Prince William County

George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who fired the shot that claimed the life of Trayvon Martin on a rainy night in Sanford last month, has been painted as a racist, a vigilante and a murderer. More than a half-million people have signed an...

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)– Federal agents arrested seven members involved in a jewelry ring. The ring is believed to have committed and attempted robberies since March 2010 in Prince William County, Henrico County, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, McLean,...

Can you say extraordinary? Six-year-old Lori Anne Madison can probably spell it. The young girl from Prince William County, Va., has just become the youngest speller eligible to participate in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, according to the...

Twenty people across Virginia have been arrested in an undercover sting targeting online child predators. One of the arrests was in Bedford. The arrests were all part of an investigation called Operation Phalanx.  They were announced Thursday by...

Captain (Ret.) Harlan M. Cobert, 79, Piedmont Airlines 767, flew west on Feb. 13, 2012 to join his beloved co-pilot Ella Rae. Together they are soaring the skies. He leaves behind his ground crew, Susan Rae and David Lubold of Sacramento, Calif., ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Hundreds and hundreds of people took part in a silent protest Monday morning at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. The group who organized the protest, Speak Loudly with Silence, said that the final count was more than 1,000;...

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - The so-called 'personhood bill' passed the Senate Education and Health Committee by a vote of 8 - 7, reported Sam Brock who monitored today's vote from the General Assembly. [Follow Sam on Twitter] The bill, which would provides...

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - A crowd of people heckled Virginia Del. Bob Marshall (R - Prince William County) and chanted 'shame' as he discussed the passage of his so-called 'personhood bill' [Read HB1], in a Virginia Senate committee Thursday morning. The...

Nearly 200 Virginia teachers earned certification this year, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced Wednesday. Hampton again topped the region with the number of certified teachers, with 12 this year. Newport News had 6 and...

UPDATE: The House Committee on Commerce and Labor set this bill aside without a vote, meaning it will likely not get approved. A House bill that would encourage the production and sale of incandescent light bulbs in Virginia. Introduced by Del. Bob...

A Prince William County angler has caught a 74-pound rockfish that could break a state record. The Virginian-Pilot reports that 56-year-old x-ray technician Cary Wolfe caught the fish Friday off Cape Henry after a 15-minute struggle. It was weighed at...

RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) - Several communities in Virginia have made the list for some of the best in the nation. The list of 100 communities demonstrate efforts to reduce dropout rates and provide services and support to their youth. Chesterfield County and...