Out of an abundance of caution and concern for Manassas City residents and staff and given the rapidly evolving situation with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), City Manager W. Patrick Pate has decided to close all City of Manassas buildings to the public effective immediately March 19 until further notice.

On March 18 at 6:12PM, Prince William County po;ice officers responded to the 1600 block of Florida Ave in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a shooting.

Effective March 23, 2020, Residential Inspections that require entry into an existing occupied dwelling will be suspended for 30-Days. This applies to inspections conducted by the Building Construction Inspections Branch, the Special Inspections Section, and the Building Code Enforcement Section

OmniRide announced several changes March 18 to help protect the public and OmniRide employees from the COVID-19 pandemic while still providing vital mobility services in our community, a news release said.

Northern Virginia Community College closed its Manassas Campus, effective 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, until further notice following the determination that an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee had no contact with students.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Diocese of Arlington, issued a video message March 16 to the faithful in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). In the video, Bishop Burbidge announced that the public celebration of all Masses in the Diocese is suspended until further notice. He asked priests to keep churches open for prayer but stressed social distancing and not exceeding the 10-person limit.

County Executive Chris Martino signed a Declaration of Local State of Emergency for Prince William County in response to the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control to limit crowds of people to 50 or less to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The county remains at three confirmed cases.

Parenting classes offered through the Prince William office of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) have been canceled until further notice.