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.

Hylton High School graduate loses control and strikes embankment on U.S. 33 in West Virginia.

FAA says communication failure at Georgia facility that processes flight plans causing delays.

A total of 838 parking tickets, worth $20,450, written by the town of Quantico’s police officers since 2005 remain uncollected or unaccounted for.

Personal information belonging to more than 2,600 Prince William County students, employees and volunteers was exposed through an Internet file-sharing program.

Clinton, Obama’s former rival for the nomination, was expected to urge her disappointed supporters to line up in unity behind Obama in a prime-time speech Tuesday night.

A major overhaul of Metro track will shut down rail service to Reagan National Airport from Alexandria during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. 

Convention Delegate Keith Scarsborough blogs from the National Democratic Convention. 

Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama. 

For the Fitzgeralds, the ribbon cutting ceremony for Dale City's newest elementary school was more like a family reunion.

The administration at Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School didn't need any minor miracles to get through the first day of school.

Janeene Griffith has always tried to be different from her older sister Desha.

Police have identified the 49-year-old Dale City man who died in a boating accident Monday morning, said Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman.

Prince William was number 96, Loudoun, number 5, and Stafford, 77.

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Motorists on a section of Interstate 66 can now drive on the shoulder for an extra two hours on weekdays

Running from Monday through Thursday at a cost of about $100 million, the convention will be a sort of nightly televised serial watched by as many as 20 million people

Democrats open their national convention Monday to formally nominate Barack Obama for president. Read the Herd on the Trail Blog