May is
National Foster Care Month and the Marine Toys for Tots Program is expanding their support beyond the holiday season to deliver gifts to children living in Foster Care.
The Program’s initiative, Champions for Those in Foster Care, will provide toys, books, and other gifts to be distributed to foster care children through local organizations nationwide.
“These children leave their homes with only a small plastic bag of their belongings. Marine Toys for Tots wants to give foster care children something tangible to take with them as they move, but also some tools and hope for a brighter tomorrow,” said LtGen Jim Laster, CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.
These children are placed temporarily in group homes, residential care facilities, emergency shelters, and supervised independent living homes.
Toys for Tots provides resources that help these children during trying times to reduce their anxiety and make a positive impact in their lives.
This initiative highlights how Marine Toys for Tots is a year-round force, impacting children beyond the holiday season. In 2022, the Program supported over 447,000 children in the Foster Care system.
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a 76-year nonprofit organization authorized by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Department of Defense to provide fundraising for less fortunate children. They have delivered Christmas gifts to over 291 million children, for more information, visit toysfortots.org.
Quantico Marine Corps Base will conduct a full-scale exercise on the base on May 25 that will simulate a train derailment on the main side of the base. The exercise, the largest conducted at the base in about 12 years, will test the ability of the base and Prince William County emergency responders to react and work together in an emergency.
The tracks run along the main side of the base, along the Potomac River, carrying freight, Amtrak, and Virginia Railway Express commuter trains. The train station sits at the entrance of Quantico Town -- home to about 600 people living in the only tOKown nestled inside a U.S. military installation.
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The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation announces the first classic car show at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Sunday, May 7.
The event is free and open to the public, and all classic car enthusiasts are encouraged to come out to see their favorite cars. The car show will conclude with a free outdoor performance by the Navy’s premier jazz ensemble, the U.S. Navy Band Commodores, who have performed across America for over 50 years.
Individuals and car groups interested in entering their vehicles (1979 or earlier) before Friday, May 5, at 4 p.m. Vehicle registration is free, but space is limited.
The Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the event day. All visitors to the car show can visit the Museum, have lunch at Tun Tavern or Devil Dog Diner, visit the Museum Gift Shop, and watch the signature film We, the Marines on the Giant Screen in the Medal of Honor Theater.
The National Museum of the Marine Corps sits at 1775 Semper Fidelis Way in Triangle.
Mayor Kevin Brown snapped this photo of a rainbow over Potomac Avenue, the town’s main street. The photos show a view of the town, looking east toward the Potomac River.
The high temperature on Wednesday climbed to 67 degrees. The day began with sunny skies, and then clouds rolled in at about 1 p.m. Rain began to fall at about 3 p.m.
Today, partly sunny skies are forecast with a 68-degree high temperature. Soaking rain is expected Friday and Saturday; thunderstorms will roll through on Sunday.
Here’s the National Weather Service forecast:
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers after 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Showers, mainly after 8 am. High near 61. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%—new precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 57. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 am, then a chance of rain between 8 am and 2 pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 56. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers are likely, mainly after 2 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Showers are likely, mainly before 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 52. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8 am Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Updated 3:30 p.m. — It appears the sound of a car backfiring caused Quantico Marine Corps authorities to place the military installation into lockdown today.
The lockdown issued at about 1 p.m. was lifted just before 3 p.m.
At approximately 12:35 p.m., base security dispatch received a report of five shots fired in vicinity of the Lyman Park housing area behind the commissary. Base personnel and residents were notified to shelter in place as units responded.
After securing the area, speaking to witnesses and investigating the scene, it was determined that the reports were based on a possible vehicle backfire.
The all clear was given at 2:30 p.m. No evidence of shots being fired was identified, and no injuries were reported during this incident.
Thank you to all base personnel and families for the prompt adherence to the shelter in place order and to law enforcement personnel for their quick response.
— Quantico Marine Corps Base Capt. Michael Curtis
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Vendors will have access to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center starting on Thursday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for set up. Arrangements to move in on Wednesday, October 25, can also be made by appointment only.
This year’s opening ceremonies will occur at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, October 27, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Exhibit Halls C & D at 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland.
The MCM Health & Fitness Expo, including Packet Pick-up, will be held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Friday, October 27, from 10 a.m. through 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 28, from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m.
Move-out will be on Saturday, October 28, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Vendors will be able to sample, sell, promote, and demonstrate to more than 80,000 runners and guests from the national capital region, the majority of all 50 states and all branches of the military.
The Health & Fitness Expo is held indoors and is free to the public. For more information, please email [email protected].
The man suspected of abducting the woman from her home in New York and then taking her to Virginia, where she died following shots fired after a police pursuit, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Today, Virginia State Police said 34-year-old Michael Davis of Chesterfield County, Virginia, abducted 34-year-old Tatiana David, with whom he shared a child, according to media reports.
Davis has not been charged.
At 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, a Virginia State Police trooper saw Davis’ car, a Jeep Cherokee traveling south on Interstate 95. According to a state police spokeswoman, the vehicle’s license plates did not match the registration.
The trooper stopped Davis on the side of the highway and spoke to him. The trooper returned to the cruiser to run the vehicle information and learned the driver was wanted for abduction.
Davis then took off, leading police on a chase that ended when Davis crashed his car near the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico. As police approached the Cherokee, someone started shooting, and police returned fire, said a police spokeswoman.
David died on the scene. The state medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine her cause of death.
A helicopter flew Davis to a hospital for treatment.
Nine Virginia State Troopers are on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. None were injured.
Police found two guns at the crash scene.
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Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) to Exit 140 (Courthouse Road)
Tuesday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single lane closure at mile markers 137-138 for the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project construction.
Wednesday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single lane closure at mile markers 137-138 for the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project construction.
Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. Single lane closure at mile markers 137-138 for the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project construction.
I-95 Southbound
Exit 148 (Quantico) to Exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville)
Tuesday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Lane closures at mile markers 148-146 for overhead message board work, part of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project. Single lane closes nightly at 9 p.m. followed by a double lane closure at 10 p.m. All lanes open by 4:30 a.m. except on Friday, when all lanes open by 5 a.m.
Exit 126 (Spotsylvania) to Exit 118 (Thornburg)
Monday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single lane closure at mile marker 125 for construction project deliveries. Replacement of Route 17 (Mills Drive) overpass.
Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Slow roll of traffic with a full, brief traffic stop during these hours at mile marker 125 to move a construction crane into position. Replacement of Route 17 (Mills Drive) overpass.
Stafford County
Route 1
Tuesday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Mobile single lane closure on Route 1 between the intersection of Enon Road and the Prince William County line. Crews are installing rumble strips along the road shoulder as a safety enhancement at select locations.
Route 3
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lane closures and shoulder closures for utility work between Dairy Lane and Rumford Road.
Route 17
Tuesday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Mobile single lane closure on Route 17 between Stafford Lakes Parkway and the Fauquier County line. Crews are installing rumble strips along the road shoulder as a safety enhancement at select locations.
Route 616 (Poplar Road)
Wednesday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Flagging operation between Route 17 and Branch Circle Way for pavement work.
Spotsylvania County
Route 1 Northbound and Southbound, near Thornburg
Tuesday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Alternating single lane closures and flagging operation. Crews will be milling and paving Route 1 northbound and southbound in the Thornburg area, from south of the Route 606 (Mudd Tavern Road/Morris Road) intersection to the Caroline County line.
Route 1 Southbound near I-95 Exit 126 (Spotsylvania)
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. Alternating two lanes closed on Route 1 southbound at various locations between the I-95 southbound off-ramp at exit 126 and the Route 17 (Mills Drive) intersection. Construction work for the exit 126 and Southpoint Parkway project.
Route 17 (Mills Drive)
Monday – Friday, 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Flagging operation between Glenwood Drive and Germanna Point Drive/Hospital Boulevard. Construction in connection with Route 17 overpass replacement at I-95 and widening of Route 17.
Route 208 (Courthouse Road)
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Intermittent full traffic stops on Courthouse Road between Smith Station Road and Lake Anna Parkway. Utility work under permit.
Route 601 (Lawyers Road)
Monday – Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. On Lawyers Road, access to and from Route 208 (Courthouse Road) will be closed near the intersection for pipe replacement. Travelers should follow a posted detour to use Fenton Road to travel between Lawyers Road and Courthouse Road. Traffic traveling eastbound and westbound on Courthouse Road will remain open at the Lawyers Road intersection during this work.
Route 620 (Harrison Road)
Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. One-way, alternating traffic. Crews will clean drainage ditches and road shoulders and perform maintenance between Route 1 and Salem Church Road.
Route 627 (Gordon Road)
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Flagging operation on Gordon Road between the intersections with Brock Road and Smith Station Road for pavement work.
Route 636 (Hood Drive)
Wednesday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Flagging operation with one-way, alternating traffic between Courthouse Road and Route 1. Construction work for Hood Drive improvements.
The woman killed after a police pursuit that ended near the National Museum of the Marine Corps was a kidnap victim, reports The Ithica Voice.
Tatiana David was abducted from her Ithaca, N.Y. home at 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2023. At about 9:40 p.m., police in Fairfax County, Virginia, spotted the car she was traveling in and tried to conduct a traffic stop.
The driver reported to be the father of her 4-year-old child, led police on a chase before crashing his car with Tatiana David inside. Afterward, he got out and exchanged gunfire with the police.
Virginia State Police, the lead agency on the case, said a woman died at the scene, and a man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
More as we have it.
The investigation into the incident lasted well into the overnight hours and the morning. VDOT reported at least one lane on I-95 south, near Joplin Road, closed for the investigation, with a 13-mile traffic backup to Occoquan at 11 a.m.
