“There will be no program cuts to public education, Medicaid for our families most in need, nor our core public safety services. We did not kick our budget problems to local governments by reducing payments to cities, counties or towns," the governor was quoted as saying in a press release.

Students and staff have returned to Battlefield High School following a brief precautionary evacuation caused by a fire alarm that was triggered by utility work in the community.

The section of Euclid Avenue between Manassas Drive and Liberia Avenue was once a choke point for traffic during morning and evening commute times, but it just got better. The two-lane stretch has been widened due to cooperation between a local developer and Prince William County government.

On Oct. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m., Prince William County Planning Office will host a Comprehensive Plan Update Workshop in the Development Services Building at 5 County Complex Court, Woodbridge, VA 22192.

Prince William County Police Department Detectives from the Homicide Unit have identified the victim in the ongoing homicide investigation which occurred at Bayvue Apartments on Bayside Ave in Woodbridge on October 8. A possible description of two suspects was also developed and the public's help is being asked to help police locate them.

On October 6, detectives from the Special Victims Bureau and Street Crimes Unit conducted an operation at the Wyndham Garden Hotel located at 10800 Vandor Ln in Manassas (20109) in connection to a recent sexual assault which occurred in September of 2016.

On October 8 at 5:56PM, officers responded to the 1400 block of Bayside Ave in Woodbridge for a report of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshots to the body in front of one of the apartment buildings. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

On October 6 at 3:30PM, officers responded to the United Bank located at 17054 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Dumfries (22026) to investigate an armed bank robbery.