Roads remain slick and hazardous as snow bands move through northern Virginia today, Wednesday, March 21. Virginia Department of Transportation asks drivers to continue to avoid driving for safety during the height of today’s winter storm, according to VDOT's noon update received in the Observer office at 12:23 p.m.

Murder Investigation *ARRESTS – Detectives from the Prince William County Police Department's Homicide Unit have identified multiple suspects in connection to the ongoing homicide investigation after a body was discovered inside of a burning vehicle at Veterans Park in Woodbridge on March 15.

Testing well water might not be something that well owners and users do regularly, but they should, according to the Virginia Cooperative Extension, or VCE. So VCE is offering Prince William residents who have wells a $55 opportunity to find out what is in their well water as part of the Prince William Drinking Water Clinic. Get kit March 26; turn in water sample March 28; get results and additional information on May 9.

Delegate Tim Hugo reported March 17 that Gov. Ralph Northam has signed the bill that calls for burying the Haymarket power lines.

On March 16, the body discovered inside of a burning vehicle at Veterans Park located at 14300 Veterans Dr in Woodbridge underwent an autopsy at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Manassas. Based upon further examination of the victim’s body and the preliminary investigation, police detectives and fire investigators are now investigating the victim’s manner of death as a homicide.

Sgt. Jonathan Perok, police department spokesman, said a citizen had contacted the Public Safety Communications Center to report that a vehicle appeared to be on fire inside the park. Fire crews responded and located the vehicle fully engulfed. When the fire was extinguished, fire crews located a body inside the vehicle and contacted police.

Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart announced today, March 12, his campaign has submitted nearly 150 percent of the required ballot petition signatures today to Virginia State Board of Elections (VBE). "This is an important step in taking Virginia back from the swamp creatures in both parties," he was quoted as saying in a news release.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.6 percent for five consecutive months—the lowest rate since the 3.5 percent rate in April 2008 and 3.9 percentage points below the peak rate of 7.5 percent in February 2010.