The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has expanded the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Quarantine to include all counties and independent cities in Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has announced that there will be a regional earthquake drill Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m. in the southeast United States, and Virginia has signed on as a participant. Individuals, businesses, schools and organizations are invited to participate. Other states and other areas around the world are also participating in earthquake drills, some at different times.

Fauquier Hospital's Senior Supper Club offers fresh food choices for those 55 and older on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the hospital's Bistro in Warrenton, VA. The program started last November.

Prince William County VA police department's crime report for Thursday, July 19, 2012 includes Bristow parents charged with felony child abuse.

Columbia Gas has issued an alert to its customers and the public that scammers are offering gas and electric utility customers an “energy credit” to be applied to their utility bills and furnishing false bank routing and account numbers for customers to make a utility payment by computer or phone. Customers have to register for the credit by furnishing personal information and account numbers.

June 18-24 is Virginia Pollinator Week and people of all ages and all across the state are being asked to do something to help save bees, bats, butterflies, birds, moths, beetles, insects and other pollinators - that provide an essential service in making food crops grow. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has put together a list of eight simple things people can do to help the pollinators survive. See below.

Prince William County Police Department's crime report for Monday, June 11, 2012 updates information regarding a Saturday night fatality in Manassas, VA in the vicinity of Dumfries Rd., Brentsville Rd. and Prince William Parkway and reports six home burglaries, with three showing no evidence of forced entry.

All national parks will observe National Get Outdoors Day this Saturday, June 9, with a free entry day to these facilities. The day raises awareness about the importance of physical activity outside and highlights the splendor of national parks. Take a walking tour and talk with a ranger at the battlefield Saturday.