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Lockdown lifted at 2 elementary schools in Stafford Co.

By Anna Isaacs

WASHINGTON — Anthony Burns Elementary School and Hampton Oaks Elementary School in Stafford County, Virginia, were locked down Tuesday morning as police search for an armed robbery suspect. Police tracked the suspect to the neighborhoods of Hampton Oaks and Austin Ridge. Stafford County police identified the suspect as Michael Anthony Pixley, Jr. He is described as a light-skinned black man, 5-foot-10, and heavyset with a thin beard. The partial lockdown was a precaution, and the lockdown was lifted by Tuesday afternoon. Police say the suspect carjacked a vehicle in Fairfax on Sunday and committed two robberies between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, in Spotsylvania and one in Stafford.

VDOT releases designs for new 95 bridge project over Rappahannock

By Max Smith
WASHINGTON — Virginia residents will have a chance this week to check out revised designs for a new bridge over the Rappahannock River that will provide more lanes along Interstate 95 through the congested Fredericksburg area. The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to hold a public information meeting Wednesday night at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House to present the designs for the bridge project, which will add three additional southbound lanes and separate through traffic from local traffic.
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