On Friday, Nov. 22, the American Red Cross will mark the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art blood donation center in Manassas. This new facility will collect thousands of blood products each year from generous donors who roll up a sleeve to help save lives.

Virginia General Assembly recently reached the mid-point of the 2015 legislative session, known as crossover. Del. Tim Hugo, who represents part of Prince William County, is informing the public on several of the actions taken by the General Assembly and some initiatives of his own. These are measures Hugo believes to be of particular importance to Virginia's 40th District in Western Fairfax and Prince William counties.

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, a Virginia Department of Corrections divertee transportation vehicle was involved in a single vehicle accident at the intersection of US Rte. 301 and VA Rte. 3 in King George County.

A home on Nagel Street in the city of Manassas was severely damaged by fire, and four residents were displaced by a fire Friday, Feb. 13, around 6 p.m., according to Patty Prince, public affairs specialist for the city government.

At about 9 p.m. on February 14, a building on Battle Street in the historic downtown area of the City of Manassas had a substantial collapse, according to Patty Prince, public affairs specialist for the city government.

On Feb. 17, Prince William County Executive Melissa Peacor will present the proposed FY2016 Budget during the 7:30 p.m. session of the Board of County Supervisors. Taxpayers then will have several opportunities to let the Prince William Board of County Supervisors know how they want their money to be spent.

Prince William County Police report that a suspect, Theresa Elaine Brown, 24, of Woodbridge complained of pain, while in custody, and was subsequently transported to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center for evaluation. While at the hospital, the suspect accessed a secure hallway from her room and was able to escape from the facility around 4 a.m.

Police report Brian Kese Boateng of Bristow is missing. He was seen Feb. 6 at his residence and reportedly seen Feb. 12 at the Dale City Recreation Center with a female acquaintance. He is described as a black male, 24 years of age, 5’7”, 164lbs with black hair and brown eyes. No current clothing description.

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee who represents part of the Prince William County area, released the following statement on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) proposed by President Obama: