Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Jan. 9 that the Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC) has approved a $1.1 million grant to Virginia Tech to support a medical device that will use low-energy electric fields to treat brain tumors, the second-leading cause of death in people under the age of 20.

Governor-elect Ralph Northam Jan. 3 announced at Richmond Electricians’ Joint Apprenticeship and Training Center in Ashland that Megan Healy will join his administration as Chief Workforce Development Advisor, which will be elevated to the cabinet level in Northam’s administration.

Interested parents are invited to attend a free workshop addressing ADHD and behavior management from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Arc of Greater Prince William/Muriel Humphrey Center, 13505 Hillendale Drive in Woodbridge. Arc of Greater Prince William and the PWCS Office of Special Education Parent Resource Center are hosting. Dr. James Crist, clinical director of Child & Family Counseling Center in Woodbridge, will speak.

The PWCS Capital Improvements Program (CIP) /Budget Planning Timeline for FY 2019 is now online.

Homeowners who are looking to make improvements to their property are excited to consider designs, material and final project completion timelines. However, it is important to make certain all improvements are done to code. Below is what DIYers need to know.

A major component of Prince William County homeless services is sheltering. The county coordinates services at two shelters in the county, as well as a drop-in center, to serve various segments of the homeless population, which numbered 400 at the last count in 2016.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently received an update from the county's Department of Transportation on the status of projects to show how the county is doing in reaching the mobility goal of the current Strategic Plan.

The Virginia State Police is heading into 2018 with $1,169,546 in grant funding from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to aid the Department’s ongoing efforts to combat the illegal manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine within the central and western regions of the Commonwealth.