Prince William County News
Holiday shoppers try to check everyone off their list
It is Christmas crunch time for shoppers. As the hard holiday deadline is fast approaching, shoppers in the Manassas area were out trying to get it all done Sunday.
Two hurt in Manassas Park shooting
Police in Prince William County are investigating a double shooting Saturday.
What are the booms and rumbles in Prince William Co.?
Many residents in Prince William County reported hearing booming and rumbling sounds on Thursday.
Pr. William County Police seek help identifying sexual assault suspect (Photo)
The Prince William County Police Department is asking for the public's help after a sexual assault in Woodbridge.
Tough morning for local parents, teachers and students
It was an emotionally rough morning, as students headed back to school in the D.C. area on Monday. It's the first day since the Connecticut shootings and emotions were raw.
Photo confirms bobcats live in Prince William park
Park officials knew they were out there, but there was no evidence of bobcats in Prince William Forest Park until now. A bobcat was spotted in two separate photos in the last month.
Police investigate armed abduction in Northern Va.
Two area police departments are investigating the abduction and robbery of a 56-year-old Woodbridge woman.
New siren to warn of dam failure along Occoquan
A new siren will warn the town of a catastrophic dam failure at the Occoquan Reservoir, which holds 8.3 billion gallons of drinking water.
Charges dismissed in Bristow daycare death
WTOP's Andrew Mollenbeck reports.
Police ticket commuter lot parking violators
Starting Monday, Dec. 10, Virginia state and Prince William County police will ramp up ticketing efforts for parking violators at the Dumfries Road commuter parking lot.
Woman alleges sexual assault at Woodbridge motel
A clerk at a Woodbridge, Va., motel says she was sexually assaulted after answering a call to let someone into a room.
Toddler's death prompts review of 2 other deaths
A toddler's death during a visit with his father last month in Virginia is prompting police to also more closely investigate the suicide of the man's mother and the shooting death of a onetime girlfriend in the past decade.
Thomas enters new guilty pleas in East Coast rapes
A Connecticut man admitted Friday to two more rapes that authorities have attributed to a serial rapist who attacked at least 17 women along the East Coast for more than a decade.
Victims expected at Thomas' sentencing in Prince William
The victims of a man known as the East Coast rapist are expected to attend the sentencing early next year. Aaron Thomas pleaded guilty in a Prince William County court to two counts of rape and three counts of abduction Friday.
Dale City breathes sigh of relief
Dale City residents breath a sigh of relief following a guilty plea by the man charged with two rapes in Prince William County that police have attributed to a serial rapist who attacked at least 17 women along the East Coast for more than a decade.
Conn. man pleads guilty to 2001 rape, abduction
A Connecticut man who police believe is responsible for a series of sexual assaults along the East Coast pleaded guilty Thursday to a 2001 rape and abduction in Virginia, marking the first conviction in the attacks spanning more than a decade.
Va. Gov. McDonnell willing to consider early voting
Gov. Bob McDonnell says that waiting two hours to vote is unacceptable and he's willing to consider expanding early voting opportunities to prevent that from happening in the future.
Employee assaulted at Woodbridge Econo Lodge
Police in Prince William County are searching for a man suspected of assaulting a hotel employee at a Woodbridge, Va. Econo Lodge Sunday morning.
High-speed ferry service for region?
A new study will look at five possible high-speed ferry routes on the Potomac, Occoquan and Anacostia rivers.
Manassas News & Messenger to stop publishing
Warren Buffett's company is planning to close a small Virginia newspaper that it bought from Media General earlier this year.
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