstate 95 south at Joplin Road.
Quantico Office Buildings LEED Certified
May 15, 2013
Buildings at 925 Corporate Drive and 1000 Corporate Drive are each approximately 140,000 square foot office buildings located in Quantico , and are the first two office buildings in Stafford County to achieve LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance Silver certification
Aquia Boy Scouts Help Plant Trees Along I-95 for Express Lanes Project
![Cub Scouts from Aquia Pack 213 join Virginia Delegate Mark Dudenhefer, Stafford County Supervisor Cord Sterling and representatives from the 95 Express Lanes private partners, Transurban and Fluor, to plant trees off Centreport Parkway in Stafford County. The trees were offered under the 1,000 Trees in 1,000 Days program, an initiative by Transurban-Fluor to help replace trees along the 29-mile 95 Express Lanes project corridor. [Submitted photo]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051513-trees-planted-200x200.jpg)
May 15, 2013
Some area Boy Scouts lent a helping had to improve the scenery along Interstate 95 in Stafford County.
Support for Transportation Reform Yields $286 Million in Improvements in Stafford County
May 15, 2013
After Delegate Mark Dudenhefer stood behind Virginia’s governor and voted for an $800 million transportation reform package last winter, Stafford County will receive some of the spoils.
‘Orange Cones, No Phones’ Unveiled on I-95 Where Texting Remains ‘Vexing’ Problem
![Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton reminds drivers of the need for highway workers’ safety in the I-95 Express Lanes Corridor. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051513-orange-cones-200x200.jpg)
May 15, 2013
What once worked in construction zones on the Capital Beltway is now in use on Intestate 95: Orange Cones, No Phones.
Aquia Harbour Man Arrested on Child Sex Assault
May 11, 2013
Stafford County sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive and extradited him to Raleigh to face serious charges of child sexual assault.
Husband Charged in Shooting Death 4 Weeks Later
May 10, 2013
Charges have been brought against a Stafford County man who shot his wife late last month, investigators said.
HOV Closures Continue Tonight
May 10, 2013
Traveling Interstate 95 in our area tonight? Watch out for more closures on the HOV lanes from Dumfries to Washington.
Stafford Doctor Indicted on 95 Charges in Narcotics, Overdose Case
![Mohanty [Rappahannock Regional Jail]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/051013-Mohanty-200x200.jpg)
May 10, 2013
A doctor in Stafford County was arrested this morning after police said she over prescribed medications that lead to a patient overdose.
Exhibit Featuring Works of Strauss, Hock, Opening at Workhouse Arts Center
![Curacao [Photo: Kathy Strauss]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/050913-strauss-photo-200x200.jpg)
May 9, 2013
Opening on June 1 and on exhibit until June 30, the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton will showcase an exhibition by artists, Kathy Strauss and Maria Bennett Hock.
Dense Fog Advisory Expires at 10 a.m.
![Drivers outside Quantico Marine Corps Base had to deal with dense fog on Thursday, May 9, 2013. [VDOT]](http://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/0509132-fog-advisory-200x175.jpg)
May 9, 2013
The region is under a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service.