The ramp from Interstate 66 west to Route 28 South will be closed Friday night, Feb. 24, 2023, from midnight to 4 a.m., for overhead bridge work.
Traffic will be detoured farther west to exit Route 29 (Lee Highway) Centreville, stay to the left and turn left at the traffic signal onto Route 29 North, and then follow signs to Route 28 South.
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The National Museum of the Marine Corps will commemorate the World War II battle of Iwo Jima with an exhibit of both flags that were raised on Mount Suribachi. Visitors can see both flags in the Museum's World War II Gallery from now until March 30, 2023.
The WWII battle of Iwo Jima lasted from February 19 to March 26, 1945, and was a key battle in American and Marine Corps history. On February 23, 1945, U.S. Marines took control of Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island, and raised a small flag on the peak. Later that day, different troops raised a larger flag while others respectfully lowered the original.
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Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its cheesesteaks and turkey subs opened a new location in North Stafford at 44 Mine Road.
The new shop will also provide over 10 new jobs to the Stafford community.
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A fire displaced one person from a home in Prince William County.
At 4:47 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, fire and rescue crews units responded to the 9000 block of Keyser Road near Independent Hill for a report of a house fire.
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Updated -- There are two major developments in two land-use cases in Prince William County today, both involving Stanley Martin Homes.
First: Stanley Martin Homes want to defer the rezoning request for the Devlin Road Technology Park -- the 270-acre plot near Gainesville where the home developer says it wants to build 135 homes next to Chris Yung Elementary School and multiple data centers on the remaining land.
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Woodbridge Senior High School has nominated Joel Shapiro and Nathan Yohn for Prince William County's Teacher of the Year Award.
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In January, Stafford County Sheriff's Deputies spent more hours than there are in a month sitting with mental patients handcuffed to hospital beds.
Now leaders in Stafford County are taking seriously the number of mental health calls to which law enforcement must respond and the region's lack of mental health services.
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Mary Washington Healthcare's 15th Annual Virginia Heart & Vascular Institute Symposium occurred on Saturday, February 3, 2023, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center.
Over 200 primary care and internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other medical professionals from the greater Fredericksburg region gathered for an educational symposium learning about the latest research and treatments for cardiovascular disease.
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Prince William police are searching for a man suspected of violating a protective order in Woodbridge.
The man is suspected of being involved in a fight with a woman at home in Woodbridge on Saturday, February 18, where several guns, including a firearm that had been reported stolen, were found.