PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.

“This bipartisan bill will make it easier for people to receive degrees that they’ve already paid for, worked towards, and earned,” said Sen. Mark Warner. “This bill will give schools one more tool to prepare degree seekers for the workforce – equipping them with credentials that would have otherwise been left on the table."

Woodbridge Potomac Communities Civic Association and Prince William County Supervisor Frank J. Principi announced June 14 that the 3rd Annual International Cultural Festival will be held at 7 p.m., on Thursday, June 21, at the Dr. AJ Ferlazzo Government Center Atrium in Woodbridge. The event is free and open to the public.

In his continuing series of meetings/talks in various Prince William County communities, Chief Barry Barnard of the Prince William County Police Department will host a “Conversation with the Chief” on Wednesday, June 27, at the Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department located at 11310 Coles Road in Manassas beginning at 7 p.m. Get crime prevention tips and learn about employment opportunities too.

The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington has selected Prince William Conservation Alliance to be part of its 2018-19 class of best local nonprofits in the region. Executive director Kim Hosen says the accolade is due to community support for PWCA programs.

Governor Ralph Northam announced June 14 that Discovery, Inc., an American media company and a worldwide leader in real life entertainment, intends to invest $16 million to expand its global technology and operations hub in Loudoun County. Virginia successfully competed against Maryland and New York for the project, which will create 240 new jobs.

In late spring and early summer bears are hungry and on the move in search of food. This primal need can cause them to conflict with homeowners and residents using parks and other unimproved areas. There has already been a sighting in eastern Prince William County.

Prince William County Police Department's arrest log for Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

Ali Krieger, a Prince William County native, and a 2016 Olympian and member of the 2015 Women's World Cup championship team, recently got the chance to visit home and cut the ribbon for the Ali Krieger Sports Complex, that sits on 29.7 acres adjacent to St. John Paul the Great High School in the Potomac Shores community in Dumfries, and includes seven rectangular, multi-purpose fields; a softball field; restrooms; a tot lot; and parking. "Out of every achievement in my career, I have to say this one means the most to me. Yes, even winning the World Cup, even being an Olympian, this definitely beats all of that and that's because it comes from my home town," said Krieger.