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Attorney general warns about power-bill scam BY CATHY JETT / THE FREE LANCE–STARAttorney General Ken Cuccinelli is warning Virginians to be wary of scam phone calls about their electricity bills. (more...)

Police say man moved into home of vacationing Stafford County resident By KEITH EPPS A man who police say took up temporary residence in a vacationing Stafford County resident's sunroom was arrested Monday after being (more...)

Fredericksburg Food Bank debuts Kids on the Go Summer Feeding Van Paige Janson of Giant Food fills a bag at the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. (SUZANNE CARR ROSSI / THE FREE LANCE STAR)The Fredericksburg Area Food B (more...)

U.S. 17 widening project in Stafford County: What it means for drivers Kelly Hannon of the Virginia Department of Transportation explains what the massive widening project on U.S. 17 in Stafford County will mean for Frede (more...)

Town of Culpeper plans street repaving BY DONNIE JOHNSTON / THE FREE LANCE-STARThe town of Culpeper will begin crack-sealing and repaving another two miles of street next week as part of an (more...)

Spotsy woman stabbed husband, police say BY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE-STARA Spotsylvania County woman is behind bars after police say she stabbed her husband several times Monday.Spotsyl (more...)

Eagle Village buzzing with building work BY BILL FREEHLING / THE FREE LANCE-STARWhile crews at the University of Mary Washington prepare to take down 85-year-old Chandler Hall on campus, nume (more...)

Chandler Hall to be razed at UMW in Fredericksburg BY LINDLEY ESTES / THE FREE LANCE–STARThe University of Mary Washington is preparing to demolish the 85-year-old Chandler Hall to make way for a n (more...)

State Medicaid panel has first session BY CHELYEN DAVIS / THE FREE LANCE–STARRICHMOND—The legislative commission appointed to decide whether Virginia will expand its Medicaid eligibi (more...)

Woman cut during fight on path near city store BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STARA 24-year-old woman was cut during an assault that occurred Saturday evening on a path behind a Fredericksburg 7&nd (more...)

Man charged after police say dog was left in hot car in Fredericksburg (AP) - A Culpeper County man faces a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge after Fredericksburg Police say he left his dog in the car in the afternoon hea (more...)

Driver with two children in car charged with DUI in Stafford County BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STARA Dumfries man faces several charges after he was pulled over in Stafford Sunday with children improperly secured i (more...)

UMW professor will help Air Force battle sexual assaults BY LINDLEY ESTES / THE FREE LANCE–STARChristopher Kilmartin, professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington, will begin teaching at the (more...)

COLUMN: Road safety experts focusing on distracted driving SCOTT SHENK / THE FREE LANCE-STARIT’S LOOKING MORE and more like distracted driving is the new drunken driving.Back in the day, getting loo (more...)

Rare disease hits young King George father // By CATHY DYSON / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Nichole Langa was describing the way a rare disease changed her husband from a vibrant athl (more...)

Major demolition project set at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg UMW apparently is not beginning the demolition at Chandler Hall today as the university has previously announced it would. It's unclear when that work (more...)

Suns future grows dim in Hagerstown Photos by Kelly Hahn Johnson / The Hagerstown Herald-Mail BY ZAC BOYER / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Photo by Ric Dugan / The Hagerstown Herald-Mail (more...)

Backing for King George County center waning By CATHY DYSON / THE FREE LANCE–STARThe three King George County supervisors who voted for the HELP Center last year are questioning the viability of (more...)

Fredericksburg stadium plan calls for pool, kids' zone, party deck RELATED:Suns future grows dim in Hagerstown BY BILL FREEHLING / THE FREE LANCE–STARHagerstown Suns majority owner Bruce Quinn said a proposed Frede (more...)

Crew aids Sandy’s forgotten victims PHOTOS BY RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Ken Bradberry, one of 10 volunteers from Wilderness Community Church, rests for a moment after emerging (more...)

LOW ponders senior housing add-on BY DAN McFARLAND / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Lake of the Woods is looking into a proposal to add seniors-only housing to its community. The east Orange (more...)

Financial cutbacks may close area dental clinics RELATED: State cuts will close area center for disabled children Six-year-old Matthew Van Ginhoven has had eight cavities filled at the Caroline (more...)

Spotsy ponders relaxed training for volunteer firefighters BY JEFF BRANSCOME / THE FREE LANCE–STARVolunteer firefighters in Spotsylvania County are making headway in a push to relax training requirements that (more...)

Minnesota man may have Nazi past ONIKA SCISLOWSKA AND RANDY HERSCHAFT / ASSOCIATED PRESSBERLIN—A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with wo (more...)

Teen to serve 10 years for child porn offenses BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STARA Stafford teenager’s affinity for child pornography has earned him a decade in prison. Brandon GonzalesBran (more...)

State cuts will close area center for disabled children BY KATIE THISDELL / THE FREE LANCE–STARThe Rappahannock Area Child Development Center will close at the end of June because of cuts in state funding. (more...)

Stafford woman robbed twice, trio arrested BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Three people have been arrested in connection with robberies in Stafford County earlier this month in which the s (more...)

Pedestrian struck on I-95 north Virginia State Police are investigating an incident where a pedestrian was struck on Interstate 95 this morning. Trooper M. T. Conley responded to (more...)

A birthday ‘party’ honors girl’s father By CATHY DYSON / THE FREE LANCE–STARTori Gregory has big plans for her 12th birthday: food, toys, clothes, rental of a community center.While there wi (more...)

Trees battered by rain, winds BY ROBYN SIDERSKY / THE FREE LANCE–STARThursday’s storms were not the destructive blow that forecasters predicted, but they still had an impac (more...)

Photos: Storm rips through Fredericksburg A powerful storm rolled through the Fredericksburg area Thursday, leaving downed trees and power lines in its wake, but no reported injuries or ma (more...)

Candidates declare for Spotsy, Stafford posts BY KATIE THISDELL, JEFF BRANSCOME AND LINDLEY ESTES / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Three Democrats have put their names in the race for the four Stafford Coun (more...)

Study: Stadium a money-maker BY BILL FREEHLING / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A multi-purpose stadium would generate surplus revenues of about $274,000 a year for the city of Fredericksbu (more...)

Man pleads guilty to 33 burglary-related charges BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE-STARA man who broke into and stole from numerous rooms and vehicles—mostly in the University of Mary Washington a (more...)

Sunday run benefits local cancer center BY LINDLEY ESTES / THE FREE LANCE–STAROn Sunday, 19-year-old Sarah Sisson will run the Mary Washington Healthcare Cancer 5k Run/Walk for her mother, w (more...)

Suspect in Fauquier deaths faces local charges John JeffriesBY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE-STAR Local charges against a man accused of a double murder in Fauquier County will go to a gra (more...)

Defendants in nightclub shooting face August hearing Lavon Antonio Chew Chauncey "Fresh" LampkinBY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE–STARA new court date has been set for two defendants charged in connec (more...)

Storm leaves thousands without power "Six-and-a-half feet wide," claims Charles Linton, as he describes the diameter of a 100-year-old (estimated) pecan tree that fell in the front yard (more...)

No bride wants to be a Bridezilla BY KRISTIN DAVIS / FOR THE FREE LANCE-STARAs my wedding approached in November 2011, I vowed to keep the day in perspective. This meant not allowing m (more...)

Thursday storm outlook RELATED: How to prepare for extreme storms, outages The National Weather Service extended the Flash Flood Watch for the Fredericksburg region throu (more...)

They burn the flag out of love, not hate By RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STARAmerican flags are burned in anger and in love. The latter was the case Wednesday evening at Quantico National C (more...)

COLUMN: Sayonara cicadas, the shrill is gone BY RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STARTHE BUZZING, especially in the morning, is now an intermittent, faint drone. And the presence—in the air, a (more...)

Butterfly project gets approval in Culpeper BY DONNIE JOHNSTON / THE FREE LANCE–STARThe Culpeper butterfly project Wednesday night got overwhelming support from the Culpeper County Planning Co (more...)

Will bus rebuff fuel FRED feud? BY SCOTT SHENK /THE FREE LANCE–STARFREDericksburg Regional Transit might scale back bus service in Spotsylvania County because of a battle over money. (more...)

Caroline County supervisors approve school bond measure for November BY ROBYN SIDERSKY / THE FREE LANCE–STARThe Caroline County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night approved putting a referendum on the November ballot to (more...)

Insurance costs still unclear BY CHELYEN DAVIS / THE FREE LANCE-STAR RICHMOND—If you’re an individual or small employer planning to get health insurance through t (more...)

City Council backs eatery’s façade BY PAMELA GOULD / THE FREE LANCE–STARThe Fredericksburg City Council overruled the Architectural Review Board this week, making way for Aby and Blake (more...)

Orange approves Signature Station rezoning BY DAN McFARLAND / THE FREE LANCE–STARAfter delaying a decision for nearly two months, Orange County supervisors have approved rezoning requests for t (more...)

Crucible is asked to rein in speeders BY KATIE THISDELL / THE FREE LANCE-STARBritton and Sarah Dovel see cars speeding out of Crucible in the afternoons and evenings, hitting speeds of up (more...)

DNA swabs issue makes strange bedfellows BY LINDA P. CAMPBELL / FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAMFORT WORTH, Texas—There is something touchingly amusing in Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia a (more...)

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