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

On the day before Halloween, an unknown dressed in a gray hoodie and also wearing a dark-colored baseball type hat, black glasses and gloves, entered the BB&T Bank located at 16541 River Ridge Blvd in Woodbridge and handed a note to a teller.

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 3. As you turn your clocks back, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (http://www.pwcgov.org/fire) reminds residents to change the battery in their smoke alarms. When properly installed and maintained, working smoke alarms save lives and protect against injury and loss due to fire.

The Prince William Human Rights Commission is now accepting nominations for its annual Human Rights Awards to honor individuals, schools, community groups and businesses for outstanding accomplishments toward the advancement of human rights. Nominations due by Dec. 2.

In July 2019, detectives with the Special Victims Unit began an investigation into sexual abuse committed in the Haymarket (20169) area of Prince William County between August 2007 and November 2008.

On October 26, the suspect sought in connection to the brandishing that was reported to have occurred at a residence located in 2800 block of Woodmark Dr. in Woodbridge (22191) on October 20 was arrested.

On October 29, 2019 at approximately 12:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Leighton Pl for a report of a shooting. One victim was transported to a local area hospital.

Detectives with the Prince William County Police Department's Homicide Unit have identified the man killed in the shooting that occurred in the 2300 block of Briar Rose Ln in Woodbridge (22192) on October 21.

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a strange new organelle inside our cells that helps to prevent cancer by ensuring that genetic material is sorted correctly as cells divide.