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Va, State Police answer nearly 500 calls for assistance since midnight Jan. 11

Virginia State Police report State Troopers have responded to more than 400 incidents and 94 crashes

Experienced Va. wildland firefighter crews and managers head west to help fight fires

Virginia Department of Forestry has deployed 39 employees to serve as ground forces on fire line crews or as support staff in fire management roles throughout the west. The firefighters from Virginia will be fighting blazes in remote locations, under adverse weather conditions. Assignments are normally for a 14-day period, not counting travel.

PW Health District’s mobile COVID-19 vaccine unit at 3 Manassas/Manassas Park sites Thursday

Prince William Health District's COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Unit will conduct three Moderna Clinics on Thursday, June 24 in the Manassas/Manassas Park area.

VDOT starts work on widening southbound I-95 between Gordon Blvd. and PW Parkway

Virginia Department of Transportation reports that work has started to create an auxiliary lane on southbound I-95 from Rt. 123 (Gordon Boulevard) to the Prince William Parkway (Rt. 294). The project will convert about a mile and a half of the existing shoulder to a travel lane,

Community Vaccination Center in Woodbridge is running out of time

This coming Saturday, June 26, is the final day to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at the site of the former Gander Mountain store near Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, according to Kathy Stewart, public information officer for Prince William Health District (PWHD).

Community asked to complete the PWHD COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Survey

Prince William Health District (PWHD) is inviting members of the community to complete the COVID-19 vaccine acceptability survey, according to Kathy Stewart, public information officer for the Health District.

Quarterly update on transportation projects in Prince William County

The Prince William County Department of Transportation (PWC-DOT) recently gave the Board of County Supervisors a quarterly update on the status of 18 transportation projects.

A bird mystery: VA officials working to discover why birds are dying in numbers

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, DWR (formerly the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, DGIF) is coordinating testing on a selection of deceased birds after the Northern Region area of Virginia began receiving an increase in the number of calls starting May 18 about sick/injured young birds, specifically Grackles and Blue Jays.

Agriculture is Virginia’s biggest industry and June 13-19 is Va. Agriculture Week

Governor Ralph Northam has issued a proclamation declaring June 13–19 as Virginia Agriculture Week to recognize and celebrate the many contributions of the Commonwealth’s agricultural community. The Governor, First Lady, and Northam Administration officials will visit sites throughout Virginia to highlight the economic impact of the agriculture industry and the role of farmers and agribusinesses.

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