A set of new signs installed on the bridge carrying traffic over the Occoquan River aim to deliver a powerful message: you’re better off alive than dead.

Valentine’s Day was very special for some mental health advocates in Prince William this year. After months of hard work, suicide prevention signs were installed on the Occoquan Bridge on Route 123.


It’s been two and a half years since leaders approved a new animal shelter they said was desperately needed.

A shovel has not yet touched the dirt, the shelter is $1.6 million over budget, and the dogs are now barking. “This is a hot mess,” said Neabsco Supervisor Victor Angry.


Civil Air Patrol members from Fredericksburg and Manassas were called to search for a missing North Carolina man.

They were dispatched to the Tar Heel State to help search search for Joseph Peel, 86, who went missing from a nursing home in Como, N.C. Officials said he walked away from the home.


Music from Broadway is coming to Prince William County for one night only this spring.

On March 7, 2020, at 7:30 pm at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, the MSO, under the baton of Music Director, James Villani, takes the stage for a concert titled “American Idols”, with music from three of America’s greatest composers: Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Howard Hanson.


If you’re looking for summer employment, Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism may be able to help you.

The parks department announced the dates of their summer job hiring events for the 2020 summer recreation programs. Hiring managers will be holding open interviews at each of the following events:


Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center recently became one of the first hospitals in Northern Virginia to offer robotic-arm assisted total knee and partial knee replacements with Stryker’s Mako System.

This advanced robotic technology assists the surgeon and improves accuracy, the hospital tells us. It is using the Mako Total Knee application, which is a knee replacement treatment option designed to relieve the pain caused by joint degeneration due to osteoarthritis. Through CT-based, 3D modeling of bone anatomy, surgeons can use the Mako System to create a personalized surgical plan and identify the implant size, orientation, and alignment based on each patient’s unique anatomy.


Police press release | On February 7 at 7:54 p.m., officers responded to a residence located in the 4600 block of Telfair Ct. in Dale City to investigate a shots fired call.

Residents reported to police that gunshots were heard in the above area. The investigation revealed that the accused fired several rounds into the ground in front of his home in the presence of a juvenile family member identified a 13-year-old male.


A non-profit on a mission to deliver unused food to those who need it is celebrating a milestone.

Prince William Food Rescue, a local initiative to mobilize volunteers to reduce food waste, is announced the delivery of its 200,000th pound of food rescued – the equivalent of nearly 101,000 meals.  It has taken less than six months from its inception in August 2019 to surpass the organization’s first-year goal.


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