PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — On Wednesday, March 7 at 9 a.m., fire and rescue units responded to a structure fire in a two-story single family home located in the 7200 block of Ridgeway Drive in Woodbridge.
Fire and rescue units, upon arrival, observed smoke from the front of the home and upon entry discovered a fire in the wall behind the fireplace that extended into the attic. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A second man is in custody in connection a burglary that prompted a SWAT team into action last month.
U.S. Marshalls arrested Daniel James Gilliam, 18, of 14718 Birchdale Drive in Dale City. They found him March 5 at a home on Caroline Street in Woodbridge and he was taken in without incident, according to Prince William police documents.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Construction of a new commuter lot in Woodbridge is underway next to the largest commuter lot in the state.
Dubbed the Telegraph Road Lot, when it’s finished, the new lot will boast 700 commuter parking spaces and will sit next to the Horner Road Lot at Prince William Parkway and Interstate 95. The Horner Road Lot is the largest commuter lot in the Virginia with more than 2,300 parking spaces, making it popular with carpoolers and commuter bus riders.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Keep Prince William Beautiful, Inc. (KPWB) is organizing a community clean up that will be held on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., behind Marumsco Plaza which is located along the Route 1 corridor in Woodbridge.
New Life Anointed Ministries International is partnering with KPWB by providing volunteers to pick up trash and debris in a wooded area which is located behind the Plaza and which faces the church. A perennial stream has been a major collection point for trash from pedestrian traffic and illegal dumping due in part to its semi-secluded location.
Submitted by Rebecca Barnes
OWL VFD
Woodbridge, Va. — Women’s history month has long been recognized as an opportunity to showcase the accomplishments made by women in our country. Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer Fire Department in Woodbridge celebrates the contributions of women serving our community as firefighters and EMTs.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William County school teachers banded together to protest the lack of pay raises over the next three years.
In cold and rainy weather, about 200 participants at the “Rally for a World Class Education” lined sidewalks at the heavily traveled intersection of Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road holding signs stating “no teacher left behind” and “support Prince William teachers.”
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William police have released surveillance video of two men who attempted to rob a bank in Woodbridge.
Employees at Cardinal Bank at 14000 Jefferson Davis Highway told police two men approached the bank and tried to get inside at 10:05 a.m. Jan. 24.
Neighbors and politicians took time out of their schedules to visit with students on this 15th annual Read Across America Day.
Congressman Gerry Connolly, D-Fairfax, Prince William, read Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” to students at McAuliffe Elementary School in Dale City on Friday morning.
Woodbridge, Va. — Singers from Purdue University will make a stop in the Potomac Communities later this month.
The university’s Glee Club will perform at John Paul the Great Catholic High School’s auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday March 14. The school is on 17700 Dominican Drive off River Heritage Drive on Prince William’s Cherry Hill Peninsula near Dumfries.
