"The Longest Night: A Service of Prayers for Healing and Wholeness" will be offered at Manassas Presbyterian Church on Sunday, December 21, at 5:00 p.m.

Archery program like used in Fairfax mentioned as a possible solution.

Law enforcement officers across the country – and Virginia – will be out in full force now through January 1 actively searching for drunk drivers.

The proposals include prohibiting possession of firearms for persons subject to protective orders and those who have committed such misdemeanors as stalking, sexual battery, and domestic violence; revoking concealed handgun permits for parents delinquent on child support payments.

American Red Cross will be holding blood drives in Prince William County and Manassas city as the year draws to a close at such locations as an ice rink, Manassas Mall and a library. Especially needed are blood donors with type O negative, A negative or B negative.

Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring hopes to give everyone the information they need to have a safe and happy holiday by avoiding common pitfalls and scams that inevitably surface this time of year.

The Rotary Club of Lake Ridge will be manning a collection station for clothing, coats and non-perishable food items during Tackett Mill’s annual Holiday Arts Market from noon until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Springfield) has introduced HB 1343, legislation Dec. 1 that requires the reporting of campus sexual assaults by campus and local law enforcement to the local Commonwealth’s Attorney within 48 hours of the reported incident. If passed, this legislation could expedite an investigation of the case.