Prince William County Police report incidents and arrests for Aug. 8, 2024

The Red Cross is actively coordinating with local emergency management partners and has volunteers and resources – including the materials needed to open shelters – on standby in staging areas throughout the region.

Farming and gardening operations are the most likely occupations to be affected by hurricanes, Virginia agricultural experts advise being prepared for bad weather.

Incidents, arrests and ongoing investigations summarized.

When the clouds roll out and the smoke clears, criminal scammers tend to move in, warns Virginia AARP.

Help children, veterans, who need transportation, deliver meals to seniors, help people who want to learn English, students who need tutoring & mentoring. Also needed are bilingual volunteers to help with a legal clinic and volunteers to help root out invasive species of plants at a Woodbridge park.

Weather permitting, the Route 28 (Sully Road/Centreville Road) and Route 29 interchange ramps will have nighttime closures Wednesday night, July 31; Thursday night, Aug. 1 and Sunday night, Aug. 4 through Thursday night, Aug. 8 between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. each night for paving, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

AARP warns about chances of fraud in wiiring funds, foreclosure risk and renting sight unseen.