Pile driving that was to be taking place this week along Route 1 for construction of the new bridge over Marumsco Creek just north of Marys Way has been cancelled, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

There was no school for students at the new Baldwin Elementary School in the city of Manassas VA today, Tuesday, Jan. 10, because of standing water in the building due to frozen pipes and no heat. Late this afternoon, the Manassas City school division announced there will be no school for students on Wednesday, Jan. 11, due to the remaining clean-up in the building from the presence of water.

Firefighters extinguish blaze in crawl space of Nokesville home about 7:43 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. Damages estimated at $50,000.

Since the storm’s arrival in Virginia, Virginia State Police troopers have responded to more than 660 traffic crashes and aided more than 900 disabled vehicles statewide (Time period: Midnight Saturday (Jan. 7) through 6 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 8)).

As snow from a storm impacting most of the state moves into northern Virginia, drivers are asked to avoid unnecessary travel through snow bands. About 1,350 pieces of equipment in northern Virginia will remain on duty through the day to treat roads for one to three inches of snow forecast for the region.

Virginia State Police have spent the overnight hours responding to multiple calls across the Commonwealth for disabled and crashed vehicles. Road conditions are treacherous and Virginians are advised to stay off the roads.

All Prince William County Public Schools after-school and evening activities are cancelled effective 6:30 p.m. tonight, due to predicted inclement weather, according to Irene Cromer, supervisor of school community relations for the school division.

Governor McAuliffe today issued Executive Order 61, which will advance the cause of equality in Virginia by requiring all future state contractors with the Executive Branch to agree to a non-discrimination policy that includes discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This action builds on Executive Order Number 1 by extending the same protections offered to state employees to the employees of contractors that do business with the Commonwealth.