Keynote speaker Dr. Terry Clower, Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, will present a targeted analysis of how the Prince William region's efforts in economic development stack up against the rest of the region.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Friday, April 22, 2016.

On April 25, the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will celebrate National DNA Day with several activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 16, 2016 marks the 28th anniversary of the disappearance of Jerry D. PLASTER, who was 25 years old at the time he went missing from Manassas Mall in 1988.

Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission reports that William T. Kennard is now Deputy Commissioner at its regional office in Manassas. Kennard also will serve as an administrative law judge for evidentiary and on-the-record hearings under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. He will hold hearing dockets in Fairfax and Manassas.

Detectives from the Homicide Unit have identified the body found March 29 in a retention pond in the 7300 block of Williamson Blvd in Manassas (20109). The victim was reported as missing and endangered on Feb. 4. Officer Nathan Probus, Police Department spokesman, said there is no public threat or need for concern as this incident does not appear to be random and no foul play is suspected at this time.

Manassas VA City Police Department's crime report for Monday, April 11, 2016.

On the afternoon of Jan. 3, Karen Shumake, a senior park ranger with the Prince William County Department of Parks and Recreation Department, heard police dispatch go out about an injured hawk located at the intersection of U.S. 29 and University Blvd. Immediately, Shumake realized that she didn't have a safe way to safely capture the hawk that could do real damage with its beak and talons. Fortunately, she got some help from a passing motorist and Steven Neff, a county animal control officer.