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Kaine will seek millions for roads
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will propose boosting the titling tax on car sales and car registration fees statewide for road upkeep.
Letters: May 2, 2008
Competition will improve failing public schools
D.C. Police Blotter
Odenton man killed in single car crash
County officials battle over funds for illegal-immigration crackdown
Prince William County Supervisors changed their signature crackdown on illegal immigrants Tuesday night to focus only on those arrested on suspicion for a crime.
Va. Guard levels highest in 14 years
More recruiters and incentive programs have led to the Virginia Army National Guard's highest troop levels in 14 years, officials said.
Clinic receives grant, may shut doors anyway
The Northern Virginia Health Foundation gave an embattled community health clinic $150,000 to help keep it afloat for about two months after it lost its major funding source because of Prince William County's budget woes.
Pr. William firefighters may get funding boost
Prince William County Fire and Rescue, under fire for not having enough manpower during a fatal blaze last year, stands to receive a staffing boost of dozens of firefighters in the county’s $913 million budget.
Businesses want better buzz, climate in Prince William Co.
Prince William County business leaders say they can weather the tax increases, the thousands of home foreclosures and the stiff competition from neighboring counties for new jobs, but they are losing patience with what they say is an incessant focus on the county’s problems. Making a plea for human rights, Pope Benedict XVI warned diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that international cooperation needed to solve urgent problems is "in crisis" because decisions rest in the hands of a few powerful nations.
Relocating N.Va. probation offices proves puzzling
Northern Virginia communities that don’t want new probation and corrections offices in their neighborhoods are presenting challenges for state and local officials trying to find new homes for the critical government programs. |