Virginia’s governor must decide if he will require state health insurance companies to provide benefits to autistic children, officials at Prince William’s animal shelter want to see less animals there euthanized, and exploring the underwater areas of Aquia Creek to preserve the past.


A special meeting of the county’s board of supervisors to adopt the redistricting plan was announced late Friday night, to be held at 7:30 p.m. April 18 at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.

The county originally thought they would have until May 17 to adopt the new redistricting plan.


Stafford, Va. — A Stafford County High School principal has been named one of the county’s top educators.

Tom Nichols of North Stafford High School was selected by Stafford County Public Schools as their 2011 Principal of the Year and has also been honored by the Washington Post in their Distinguished Educational Leadership Awards.


Fire and rescue crews were called to a home at 15644 Piedmont Place off Cardinal Drive in Woodbridge.

No one was injured, but the lightning knocked out the power in the home, said Prince William fire and rescue spokesman Joseph Robertson.


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