An argument led to the murder of a 21-year-old woman just after midnight.
The victim was involved in an argument with her husband who later stabbed her to death, police said. The murder is Prince William County’s first of the year.
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Woodbridge
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In a survey conducted by one of the nation’s leading community-based market research firms, results showed that citizen satisfaction in the City of Manassas is significantly above national and regional benchmarks in a number of service areas. Overall, three categories stood out: the overall quality of citizen services provided; the overall quality of water and sewer utilities; and the effectiveness of communication with the public.
Someone bought a $1 million winning Virginia Lottery ticket from a 7-Eleven store in Woodbridge.
The winning ticket was purchased at the conveinece store at the intersection of Caton Hill and Minnieville roads. Its winning numbers were drawn Tuesday night.
All drivers on the Interstate 95 EZ-Pass Express Lanes must have an EZ-Pass or EZ-Pass Flex electronic tolling transponder starting Monday.
Drivers who have ordered an EZ-Pass Flex and have not received it may sign up for a special one-week grace period with the Virginia Department of Transportation.
New surveillance photos were released by police. They picture they man investigators say robbed a Burke and Herbert Bank on Dec. 23.
The man in them is described as wearing a black ski mask and black pants.
Two dogs died in a fire at a Woodbridge home Monday.
Here’s a report from OWL Volunteer Fire Department:
As part of the organization’s continuing effort to rebrand itself as a business-focused, community-minded organization, the chamber adopted a new advertising campaign.
The “I belong” campaign invites chamber members to wear a button with the “I belong” slogan printed on them. The Manassas-based organization also encourages its members to post photos of themselves wearing the badge to Twitter using a #pwchamber hashtag. The chamber will also award prizes twice a month for the most creative posts on Twitter using the #pwchamber tag.
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A Burke & Herbert Bank in Woodbridge was robbed.
A man walked into the bank in the 14800 block of Smoketown Road, near Potomac Mills mall, about 1 p.m. Monday. The man took money and then fled on foot, according to Prince William police.
Drivers and pedestrians should be on the look out for freezing rain today.
The National Weather Service issued a freezing rain advisory for our area. It will remain in effect until 6 p.m.
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The Prince William County Board of Supervisors is about to set their meeting schedule for 2015.
The Board currently meets at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and tackles the business of running the county government. Whether making decisions about what gets built where, what road improvements are needed, or what the property tax rate should be – the county’s main source of revenue — these and many other items are all decided at the regular meetings.