UPDATED 10:30 a.m.
The tentative details of the funeral arrangements for Prince William police Officer Chris Yung have been posted to the Facebook page of that county’s fire and rescue department:
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William police are honoring one of their own today.
Black ribbon was draped over the door , police motorcycles and cruisers at the Gar-Field Eastern District Police Station in Woodbridge this morning after the line-of-duty death of 35-year-old Prince William police Officer Chris Yung, who was killed yesterday on Va. 28 near Manassas. Yung, who patrolled on a police motorcycle, collided with a mini-van that was making a left turn into a shopping center at Piper Lane about 2 p.m. Monday.
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4:30 p.m.
A Prince William police officer was killed this afternoon in an apparent fiery crash.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A program that investigates the legal status of arrested illegal immigrants in Prince William County will remain in place at least through June.
The jurisdiction is the only one in the U.S. to keep the 287 (g) program following efforts to cut the program in October, said Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart (At-Large).
By KIM HOSEN
Prince William Conservation Alliance Executive Director
At the crack of dawn two days before Christmas, 40 volunteers fanned out across Nokesville and beyond to look for birds. While many were focused on last minute holiday shopping, Northern Virginia birders flocked together to count bird species and abundance as part of the annual Nokesville Christmas Bird Count.
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9 a.m. Friday
Police have identified the three people killed in last night crash at the Capital Beltway. Officials said they were traveling to Florida to attend the funeral of a family member.
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9:15 a.m.
The wintry precipitation is holding longer than forecasters anticipated it would.
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NOKESVILLE, Va. — Patriot High School freshman Danno Wernecke is working to overcome severe injuries from an ATV accident.
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![Carlee Jones, 21, of Gainesville, and Tina Murray, of Manassas, remember the shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a candlelight vigil in Manassas on Dec. 17. [File photo]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/121712-Vigil-02-600x392.jpg)
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Today marks one week after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has asked for a statewide moment of silence to honor the 20 children and six adults who were shot and killed during the attack in Connecticut.