The Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department was dissolved Tuesday.
Career Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue personnel will staff the station on Route 15 in western Prince William. A mix of career and volunteer staff had operated the station prior to the takeover.
A walk to end Alzheimer’s Disease toured Manassas neighborhoods and exceeded fundraising goals.
The annual Tri-County Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised $100,114, a total of $114 more than the goal.
A total of 14 new fire and rescue personnel graduated in the latest Stafford County recruit class.
The men and women trained for 26 weeks for the jobs through various courses to include EMT, firefighter, and MAYDAY training for when a firefighter is down.
Prince William County Public Schools will open two hours late Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.
More in a press release:
An EMT was struck in the face by the accused while being transported to a local hospital after being found unconscious and intoxicated.
The accused is charged with assault and battery on an emergency medical services personnel.
Stafford County will build a new animal shelter.
The county has outgrown its current shelter next to the Rappahannock Regional Landfill on Eskimo Hill Road. It was built in 1991.
Investigators said more that 30 shots were fired outside a North Stafford apartment complex Sunday.
Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 1000 block of Providence Street, off Greenspring Drive at 12:27 a.m. for several 911 calls reporting shots fired. Two cars were damaged from the gunfire, as well as an apartment building and nearby townhouse.
A new OmniRide budget calls for cutting services and raising fares.
Fares could increase by 5% starting in July to offset a $9.2 million budget shortfall for Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, the agency that operates OmniRide commuter, and OmniLink local buses. The fare increase is on top of fares that have already increased by 30% since 2009.
With the New Year in full swing, we’ve been very busy getting ready for spring and summer programming! There are some important changes we’d like to share with you and we’d like to reveal a tiny bit of programming so you know what to expect in the coming year.
In response to customer feedback we’re switching things up with our program catalog, the MOSAIC. The MOSAIC will be coming out four times a year instead of two times a year.
Construction crews will begin relocating gas lines in Manassas Park on Monday.
The work will take place at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Manassas Drive, and is being done in advance of roadwork to occur in the area.
