“Neighbors working with neighbors”; Project Mend-A-House, Manassas, has been translating this slogan into the community impact for years.

Prince William County and Manassas Park police departments reported the following incidents:

Prince William County public school officials remind parents that students entering the sixth grade must present proof that they have had a tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) booster shot within the past five years.

Drivers report rocks thrown at cars

The city of Manassas Park wants to buy 10.7 acres at the site of the New Dominion Alternative Education Center from Prince William County Public Schools. 

Being new to the game, Manassas Park business owner Peter Farrell doesn’t know how partisan politics at the city council level is supposed to work.

Friday morning at Mayfield Intermediate School, bells rang, teachers taught and students navigated the halls.

John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate.

Two senior campaign officials tell The Associated Press that John McCain has tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate

Obama hears, sees and speaks no evil.

It’s been years in the making, but Prince William’s Historic Preservation Foundation has entered the world of technology and launched a new Web site.

While most of the world was focused on Michael Phelps and the rest of the United States swimming team, one of the country's top swimming teams, located in Manassas, pretty much goes about its business in a normal way.

As Sen. Barack Obama prepared to deliver his speech accepting the Democratic party’s presidential nomination Thursday night.

Winners

Two Manassas-area parents were charged with child neglect Tuesday night. 

Four Stafford County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of a Falmouth man.

A GPS unit valued at $300 was stolen from a 1999 Dodge Durango in the 15100 block of Calexico Lane between 9 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.

A 41-year-old Lake Ridge-area man was arrested last week after an ongoing investigation into criminal sexual activity at Locust Shade Park in Triangle, Prince William County police reported Wednesday.

The Dumfries Town Hall — a 60-year-old metal building — is “woefully undersized” to meet the needs of the town’s staff and certainly cannot accommodate any future needs.

Loving friendships never die. That is the bond that has tied the first Gar-Field Senior High School coach and athletic director John Suren with his initial players over the past six decades.

Many area schools made strides toward reaching federal mandates this year, according to preliminary results released by the Virginia Department of Education on Wednesday. 

The City of Manassas is doing an experiment that will likely be common practice in less than 10 years, said Electric Utilities Director Gregg Paulson.

SAT scores in Prince William County and across the state remained relatively flat this year, compared with 2007 scores, according to data released Tuesday.

Foreclosures on the rise nationally. Foreclosures on the rise regionally and locally. But in Prince William, the rate of foreclosure, and the prediction for more of the same, is nonetheless tempered by some positive news: Home sales in June were on the upswing and the job market remains strong.

The 30-year-old man shot during an armed robbery in Dale City Sunday afternoon is now in stable condition, Prince William County police said.

Two teens were charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana after police investigated a suspicious vehicle complaint around Friday in the 7600 block of Sudley Road in the Manassas area.

Prince William County police are looking for information in a felony hit and run in the Manassas area on Tuesday.

A diamond ring, a diamond pendant with a gold chain and a diamond necklace valued at $1,600 were stolen from a house in the 8600 block of Newton Place in the Manassas area between 11 a.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The victim said the jewelry was stolen while she was hosting a party at her house.

Manassas Therapy Dogs is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a community-wide event, “Meet Manassas Therapy Dogs,” on Sept. 21 at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas.

Police looking for information in a felony hit-and-run.