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Owners of the commuter rail system Virginia Railway Express on Thursday signed off on a five-year, $155 million agreement to purchase the Manassas Line, allowing the system to enhance service reliability and provide control over stations and schedules between Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia.

The Manassas Line originates at Union Station in Washington, D.C., and goes to Broad Run in Prince William County.

The move will give the rail system ownership of Seminary Yard in Alexandria, allowing the system to enhance the existing freight rail yard and construct a midday storage facility. The ownership rights will also give VRE the Broad Run Corridor from Alexandria to Broad Run, the permanent easement to five station platforms and the permanent commuter rail operating easement along the Manassas Line.

On Thursday night, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock River Transportation Commission, co-partners of VRE, officially voted at separate me

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Department of Health was notified of a confirmed case of measles at Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday.

The confirmed case involved an individual returning from an international trip. Health officials are coordinating efforts to identify those who might have been exposed.

According to the VDH, the exposure happened in Terminal A on the transportation to the main terminal and in the baggage claim area between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Measles is described by the VDH as a highly contagious illness that can spread easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. Measles symptoms usually appear in two stages. In the first stage, people experience a fever greater than 101 degrees, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a cough. These symptoms typically start seven to 14 days after being exposed.

The second stage starts three to five days after symptoms start when a rash begins to appear on the face and spread to the rest

A naturalized Hispanic man says he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were looking for another person on a deportation order, and now the man is questioning his vote for President Donald Trump.

Jensy Machado said he is a U.S. citizen and provided News4 documentation of his legal status.

Machado said he was driving to work Wednesday with two other men when he was stopped by ICE agents on Lomond Drive in Manassas, a short distance from his home. He said he was confused by what was happening, why agents surrounded the pickup truck.

“And they just got out of the car with the guns in their hands and say, turn off the car, give me the keys, open the window, you know,” Machado told Telemundo 44’s Rosbelis Quinoñez, who first reported his story. “Everything was really fast.”

He said the agents said the name of a man they were seeking for a deportation order, someone who had given Machado’s home address. Machado told them that wasn’t his name — he didn’t know an

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"It broke my heart," retired Army Staff Sergeant Alexzandria Hunt said. "It made me feel like nothing, like I didn't matter, like I was just a number." Author: Hannah Eason Amado Published: 11:25 AM EST March 5, 2025 Updated: 12:15 PM EST March 5, 2025

HAMPTON, Va. — When a storm blanketed Hampton Roads with a foot of snow last month, retired Army Staff Sergeant Alexzandria "Alex" Hunt says she stayed a little later during her shift at the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

She ensured hospice patients had extra diapers, oxygen tanks were squared away and departments were properly stocked with batteries. She says she volunteered to work extra hours simply because they were short staffed.

But on Feb. 25, she was notified that she was terminated from her position based on her work performance.

"I broke down right then and there," said Hunt, who was a supply technician. "I was blindsided."

Hunt wa

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Original post on IG by @PSLVirginia: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGyCivfx5pO/

Virginia rallies to defend immigrant families!

On Sunday, the community rallied together in Richmond to let >Youngkin know that we will not allow ICE to terrorize our state. We >were able to connect with each other, share our personal stories, and >spread resources.

We won’t allow the ruling class to divide us, distract us, or scare us >into submission. We will continue fighting and we will defend our >community!

The current minimum wage in Virginia is $12.41.

Rep. Robert Wittman for VA’s 1st District voted to slash Medicaid, give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy, and to raise the debt limit by $4 trillion yesterday

H.Con.Res 14: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h50

Washington, D.C. Office: (202) 225-4261 Glen Allen Office: (804) 401-4120 Yorktown Office: (757) 527-6270

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Those are in:

• VA house of delegates district 26 (in parts of Loudoun County)
• VA senate district 32 (in parts of Loudoun County)
• VA senate district 10 (in parts of many countries around central VA)

You can see the district outlines at the link above or find your state legislature districts at

https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/

Early voting both in-person and by mail has already started in the first two in Loudoun County! Early in-person voting will start in the 10th senate district on December 27th

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