[Updated 1:15 p.m ] Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin recognized two fire departments in our region that went above and beyond to help someone in need.
On Wednesday, February 23, Youngkin announced the 2021 Governor’s Fire Service Awards as part of the annual Virginia Fire Chiefs Association and Rescue Conference in Virginia Beach.
A total of 185 people plunged into the Potomac River during the event, while 400 others looked on.
The Prince William County Police Department coordinated the event, which marked the return of the Polar Plunge for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
A 3-year-old girl was nearly abducted at Manassas Mall.
At 6:15 p.m. Monday, February 21, officers went to the mall at 8300 Sudley Rd. near Manassas to investigate an attempted abduction.
Hill is the first African-American to be elected to the job since the founding of the county sheriff’s office in 1731. After arriving in the area in 1968, Hill has had a long career in law enforcement. First, he worked as a Manassas police officer and later as the Prince William County Jail Superintendent.
Over the years, he’s watched Prince William County and Manassas grow from a rural community outside Washington, D.C., to the state’s second-largest jurisdiction. In that time, the county became a more colorful place.
The region’s transit provider and the Prince William Chamber of Commerce partnered to launch a new initiative is to provide transportation resources for high school students, and students at campuses of Northern Virginia Community College, in Manassas and Woodbridge.
OmniRide Local Buses already serve stops at eight of the region’s high schools in the county and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. The partnership will work to highlight local bus services in these areas.
The crash took the life of John Avnevine, 82, of Beltsville, Md., who was driving a 2009 Lincoln Town Car near Hendrick Honda on Route 1 in Woodbridge.
An investigation revealed that the driver of the 2016 Hyundai Elantra failed to stop before entering the roadway from a business parking lot. After exiting the parking lot, the driver also failed to proceed to the closest available lane and crossed paths in front of another driver, said police.
Eight years later, police in Prince William County are still searching for a killer who shot a woman in cold blood in a grocery store and left empty-handed.
Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero, 21, was killed on February 21, 2014, at the former Platanillos Grocery and Jewelry store at 14342 Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge.
Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham appointed a number two.
The department tapped Kimberly C. Chisley-Missouri as its new assistant chief. Major Chisley-Missouri is the first African-American woman to serve as an assistant chief with the Prince William County Police Department.
The Prince William County 2022 Polar Plunge will take place in person today in Woodbridge.
The event will be held at Leesylvania State Park, 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Drive.
