U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Edward J. Markey and Bob Menendez to introduce the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act, legislation to prohibit the online distribution of blueprints and instructions that allow for the 3D printing of firearms.

Honey bees are invaluable to the health of the U.S. agricultural economy as they enable the production of at least 90 commercially grown crops in the nation. In Virginia, honeybees are essential pollinators for about one-third of the state’s fruit and vegetable crops. That is why Governor Ralph S. Northam declared June 17-23 as Virginia Pollinator Week. Without adequate pollination, Virginia could experience a significant reduction in its harvest of apples, alfalfa, berries,cucumbers, melons, squash, peaches and pumpkins.”

On Monday, May 20 at 9:20PM, officers responded to investigate a possible abduction that reportedly occurred in the area of Joseph D. Reading Park located at 8460 Maplewood Dr in Manassas (20111) sometime earlier that evening.

On May 19 at 3:49AM, officers responded to a residence located in the 1600 block of Lynn Ct. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a domestic. The victim, a 28-year-old man, reported to police that he and a family member, identified as the accused, were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated.

On May 15 at 9:29PM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to area of Sudley Manor Drive and Seymour Road in Manassas (20109) to investigate a crash.

On May 14, 2019, investigators from the Prince William County Police Department's Crash Investigation Unit arrested the driver, identified as the accused, in connection to a fatal hit & run crash that killed a 17-year-old male in the area of Sudley Rd near Catharpin Rd in Gainesville on Sept. 22, 2018.

Route 15 (James Madison Highway) between Route 234 (Sudley Road) and Logmill Road (Route 701) will have overnight mobile lane closures Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16 so rumble strips can be installed along the shoulders, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

At about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, the National Park Service will reopen one northbound lane of the George Washington Memorial Parkway from Virginia Route 123, Chain Bridge Road, to I-495, the Capital Beltway. Drivers should expect delays and watch for workers in the road.