City of Manassas has been named a 2015 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of the City’s commitment to effective urban forest management. To celebrate this accomplishment and in honor of Arbor Day, on April 22 at 10 a.m. the public is invited to attend a program at Nelson Park at 8915 Grant Ave., Manassas.

On March 19, Prince William County VA Police Department detectives from the Homicide Unit made two arrests and identified a third suspect involved in the shooting death of an adult male which occurred in the 7900 block of Blue Gray Cir in Manassas on March 18.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Monday, March 21, 2016.

On March 18th at approximately 10:00PM, officers responded to the 11200 block of Golden Leaf Circle in Manassas (20109) to investigate a shooting, according to a report from Officer Steven Mattos Jr., spokesman for Prince William County Police Department.

Death Investigation – On March 16 at 2:42AM, officers responded to a residence located in the 14600 block of Ponderosa Ct in Woodbridge (22191) to assist the Department of Fire and Rescue with a townhouse fire. Due to the unsafe structural conditions of the home, fire crews were unable to conduct an interior search of the residence for any occupants.

Upon arrival, firefighters observed a fully involved vehicle in the driveway with fire extending into the garage and minor smoke damage to the master bedroom located above the garage.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Wednesday, March 16, 2016.

State Veterinarian Dr. Richard Wilkes has lifted the quarantine in effect since Feb. 22 on a thoroughbred training facility in Fauquier County. The quarantine was imposed for Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).

Manassas VA City Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Registration begins March 29 for Northern Virginia Community College’s summer session. Students must register by 11:59 p.m. on the day before a session begins. Classes in the 12-week session begin May 16 and end Aug. 7. NOVA also offers two six-week sessions during the summer, starting May 16 and June 28.

Kindergarten registration for children attending Fauquier County Public Schools will be held April 11-15, 2016. Children who are 5 years of age on or before September 30, 2016, are eligible for kindergarten.