Wherefore Art Thou, Snowplow? | Patch PM

Stories worth talking about tonight:

VDOT Snowplow Update for Northern Virginia

Virginia Department of Transporation crews are making significant progress on 16,000 subdivision streets across northern Virginia.

VDOT announced that the goal is to make one lane of all subdivisions passable by 6 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27. If residents do not have one passable lane by 6 a.m. tomorrow, contact VDOT at 1-800-FOR-ROAD or novainfo@vdot.virginia.gov. >>>read more.

Rescue on the Ice at Aquia Creek

A Stafford detective saved a man who had fallen into the ice on Aquia Creek Tuesday morning, according to Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

Local rivers and lakes are not safe when iced over. In this case, the man’s dog had run onto the ice and he was trying to save the dog when he fell in. >>>read more.

Photo: Virginia Department of Transportation

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Mail Service Resumes Across Northern Virginia

• All post offices were scheduled to reopen Tuesday but some locations may have opened later than normal due to snow cleanup efforts.

A few stories buried by the snow:

Dates Announced for National Cherry Blossom Festival 2016

• Baby it’s cold outside, but think thoughts of cherry blossoms...here are the dates for this year’s festival.

FBI: Suspect Robs DC Bank After First Attempt Failed

• The suspect changed jackets between the morning attempted robbery and the afternoon robbery, the FBI says. See more photos here.

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