TODAY, Thursday, June 21 at 12:15 PM in Arlington, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) will hold a discussion with Northern Virginia faith leaders and immigrant advocates to discuss the Trump Administration policy of separating children from their families at the southern border.

At this time, the Verizon Wireless outage related to 9-1-1 service in Prince William County appears to be resolved. If residents attempt to contact 9-1-1 and have an issue, please try calling the non-emergency number at 703-792-6500, text-to-911 or another service provider.

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a regional outage affecting 9-1-1 service in the City of Manassas and Prince William County area.

Prince William County Police Department reports Verizon Wireless is experiencing a regional outage affecting 9-1-1 service in Prince William County.

When exposed to skin, the sap from a Giant hogweed plant can cause severe skin and eye irritation, painful blistering and permanent scarring. The plant is easily confused with other look alike plants such as elderberry and cow parsnip. People who think they have found Giant hogweed should take a digital photo of the leaf, stem and flower. They can report it to the local office of Virginia Cooperative Extension or file an online report. It can grow upwards of 15 feet tall with leaves as large as five feet across.

Northam issued this statement: “Virginia benefits from the important work of securing our border and we have a responsibility to contribute to that mission. However, we also have a responsibility to stand up to policies or actions that run afoul of the values that define us as Americans. Today I spoke with the Adjutant General of the Virginia National Guard and ordered him to withdraw four soldiers and one helicopter from Arizona until the federal government ends its enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy that separates children from their parents.

Prince William Board of County Supervisors and the Prince William County Police Department will conduct a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Charlie T. Deane Police Station on Tuesday, June 19, at 11:30 a.m. The ceremony, open to the public, will be followed by tours of the facility, at 5036 Davis Ford Road, in Woodbridge. An open house with demonstrations for the community will be at the new police station this Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Commuter and express bus routes in the Interstate 66 corridor are showing significant increases in ridership due to tolling and new service funded by the I-66 Commuter Choice program, according to a new report released June 18 by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC). Bus travel times are more reliable too, the report said.