Prince William County News

A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn't appear headed for college.

At first, there were one or two husks on a tree. Then there were several squashed bugs in the school parking lot.

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Virginia should be allowed to pursue a capital murder case against an alleged drug kingpin from northern Virginia, overruling a lower court that had sought to put an end to the 12-year legal saga by ordering his unconditional release.

After a routine trip to a Woodbridge, Virginia WalMart, Joseph - a white man who says he does not want his last name revealed - took his three young daughters home.

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Manassas and Manassas Park area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

Officers on a foot patrol charged a local man after witnessing a drug transaction at a Dale City home, Prince William County Police said.

Prince William County schools honored one of the area's hardest-working women Tuesday.

Prince William County Police have charged three people in an investigation involving distribution of prescription medications, according to police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok.

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Woodbridge area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

Get that camera phone ready for something gross and delicious . The first cicadas - and their empty, crunchy shells - have officially arrived in Virginia for the 2013 season.

Novant Health has just one hospital in Greater Washington, but it's at the center of one of the region's most hotly contested health care markets: Prince William County.

A police officer sustained minor injuries while trying to serve several warrants on a Woodbridge woman, according to Prince William County Police.

Every day, Patch covers crime and fire in the Woodbridge area. Below is a collection of today's headlines.

Prince William County Police dispatched a K-9 unit Saturday, after a holdup by an armed gunman at a Manassas area bank.

The Virginia Republican party will gather for its state convention in Richmond this Friday and Saturday to nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general for the November election.

Led by a caravan of motorcycle cops, an estimated 1,700 people arrived at the national police memorial on their bikes Sunday, part of a week-long series of events to honor more than 19,000 officers lost in the line of duty.

The lanes will be closed until 10 a.m. Saturday for their entire length, from the D.C. line to Dumfries in southern Prince William County.

The suspect in a February assault case led police on a wild car chase Friday morning, nearly hitting two police officers and crashing into an occupied vehicle, Prince William County Police said.

Prince William County Police have released surveillance photos of the suspects in two recent armed robberies .

A vandal shattered a window and chipped the windshield of a parked Prince William County vehicle in the Dumfries area, according to police.