Prince William County News

All eighth grade students who moved to Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun or Prince William County or the City of Falls Church after Sept.

If you haven't seen a swarm of cicadas in your neighborhood already, you may not see very many-or any-of the bugs this summer.

A Manassas chiropractic practice opened a new office on Liberia Avenue this month.

An unusually large number of robberies on Thursday-two of which targeted adult video stores-have Manassas City and Prince William County police investigating if the incidents may be connected.

Prince William County prosecutors culminated a pattern of "continued misconduct" by threatening Owen Merton Barber IV-the triggerman in the 2002 murder of Daniel Petrole Jr.-after Barber testified that a former death row inmate was not involved in the crime, a federal judge wrote in an opinion issued Wednesday.

Woodbridge High School, Lake Ridge Middle School, and Old Bridge Elementary School are in precautionary secure the building status after a reported armed robbery at the Check into Cash in Dillingham Square in Lake Ridge, according to information from Prince William County Schools and the Prince William County Police Department .

The Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting on May 28 to speed approval of a drag strip and race-track that will change the face of Spotsylvania.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60 th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

Prince William County Police recently responded to the following Woodbridge area burglaries.

A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn't appear headed for college.

At first, there were one or two husks on a tree. Then there were several squashed bugs in the school parking lot.

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Virginia should be allowed to pursue a capital murder case against an alleged drug kingpin from northern Virginia, overruling a lower court that had sought to put an end to the 12-year legal saga by ordering his unconditional release.

After a routine trip to a Woodbridge, Virginia WalMart, Joseph - a white man who says he does not want his last name revealed - took his three young daughters home.

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Manassas and Manassas Park area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

Officers on a foot patrol charged a local man after witnessing a drug transaction at a Dale City home, Prince William County Police said.

Prince William County schools honored one of the area's hardest-working women Tuesday.

Prince William County Police have charged three people in an investigation involving distribution of prescription medications, according to police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok.

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Woodbridge area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

Get that camera phone ready for something gross and delicious . The first cicadas - and their empty, crunchy shells - have officially arrived in Virginia for the 2013 season.

Novant Health has just one hospital in Greater Washington, but it's at the center of one of the region's most hotly contested health care markets: Prince William County.