At 3:39 a.m., Sunday, May 8, fire and rescue units were dispatched to the 15000 block of Lee Highway (Route 29), near the Wegmans grocery store at the Stonewall Shops, for a reported house fire by a passerby.
Crews arrived to find a barn fully involved. Fire crews learned there were animals inside but could not be saved due to the volume of fire.
A man who showed up at a hospital suffering multiple gunshot wounds died.
Now police are searching for a killer. On Sunday, May 8, at 1:58 a.m, officers went to a report of a shooting in the area of the Somerset Pointe Apartments, in the 14000 block of Deming Drive in Gainesville.
The day started with a garage fire for Prine William County firefighters.
At 4:02 a.m., units with the Prince Wiliamwere dispatched to the 4000 block of Gypsum Hill Road in Haymarket for a reported garage on fire. Crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from a detached 2-story garage.
(The Center Square) – Twenty attorneys general are demanding that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “immediately disband” the agency’s newly created Disinformation Governance Board and “cease all efforts to police Americans’ protected speech.”
In a letter dated May 5, they argue the board is unconstitutional, illegal, and un-American. If Mayorkas doesn’t shut it down, the AGs say they will sue.
Virginia American Water and Prince William County unveiled a new Welcome to Dale City sign on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The unique stone sign with a concrete capstone is at Gideon Drive and Dale Boulevard, marking the entrance to Dale City.
“This is a very special day for Dale City and really Prince William County. We’ve got a lot of things in the hopper of revitalization. This sign, ‘Welcome to Dale City’ is a huge part of that because this is the entrance to this district,” Prince William County Neabsco District Supervisor Victor S. Angry said at a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at the sign.
A piece of rural land near the Prince William County Public Schools headquarters could be carved up and turned into new homes.
The county Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, to review a proposal to rezone 70 acres from A-1, Agricultural, to PMR, Planned Mixed Residential, and allow for the development of up to 210 residential units 219,000 square feet of commercial and office.
The staff at the Stafford County Animal Shelter issued a plea for help: The shelter is full of animals surrendered by their owners, so please consider adopting.
The shelter posted to Facebook:
In a few short hours, it’s going to start raining, and it’s going to keep raining for the next two days.
According to the National Weather Service, we’re in for a weekend washout. An area of low pressure will cross the region slowly from Friday through at least the first half of the weekend with clouds and plenty of rain, along with the chance of thunderstorms and gusty winds.
A man was flown by helicopter to Fairfax Inova Hospital after being struck by a car near Manassas.
According to initial information, the pedestrian was walking in the area of Sudley and Sudley Manor roads at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, when he was struck by a car going 45 mph.
Police increased the reward for a suspect in a double shooting at a Prince William County school.
Investigators are still searching for Isaiah Malik Gordon, 23, of the 16000 block of Harwood Oaks Court in Woodbridge. He’s suspected of shooting two men, a 24-year-old and a 33-year-old, during a youth football game played on a field at Benton Middle School near Dale City on Sunday, May 1.
