Attempted Abduction – On September 23rd at 6:08PM, officers responded to investigate an attempted abduction which was reported to have occurred in the area of Bevanwood Dr and Elkwood Ln in Woodbridge (22193) earlier that afternoon around 3:30PM.

Prince William County Animal Shelter has received laboratory results confirming that Calicivirus has been introduced to the Shelter, and a majority of cats in the shelter has been infected. Calicivirus, known as Calici, is a highly contagious virus that causes upper respiratory and oral disease in cats.

Effective on January 1, 2016, the National Park Service will no longer be charging an entrance fee for visiting Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Prince William County Human Rights Commission and the Office of Elections, will host a community celebration in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Little Union Baptist Church, located at 17150 Mine Rd. in Dumfries, VA.

Bus assignments and schedules are being reworked to better address the needs of all Gravely students. Revised schedules will be sent home with students today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, and will take effect this Friday (Sept.11).

Several nighttime work zones will be active on northbound and southbound Interstate 95 this week in the Fredericksburg area, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). I-95 travelers are advised to use US 1 or US 301 to avoid delays. Message boards on I-95 will provide advance notice of lane closures and detour routes.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Sept. 8 that Ventech Solutions, a SEI CMMI Level 3 software company that specializes in managing full life cycle deployment of software systems and solutions, will invest $1.5 million to establish an Innovation, Operations and Engineering (IOE) center in Prince William County.

The Capital Area Food Bank has made public its proprietary Hunger Heat Map. Those who use the map can zero-in on the food insecurity data that pertains to the neighborhood they live in, giving a clear picture of what hunger looks like in local communities. The CAFB used the Hunger Heat Map to zero in on a Prince William County location to launch its first mobile feeding bus, which provided free, healthy lunches to about 300 children per weekday during the summer months.