From the Virginia Lottery: 

When Chris Edwards discovered he’d won the $5 million top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 50X the Money game, he didn’t jump up and down and shout. Instead, he went to where his wife was asleep, kissed her and quietly said, “I just won $5 million!”


Prince William Supervisor Jeanine Lawson will ask county leaders to extend the meetings of the 2016 Strategic Plan Committee because the group has not focused on land-use policy.

Residents at a Lawson town hall meeting Thursday night in Bristow said discussing land use — new residential, commercial, agricultural, and municipal developments — should be a topic discussed by the committee.


From Prince William police: 

Domestic Assault & Battery | Police Officer Arrest – On September 13 at 11:00PM, officers responded to investigate a domestic assault which was reported to have occurred at a residence located in the 15500 block of Laurel Ridge Rd in Dumfries (22025). The victim, a 51-year-old woman of Dumfries, reported to police that she and the accused, an acquaintance, were involved in a verbal argument which escalated. During the encounter, the accused assaulted the victim. Minor injuries were reported. Following the investigation, the accused was arrested without further incident. The accused is a sworn Police Officer of the Prince William County Police Department. The accused will be reassigned to an administrative position and his police powers have been suspended pending an internal investigation.


Manassas police announced the arrest of a man suspected in “several recent shootings in the Georgetown South Community” about 24 hours after three people were shot in the neighborhood. 

Police spokeswoman Adrienne Helms stated she did not “have any evidence to confirm or deny” that the suspected charged Thursday night, David Mendoza, was the shooter in Wednesday night’s shooting.


Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe will attend the unveiling of a new statue for the long-serving Charles J. Colgan, according to George Mason University Science and Technology Campus Director of Campus Relations Molly Grove.

Colgan, of Manassas, now retired, was the longest-serving Virginia State Senator in Richmond.


This article is FREE to read. Please Sign In or Create a FREE Account. Thank you.

This article is FREE to read. Please Sign In or Create a FREE Account. Thank you.


View More Stories