Dominion Energy employee volunteers and contractors tomorrow, March 7, will weatherize the Alexandria home of Steve Pagach, a Vietnam-era veteran. The project is part of the EnergyShare Weatherization program.

Chief Barry Barnard of the Prince William County Police Department will host his 13th “Conversation with the Chief” on Thursday, March 14, at West Gate Elementary School located at 8031 Urbanna Road in Manassas beginning at 7 p.m.

Prince William County Police Department's crime log for Monday, March 4.

In honor of March being National Peanut Month, the Virginia Peanut Board and Virginia Peanut Growers Association are again teaming with Peanut Proud to contribute peanut butter to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, a partner state association of Feeding America.

On March 3 at 12:39AM, Prince William County police officers responded to the area of Rippon Blvd. and Jefferson Davis Hwy. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a shooting. The investigation revealed that while in a nearby parking lot the victim and the suspect were engaged in an argument that escalated. During the encounter, a firearm was brandished and the victim was shot. The suspect fled the area on foot while uninvolved residents aided the victim.

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville have discovered a defect in immune cells known as “killer T cells” that explains their inability to destroy cancer tumors. The finding could be a significant boost to the burgeoning field of immunotherapy, which aims to harness the body’s immune defenses to defeat cancer, a UVASM news release said.

From Prince William County Police Department's arrest log for Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

Iqra Noor, a senior at Freedom High School, is the winner of the John D. Jenkins Youth Citizen of the Year Award, presented by the Dale City Civic Association.