It buried cars and roads, shut down commuter rail services and left school children stuck at home. Now, government agencies throughout Virginia are beginning to tally up the cost of the snowstorm that buried the East Coast early this week. And the price tag is sure to run into the millions. Philip A. Shucet, Virginia’s…
Public school teachers are likely to be included in a pay raise for state workers, sources said Monday night. House and Senate budget negotiators are discussing a pay package for teachers, state classified employees and selected local officials, including deputy sheriffs. It is still uncertain how large the proposed raise would be, but some expect…
Riverboat gambling off the shores of Prince William in the Potomac River is feared by Virginia lawmakers and today they will vote on a resolution that tells Maryland not to do it. House Resolution 74 introduced by Prince William Delegate Robert G. Marshall, R-13th District, with 30 co-sponsors urges Maryland “to refrain from authorizing its…
As more and more residents venture outside Tuesday and in the ensuing days to continued the laborious chore of shoveling snow, area hospitals — already operating under weather emergency plans — anticipate they will get busier with snow-related injuries. “Once people start digging out they have accidents and start coming into the emergency room,” said…
The storm that slammed the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states throughout the weekend left a number of local businesses hurting in its wake after what became two days of lost revenue for most. Area residents swarmed a number of local stores following one of the six worst snow storms to hit the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region…