Virginia's only commuter railroad will continue to welcome bicycles on trains.
The Virginia Railway Express Operations Board made a permanent policy implemented during the coronavirus pandemic to allow full-size bicycles on every VRE railcar each weekday.
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A man was arrested Sunday, April 24 after brandishing a handgun during a road rage incident in Stafford County.
At 6:23 p.m., Deputy E.E. West went to the area of Route 1 and Perchwood Drive, near Adventure Brewing Company. Duties West and J.W. Ahern located stopped a driver and conducted a stop in the 2000 block of Route 1.
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On Friday, April 22, at 2:34 p.m., officers investigated a report of indecent exposure at the Woodwind Villa Apartments, 14400 block of Saxophone Way, near the Americana Grocery in Woodbridge on April 13.
The investigation revealed the victim, a 42-year-old woman, was walking her dog when she observed a man remove his pants and walk nude toward the leasing office. The man eventually returned, retrieved his pants, put them back on, and walked toward a breezeway.
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The 24th Annual Eagle Festival at Mason Neck State Park in Lorton returns on May 7.
This family-friendly event runs from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. It includes live animal shows, hands-on educational opportunities, and outdoor recreation clinics that all aim to highlight the natural history of Northern Virginia and foster stewardship of the environment.
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Greetings, Prince William - Formed Families Forward is holding a Spring Forward Family Fun Day April 30, 8:30am-2pm on the Manassas campus of George Mason University. Volunteers age 18+ are needed to support child and youth activities and other event duties. You'll feel great getting a free lunch, community service hours and the satisfaction of helping children and youth with special needs and adults in your community! Volunteers can register athttps://fffspringforward2022.eventbrite.com/, click on Tickets to sign up. Deadline to register is April 25. Please email Nina at [email protected] to learn more.
Animal lovers! Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets has several volunteer openings, to include Volunteer Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Website Coordinator, Grant Coordinator and Events Coordinator. Pet care is always needed, and the furbabies will appreciate all you do to improve their quality of life! Please visithttps://www.humanesocietynv.org/volunteer for more information on how you can get involved.
The wonderful staff at Catholic Charities has a number of volunteer opportunities open for those interested in helping newcomers to our country. Openings include ESOL Teachers in a variety of topics, Administrative Support in their Manassas, Fredericksburg and Arlington offices (bilingual skills in Spanish required) and On-Call Interpreters fluent in Dari, Pashto, and Farsi. There's also a new mentoring program in need of volunteers to help exceptional refugee students between the ages of 15 and 24. You'll feel great helping those new to our country navigate the various aspects of getting settled, and bridge language barriers! Please email Lea Ann at [email protected] to learn more.
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A man was stabbed Saturday night in Downtown Manassas.
Police were called on April 23, 2022, at 11:45 p.m., to the 9400 block of West Street, near a BB&T bank. According to police, one man was stabbed during the incident. Police could only describe the four men as black or Hispanic, wearing headscarves over their faces or ski masks.
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A man who stole a woman's purse pulled a knife on the victim when she tried to chase him down.
At 9:58 p.m. Saturday, April 23, officers went to the Bahama Breeze, at 2714 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge to investigate a robbery. Police said a teenager entered the restaurant and grabbed a purse that was hanging on the wall near the hostess stand and fled.
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A new, locally-owned, and operated educational center will open in Dumfries on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
The JOy of Literacy Learning Center at 17646 Main Street will provide tutoring for grades 3 through 8, including cursive writing by age group, Phonics, STEM Workshops, professional development workshops for adults, court-mandated co-parenting seminars, and seminars and retreats.
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Carlos Vaughn Balvin, 16, of Manassas, is an Eagle Scout.
To earn the honor, Balvin's required Eagle Scout project was planning, coordinating, and executing a 400-foot path through a wooded area at Liberia House, a 19th Century plantation at 8601 Portner Avenue in Manassas now owned by the city and used as an events center.
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Seven people are homeless this morning after a house fire in Manassas.
Flames broke out in a single-family home in the 10300 block of Cedar Ridge Drive at 2:28 a.m, in the Lee Manor neighborhood near Round Elementary School.
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