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Cleanup underway after storm dumps snow in Va., Md.
Parts of the WTOP listening area are cleaning up after a storm dumped close to a foot of snow in southwestern Virginia and prompted school closings and delays in both Virginia and Maryland.
5 days ago -
Sunday snow-day: Photos from snowstorm south of DC
Snow began to accumulate in the southern suburbs of D.C. late Sunday afternoon. Some residents in the snowy areas sent in some photos of what they were seeing while they were wrapping up their weekend. See photos.
6 days ago -
Va. man arrested after ‘tense’ police standoff
Police and SWAT set up a perimeter Friday night around a Stafford County, Virginia, home following reports that a man fired several shots inside his house.
2 weeks ago -
Troopers investigating crash that killed 2 Virginia women
Virginia State police say a driver crossed the center line on Route 1, causing a chain-reaction crash. Two women are now dead.
3 weeks ago -
Va. man accused of killing wife after Marine Corps ball
The man charged with murdering his wife in an Arlington County hotel allegedly told police they had attended a Marine Corps ball.
1 month ago -
Virginia opens new state park in Stafford County
The newly opened Widewater State Park covers 1,100 acres, including two miles of water frontage along the Potomac River and Aquia Creek.
1 month ago -
Judge finds probable cause, orders Fox 5 break-in suspect held
The man who was shot after kicking his way through two glass doors into the lobby of Fox 5 has been ordered held without bond, after a judge found probable cause in his burglary case.
1 month ago -
After crashing into cars, Va. man climbed fast-food restaurant, deputies say
A Virginia man is under arrest Monday after allegedly striking 10 vehicles in a parking lot and climbing onto the roof of a Five Guys to evade police.
2 months ago -
Stafford Co. superintendent apologizes to transgender girl after lockdown snafu
The superintendent of Stafford County Public Schools has apologized to the transgender middle school student who was forced to sit alone in a hallway during an active shooter drill, while her classmates took cover.
2 months ago -
Pace of 1991 Va. murder investigation frustrates brother of DC victim
Two murdered women — killed 18 years apart — have several things in common, but the inability to conclusively link the cases is frustrating one victim’s family.
2 months ago -
Stafford school officials under fire over transgender student’s treatment during safety drill
Officials at a Virginia middle school are facing criticism after allegedly barring a transgender student from using the boys’ or girls’ locker rooms during an active shooter drill.
2 months ago -
Boil water alert lifted in Stafford County
Residents may resume normal water use but should take the following precautionary measures after a boil alert
2 months ago -
Boil water alert issued for parts of Stafford Co.
Stafford County officials are urging residents south of Eskimo Hill Road, east of Interstate 95 and in the Mountain View Road and Ramoth Church Road areas to boil their water or use bottled water for consumption until further notice.
2 months ago -
Chain-reaction crashes close I-95 in Stafford Co. for hours
At least two tractor trailers were involved in a series of multi-vehicle crashes Tuesday, leaving at least four people injured and snarling traffic in Virginia along I-95 and Route 1 in Stafford and Prince William counties for hours.
3 months ago -
Amid charges of discrimination, Va. county upholds cemetery rules
The standard in Stafford County, passed in 2016, requires 900 feet between cemeteries and all sources of drinking water — public or private. The move blocked the All Muslim Association of America’s proposal for a burial ground on Garrisonville Road.
3 months ago
