In a unanimous vote, the board voted to waive their rules on waiting for action and gave the Wheels to Wellness program $160,000 – a program the county does not operate.
Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland said that the move by the board was unprecedented. The county decides to fund selected non-profit and charitable organizations during its budget process each spring. It is rare to see board move to fund a project of this size after the budget has been passed.
Elected officials are talking about where to place the 13th high school in Prince William.
At Supervisor Jeannine Lawson’s first press conference, she along with Supervisor Pete Candland and school board member Gil Trenum, spoke about the school possibly being placed on the site that was slated to be Rollins Ford Park in Gainesville.
Prince William police were called after a woman was sexually assaulted outside of a 7-Eleven in Woodbridge.
According to Prince William police, the victim – a 38-year old Woodbridge woman – told officers that she was standing in front of the 7-Eleven on 13990 Jefferson Davis Highway on the evening of August 3, when she was approached by an unknown individual.
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Two individuals have been charged, following an attack on a 14-year old female.
According to Prince William police, officers were called to an apartment on Worchester Drive in Woodbridge, after receiving a call about potential child abuse.
Rescue units were dispatched to a reported injury at the end of Bertram Street in Lake Ridge, down a hill by the “river” at 12:27 p.m.
EMS units arrived on the scene to find an injured patient approximately 120 feet down a steep hill next to the Occoquan Reservoir.
A Woodbridge man has been charged, following the robbery of a pizza delivery man.
Police were initially called for the incident on the evening of April 15.
A missing jet skier was found with the help of his cell phone.
The man was reported missing Saturday night, and fire and rescue crews from Fairfax and Prince William counties and Charles County, Md. were dispatched to look for him.
There was much more to the Civil War than bloody battles, endless strategizing, and the stands of famous generals.
This year, in addition to featuring portrayals of well-known generals and studies of tactics, the fourth annual Manassas Civil War Weekend will also bring to life the experiences of women on both the home front and in the conflict.
A mother pulled her two children from a burning minivan this afternoon.
Their 2001 Nissan Quest caught fire at the intersection of Cardinal Drive and George Fyre Circle just before 4 p.m. in Woodbridge.
