“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.

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.

On June 7, the Medical Examiner’s Office in Manassas confirmed the identity of the human remains located in the 14800 block of Glenkirk Road in Nokesville on June 5 as Palmer Curtis MARSH, 16, of Nokesville, said Sgt. Jonathan Perok, spokesman for Prince William County Police Department

On June 5 at approximately 3:00PM, authorities located unidentified human remains in a wooded area near the 14800 block of Glenkirk Road in Nokesville (20181), according to a 9:05 p.m. news release from Sgt. Jonathan Perok, police department spokesman. Perok said the area was being surveyed by detectives regarding the ongoing investigation into the missing person’s case of Nokesville teen Palmer Marsh.

The Regular Business Meeting of the School Board of the City of Manassas scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 7 p.m., has been cancelled because of the (police directed) lockdown status at all City schools, according to Alba Garza, Clerk of the School Board, Manassas City Public Schools.