Governor Terry McAuliffe issued Executive Order #59 Sept. 16 declaring a state of emergency in order to allow for a state response to prevent gasoline shortages following the temporary shutdown of Colonial Pipeline’s main lines in Shelby County, Alabama.

Manassas City Police, collaboratiing with task forces from Northern Virginia, Prince William County-Manassas-Manassas Park, US Marshals Service and US Secret Service apprehended David Mendoza, 18, without incident on Shady Grove Circle, in Manassas, around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Ten charges were placed against the suspect.

Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Project Wing, the aviation division of X, will deliver food using unmanned aerial vehicles during research flights this fall at Virginia Tech.

Prince William County police are seeking the public's help in locating Zion LeBron Favors, a 3 month old black male, 1’6’’, and 10lbs. He has brown eyes and short brown hair. Zion was last seen wearing a diaper. The infant was taken from a Dumfries motel, police said.

Labor Day weekend travelers can expect to see more stationary and roving patrols by Virginia State Police troopers as part of VSP’s participation in the annual Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) program.

Dr. Sandra Mitchell, associate superintendent for instruction for Fauquier County Public Schools, has announced her intent to retire effective Jan. 1, 2017. She will leave FCPS to become a part-time educational leadership instructor and the program administrator for the leadership preparation program for the University of Virginia, Falls Church campus.

There was a brief precautionary evacuation Sept. 1 at Osbourn Park High School in Manassas due to a fire alarm signal. All are safe. The fire department has given the all clear and students and staff have returned to the building.

Residents of East End Mobile Home Park in Manassas are currently being notified by the property owner of a decision to close the park. Later this week the City will notify current leaseholders of a meeting to discuss the impact the sale may have on tenants of the park and how the City can help them.