Beginning Sunday night, April 28, weather permitting, a portion of the northbound and southbound I-95 general purpose lanes in Prince William County will have nighttime single- and double-lane closures until late fall.

Prince William County VA police department's crime report for Friday, July 5, 2013 includes a July 1 double fatality at Lake Montclair, a July 4 motorcycle fatality on Joplin Road, a July 4 sexual assault in Woodbridge and a July burglary and vandalism of a Dumfries recreation center.

Colonel (Ret) Byron L. Cherry, Ph.D.* has been named to the Norfolk State University Board of Visitors by Virginia's governor Robert McDonnell.

The American Red Cross found temporary housing for a Manassas VA family when a pan with grease unattended on a hot stove caused a fire that destroyed the kitchen and spread smoke throughout a three-story townhouse on Laurelwood Court.

One Sunday night a month, Pastor Matthew Smith takes a team from St. Thomas United Methodist Church in Manassas VA to Washington, D.C. to hand out meals, clothing and other necessities to people living on the streets. "We travel to the shadow of the nation's capital to people who can't or won't sleep in shelters at night," said Smith.

ACTS Helpline is a free service for those who need someone to listen to their thoughts and feelings. Listeners will assist with crisis intervention for suicide, sexual assault, and abuse. The crisis hotline is available 24 hours a day, and no problem is too big or small to be heard.

The cost of health care, obesity and access to healthy foods were the top concerns of the 1194 people who responded to a survey taken by Prince William Health District (PWHD) between February and June this year. The health district includes Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan and Quantico.

A lot of residents in the City of Manassas are glad to see that the historic 9300 Prescott Ave. House has been saved from being torn down and will be remodeled. Hugh Ickrath, a neighbor two doors down and two other investors had managed to buy the decaying eyesore at the last hour at a short sale before a demolition crew was to arrive.

Plans for the Pyramid Center, a mixed-use development which would include rerouting Prince William Parkway at Buckhall Road, were pulled from the June 18 agenda of Prince William Board of County Supervisors by the applicant who said he has "some unfinished work to do with (county) planners and the neighbors."