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Natural disasters alarm officials in Prince William
- The torrential rainstorms and nearby tornado in the last week are causing Prince William County leaders to worry they have an inadequate system to alert the public in the case of a deadly natural disaster.
Kaine’s roads tour attracts anti-tax crowd
- Gov. Tim Kaine’s Town Hall tour to support his $1.1 billion tax plan is taking him face to face with a vocal contingent of Northern Virginia residents who want the state to fund new transportation improvements without tax increases.
- Gov. Tim Kaine’s Town Hall tour to support his $1.1 billion tax plan is taking him face to face with a vocal contingent of Northern Virginia residents who want the state to fund new transportation improvements without tax increases.
Dumfries detective’s online avatar traps child predators from U.S. and Canada
- Dumfries Police Detective John Chapman’s voice mail sounds like the cell phone recording of an 11-year-old boy, the better to trap the men he meets online.
Foreclosures spike bill for lawn mowing
- Nearly 7,000 foreclosed homes will cost Prince William County $2 million more than expected for mowing lawns alone.
Prince William animal lovers want county shelter program revamped
- Animal lovers in Prince William County, disgusted with how many animals are being killed at the animal shelter, want the county’s shelter programs overhauled.
The 3-minute interview: Lorrie Andrew-Spear
- Lorrie Andrew-Spear is a master gardener with the Virginia Cooperative Extension and hosts “The Gardening Minute” on Prince William County public television, which films programs at the extension’s teaching garden in Bristow.
Fire department gearing up for staff surge
- Prince William County fire department officials are hustling to fill the 48 spots county supervisors added to the ranks of firefighters and emergency technicians before training academy classes begin in July.
Governor’s plan revives NVTA
- The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, bereft of its tax-setting powers, will continue to determine which projects to fund with the more than $300 million in regional sales taxes Gov. Tim Kaine proposed Monday.
Hospital leaders call action 'extremely disappointing'
- The federal government moved Friday to block a merger between Prince William Health System and Northern Virginia's largest hospital family, Inova Health System Foundation, citing monopoly fears.
Congress weighs more funding for jailing of illegal immigrants
- Legislation moving through Congress would increase federal reimbursements for the millions of dollars state and local governments spend jailing illegal immigrants each year as more communities pursue aggressive enforcement.
Pr. William schools boost class sizes, teacher salaries
- Teachers in Prince William County will make more money but confront bigger classes in the fall, after the county school board unanimously approved more than $25 million in new cuts to Superintendent Steven Walts’ budget.
New immigration policy lets officers query legal status
- Prince William County police officers will be able to decide on their own whether to ask suspected illegal immigrants questions about their residency status during traffic stops and other situations.
George Mason increases tuition 10 percent, to $7,512
- George Mason University’s governing board voted Wednesday to raise tuition and fees for Virginia undergraduate students by nearly 10 percent to $7,512 in the upcoming academic year.