The US Surgeon General says radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Windows and doors are closed tightly and people spend more time indoors so January is a good time to test, says EPA.

Prince William County firefighters who responded to Glenkirk Elementary School in Gainesville VA this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, found nothing amiss, according to a school official.

Virginia challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempts to regulate storm water as a pollutant in the Accotink Creek watershed in Fairfax County. The court said the EPA overstepped its bounds under the Clean Water Act.

Todd Lupton, battalion chief for the City of Manassas VA Fire and Rescue, has received a rare public safety designation, held by fewer than 100 individuals in the U.S.

No one was injured in a Dec. 22 townhouse fire in Manassas VA. The Red Cross aided three children and three adults displaced by the fire.

Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles says the sight of a blizzard blanketing the Midwest reminds drivers to completely clear their cars of ice and snow before driving in wintry conditions.

American Red Cross and Washington Redskins have teamed up to gather more than 500 pints of blood on Dec. 26-27 at Fed Ex Field in Landover, MD.

Prince William County VA Police Department's Crime Report for Dec. 20, 2012