Prince William County News

Prince William County Police dispatched a K-9 unit Saturday, after a holdup by an armed gunman at a Manassas area bank.

The Virginia Republican party will gather for its state convention in Richmond this Friday and Saturday to nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general for the November election.

Led by a caravan of motorcycle cops, an estimated 1,700 people arrived at the national police memorial on their bikes Sunday, part of a week-long series of events to honor more than 19,000 officers lost in the line of duty.

The lanes will be closed until 10 a.m. Saturday for their entire length, from the D.C. line to Dumfries in southern Prince William County.

The suspect in a February assault case led police on a wild car chase Friday morning, nearly hitting two police officers and crashing into an occupied vehicle, Prince William County Police said.

Prince William County Police have released surveillance photos of the suspects in two recent armed robberies .

A vandal shattered a window and chipped the windshield of a parked Prince William County vehicle in the Dumfries area, according to police.

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.

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

A group of men assaulted a Woodbridge man early Wednesday morning near Veterans Park, Prince William County Police said.

Corliss Udoema said she went from a makeshift office in her kitchen to landing multi-million dollar contracts with the federal government, all by using a simple method.

A police officer sustained minor injuries while trying to serve several warrants on a Woodbridge woman, according to Prince William County Police.

Rep. Frank Wolf sent a letter to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell this week stating his opposition to a proposed major North-South highway through Prince William and Loudoun counties, The Washington Post reported .

Prince William County fire officials say they are flying one person to the hospital who was injured in a t-bone accident and car rollover in Manassas on Thursday morning.

The Virginia Republican party will gather for its state convention in Richmond this Friday and Saturday to nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general for the November election.

A Dale City man pulled out a gun after an argument with a family member escalated, Prince William County Police said.

A proposal by a Leesburg attorney to remove a statue honoring Confederate soldiers from the property of Loudoun County's courthouse is causing a stir.

The Prince William County Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit will host a security seminar for faith-based organizations on May 30.

More than 19,000 names of fallen law enforcement officers are etched into the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial -- and more are added every year.

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