When Chris Edwards discovered he’d won the $5 million top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 50X the Money game, he didn’t jump up and down and shout. Instead, he went to where his wife was asleep, kissed her and quietly said, “I just won $5 million!," according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased at the West Gate Giant Food.

Prince William County students Gregory Bastian, Victoria Bevard, Jonathan Buchinsky, Christopher Chi, Christian Ellis, Tian Low, Camryn Phillips, Kimberly Zhang join the nationwide pool of semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Fauquier County Parks and Recreation is hosting Touch-A-truck 2016 on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Warrenton Community Center, 431 E. Shirley Avenue.

Manassas City Police Department will host a family friendly open house on Saturday, Sept. 24, from noon to 5 p.m.

Manassas VA City Police Department's crime log for Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.

All high school seniors and juniors and their parents are strongly encouraged to attend one of the college fairs scheduled this fall by Prince William County Schools to explore post-graduation options.

Prince William County VA Police investigating a string of burglaries and other crimes.

Residents are invited to join Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., at Marsteller Middle School, 14000 Sudley Manor Drive, Bristow, for a Brentsville District town hall meeting on land use, Rural Crescent and VRE.

Prince William Conservation Alliance will host an open house at its headquarters, 2241F Tackett’s Mill Drive, Woodbridge, Sept. 21, 5 to 7:30 p.m.

A preliminary description of suspects is of several Hispanic males occupying two vehicles that were seen leaving the area together - one dark gray Mercedes sedan and the other a dark Honda sedan with loud exhaust.

Bonnie Atwood of Richmond, VA and a former reporter for The Journal Messenger newspaper in Manassas, was named runnerup for the 2016 Communicator of Achievement Award given by the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW).

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime log for Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.