Prince William County News

Unless you are on a Republican mailing list, your awareness that the GOP is having a primary election June 12 is likely not very high.

A Richmond man has admitted to pocketing money intended for a client's vacation rental in the Bahamas.

When theA Scripps A National Spelling Bee A gets underway at National Harbor on Wednesday, 6-year-oldA Lori Anne Madison will be among the competitors.

A Prince William County high school instructor and coach has been arrested on charges of inappropriate communications with a female student.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Western Fairfax County effective until 10:30 p.m. At 7:36 p.m. NWS doppler radar indicated thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding along a line from South Riding to eight miles south of Haymarket, according to an alert from Fairfax County.

Six year old Lori Anne Madison from Virginia is the youngest speller on record to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

HAYMARKET, Va. - A fire sparked by a charcoal grill ignited a home Monday night, injuring one firefighter and displacing two adults, according to the Prince William County Dept.

If you were on Old Bridge Road or Prince William Parkway heading into Manassas Monday before noon, chances are you saw a Prince William County police motorcade escorting a bunch of cyclists.

Rolling Thunder came through Woodbridge on Sunday. Reader Lisa Bigelow posted a photo of the motorcycle rally when it rolled down Route 1. Prince William County Police announced earlier in the weekend that Route 1 would be closed to accomodate the rally and festivities on Sunday.A Do you have photos from Rolling Thunder? Add them by clicking upload ... (more)

The head baseball coach at Brentsville High School in Prince William County was arrested Tuesday on charges that he was inappropriately communicating with a 17-year-old female student.

NOKESVILLE, Va. - Richard Teller, the head baseball coach at Brentsville High School in Prince William County, has been arrested after allegedly exchanging inappropriate text messages with a 17-year-old female student at the school.

A Lorton man was arrested Saturday after police said he ignored a Prince William County Police officer that attempted to pull him over.

Prince William County police have joined with other area police departments by joining in with the "Click It or Ticket" campaign through June 3.A In a release, the department announced it would participate in high-visibility patrols day and night.

A 36-year-old Manassas woman suffered severe injuries Saturday night when a car drove onto a sidewalk at Pollo Campero on Sudley Road and ran her down, police said.

Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP This week, a precocious six-year-old will be on stage with youngsters more than twice her age - and twice her size - as one of 278 students who have qualified for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Volunteers placed more than 1,500 flags at the grave sites of veterans who are buried in Northern Virginia over Memorial Day weekend.

On Monday, the Prince William County government offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

"As we observe Memorial Day with friends and family members, we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms we now enjoy.

In precision, each small American flag is held for a moment, hovering a few inches above the earth approximately one foot in front of each grave marker, carefully centered, and then gently guided into its temporary resting place amid the permanent tombstones, where it will remain through this Memorial Day weekend.

The Battlefield girls outdoor track team captured the Northwest Regional title in Charlottesville this past week, coming in first place ... Prince William County Public School officials are proposing small boundary changes affecting attendance boundaries of Patriot and Brentsville District high ... Springtime means sunshine, blooms, birdsong and ... (more)