With the cold temperatures finally setting in and an impending snow storms on the horizon you may be rushing about buying toilet paper and bread, thinking about cuddling up by the fire and either hoping for or dreading school closures. While we are all preparing. we would like to remind the community of some of the overlooked dangers of the frigid temperatures and the toll of snow removal.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is preparing for snow that weather forecasters say could reach Northern Virginia on Friday, Jan. 22. "If we get heavy wet snow or ice, we could have trees and branches falling on power lines and causing outages," Larry Shaffer, vice president, System Operations, was quoted as saying in a press release.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart said Jan. 18 he will propose at the Board of County Supervisors' meeting Jan. 19 that the county waive all fees associated with the county issuance of concealed handgun permits.

As part of National Radon Action Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging all residents to test their homes for radon. According to the EPA, test kits are available in home improvement centers, hardware stores and online at a cost of approximately $20. The kits are simple to use with easy testing and mailing instructions, the EPA added.

Prince William County Police gave the all-clear following a thorough search of Glenkirk Elementary School building, but are continuing their investigation. All after-school student activities have been cancelled. Students may not re-enter or retrieve belongings from Glenkirk today, Jan. 11.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced Jan. 11 that a federal appropriation of $279,488 for calendar year 2016 will allow 5,000 low-income, senior Virginians to receive a monthly allotment of food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

K9 teams from Federal, State and Local government agencies met to work their dogs on drug and bomb sniffing exercises. Training included working with two VRE trains and using two 34-passenger airplanes provided by Capital Aviation.