Before he was 5, my son Patrick would often accompany me to care for Fredericksburg’s unhoused community.
Ryan Hoburg hit a bases-clearing double, Tyler Jackson pitched 5⅔ strong innings and the Courtland baseball team returned to the diamond after an eight-day respite by beating visiting Dinwiddie 9-3 in a Region 4 quarterfinal Friday.
Fernando Ramos, who's been a fixture in the Mountain View soccer program, announced Friday he's stepping down as head coach of the Wildcats girls team.
A Stafford man who repeatedly molested a teenage girl after becoming her legal guardian was ordered Friday to serve 30 years in prison.
Chloe Johnson made two clutch saves and Carina Llamosa drilled in the go-ahead penalty kick to help the Colonial Forge girls soccer team defeat Woodbridge on Thursday and advance to the Region 6B semifinals.
Kate Loescher’s time of 4 minutes and 50.33 seconds earned her first place in the girls 1,600 meters at the Region 6B track championships Thursday at Stafford High School. The victory helped propel the Colonial Forge girls track team to a second-place finish in the meet.
Several rounds are ahead with a final batch on Monday before a break in humidity
The second annual Virginia Firefighter Cancer Awareness and Health Symposium, held Thursday at the Fick Conference Center in Fredericksburg, focused on ways to reduce associated risks.
I’m waxing nostalgic.
The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC released a joint statement Thursday night announcing the potentially monumental decision.
Kiley Raulerson single up the middle in the seventh inning scored pinch runner Reese Morris to carry the Spotsylvania softball team to a 4-3 victory over Courtland on Wednesday in a Region 4B first-round game.
A Spotsylvania man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly fired shots at his fleeing wife during a domestic altercation, police said.
A Spotsylvania man who got away with $126,000 in cash after robbing a King George store nearly two years ago was ordered Thursday to serve seven years in prison.
A Stafford juvenile was arrested Wednesday in connection with the slaying of another Stafford teen in Woodbridge last year, police said.
Released to the Times-Dispatch on Thursday afternoon, the league’s annual federal tax filing shows revenue of $706.6 million
Virginia and Maryland will meet for the seventh time in the past six years, fourth in the NCAA tournament in that stretch. That includes the 2021 national title game, won 17-16 by UVa.
Nearly 44 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the Memorial Day holiday and the unofficial start of summer, according to AAA.
Last year, Cirque du Soleil introduced U.S. audiences to its newest show “Echo,” a dazzling spectacle that explores the relationship of people and the natural world. With its latest touring show, the boundary-pushing Canadian troupe is returning to familiar territory.
While book removals from Spotsylvania County school libraries was a hot-button issue last year, the issue has been nonexistent in 2024.
The Board of Supervisors gave permission for the Enon Road Solar Farm application to be resubmitted, earlier than usual.
Roundup of arts and entertainment events happening in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas.
Fredericksburg police are apparently zeroing in on an arrest in the June 2023 slaying of a 19-year-old man in the city, court records indicate.
A 22-year-old Stafford County man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a homicide and a second shooting that occurred early Sunday in Prince George's County, Md., police said.
A Stafford man is facing a felony charge following an incident Sunday in which he allegedly tried to lure a 5-year-old girl into the men's restroom during an event in Fredericksburg.
Isolated hail and damaging winds are possible, but coverage of storms will be small through the evening.
A year and a half after rehabilitation work on the downtown Fredericksburg train station started the project’s completion was celebrated on Tuesday.
Volunteers led by Chuck Eley place more than 45,000 flags before Memorial Day, then return the Wednesday after to remove them for next year.
All events are free and open to the public.
The shootout that led to residents at a Fredericksburg apartment complex being asked to stay inside their homes early Friday was apparently the result of a drug deal that went astray, court records state.
Chuck Eley started putting flags on gravesites at Quantico National Cemetery in 1996, with a veteran of three wars who is now buried at Quantico.
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