Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Neighbors gathered to remember a woman who was tragically shot and killed by her husband two years ago. Afterward, her husband took his own life.

Area residents filled the track at Prince William County’s Freedom High School in Woodbridge on Saturday to remember the life of Jenny Vaughn Bates at the “No Woman, No Cry 5K Walk.”

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In September 1938, the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department was officially incorporated.

It marked two years of hard work for a group of concerned citizens who recognized the need for a fire department in the area. Many of them put up personal property and their own money to secure loans to build a building to house the apparatus and start the department.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in Prince William County are taking on new gear that will help them respond to acts of terrorism and major disasters.

Through a grant from The Department of Homeland Security, the police department will accept $212,600 in new tactical equipment. Police officials said they will not disclose what items they will get citing security concerns.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College is closed after a sprinkler system malfunctioned.

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By STEPHANIE TIPPLE

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Family, friends, co-workers and members of area fire and police departments gathered this Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Woodbridge on Minnieville Road to pay their respects to former OWL Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard “Ricky” Arrington.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Virginia State Parks offer a variety of hunting opportunities, including several lottery and reservation only hunts, as well as open hunting throughout the season. The award-winning Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Hunters can reserve stands or zones on a first come first served basis at the following hunts: