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PWC Police charge Manassas Park man, 20, with homicide in Manassas

PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.

Halloween Eve incidents kept Prince William County Police busy investigating and making two arrests

Prince William County Police Department report for Halloween, October 31, 2024

Soon-to-be released inmates learn how to communicate effectively

Participants scheduled for release soon learn communication tools that aim to help them transition successfully, navigate new challenges, and build meaningful lives in the community.

Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Everything about Smoke Alarms

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 3. As you turn your clocks back, the Prince William County Fire and Rescue reminds residents to change the battery in their smoke alarms. When properly installed and maintained, working smoke alarms save lives and protect against injury and loss due to fire. You double your chances of surviving a home fire with working smoke alarms compared to homes without working smoke alarms

Check smoke alarms when you turn back clocks Nov. 3

Daylight saving time ends onSunday, Nov. 3 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to make sure the safety devices are working.

$25 discount on some native Va. trees; nurseries have until Nov. 29 to participate

Next spring, DOF will expand participation to 15 retail nurseries. In 2023, Throwing Shade VA was available at 10 locations and resulted in the sale of 5,500 native shrubs and trees being purchased (all at a discount, of course) and planted across Virginia.

Victim in Oct. 27 murder identified; three men arrested

On the day before Halloween, October 30, 2024, Prince William County Police detectives obtained arrest warrants and later apprehended multiple suspects in connection to the murder of a 43-year-old man who was found deceased in the 18500 block of Triangle Street in Triangle (22172) on October 27.

Buy firewood locally to avoid invasive diseases and pests, say Va. forestry experts

It’s very difficult to determine if wood is infested, and it can be infested with a variety of invasive pests,” said Bill Osl, a Cumberland County forestland owner who chairs Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Forestry Advisory Committee and the Virginia Board of Forestry. “By buying firewood locally, you’re not just limiting the spread of these destructive and non-native organisms, you’re also helping someone in the community and supporting the local economy..”

Correction: Lake Ridge Rotary “Done in a Day” food drive is Saturday, Nov. 23 (Not Nov. 16)

Look for members of the Lake Ridge Rotary Club at the Tackett's Mill Safeway on Saturday, Nov. 23 (the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The previous announced date of Saturday, Nov. 16 was incorrect.

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