Prince William Forest Park in Triangle VA near Quantico Marine Base will close its Oak Ridge Campground and the Chopawamsic Backcountry area Dec. 1 to save money. Both areas operated by the National Park Service will reopen March 1, 2014.

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will co-chair a Senate Banking Committee hearing today to examine virtual currencies current and potential future use, and the regulatory, monetary, and national security impacts and issues associated with them.

The Greater Prince William Community Health Center now headquartered in Woodbridge was recently awarded an additional $650,000 annual grant to open a second health care center in Manassas. The Health Center’s second location is expected to open in Manassas at 9705 Liberia Ave. in March 2014.

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure our nation always meets its obligation to the grieving families of service members who have died in service to their country.

“Senate Chaplain Barry Black says there's a level of insanity involved in the current government shutdown. Asked what it would take to end the current impasse, the former Navy chaplain was quoted as saying, ‘It's going to take humility.’

Delegate Robert G. "Bob" Marshall has asked Governor Bob McDonnell to call a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider Delegate Marshall's legislation to offer some relief to those affected by the federal shutdown and any future shutdowns.