Fredericksburg News

Retailers aren't the only ones expecting to do most of their business this holiday shopping season.

A random conversation with a Fredericksburg detective has resulted in 100 felony charges against a city man.

An armed robbery occurred around 9:30 this morning at Dunning Mills Inn at 305 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg Police say.

In Fredericksburg, there are several places to get hot dogs. In fact, two of them claim to be the "world's best." So the question is, where is the best place to get a hot dog in Fredericksburg? To answer this question, I went to five different business establishments in the area and ordered a hot dog with ketchup and mustard.

Two men were charged with robbing a man in a Walmart parking lot late Thursday before going inside the store to shop, police said.

Spotsylvania County scrapped its original H1N1 vaccination plans yesterday and instead will follow Stafford County 's example by administering shots at one location per day once the vaccine becomes available.

Stafford, defeated Independent Green candidate Craig Ennis for the 28th House of Delegates seat, with 75 percent of the vote.

Two contested board of supervisors seats and one school board seat in Spotsylvania County have all been won by the incumbents.

The director of the Civil War Life Museum, Terry Thomann, said today that he will be leaving the location in Spotsylvania County at the I-95 visitors center to move to Fredericksburg.

The following people are wanted by the Fredericksburg Police Department on various charges.

Schools in Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg will get their first doses of the H1N1 vaccine this week, though the only type of vaccine available will be FluMist, a nasal spray.

The parents of a Virginia Tech student missing for more than two weeks have set up a fund for contributions to help in their search for her.

If you live in Fredericksburg, you'll soon see your recyclables dumped into what looks like a plain old garbage truck.

Catherine T. Crabill and incumbent Del. Albert C. Pollard Jr. both live in the Northern Neck's Lancaster County and in the 99th House of Delegates district.

The following people were indicted recently by a Fredericksburg grand jury: Nichole Fridely Aleshire, aka Nichole Fridely Perry, Fredericksburg, prescription fraud.

The two lawyers vying for the commonwealth's attorney seat in Fredericksburg went after each other over their experience and performance in the courtroom at a forum last night.

HHH "CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS" 3-D" With creativity and fun by the boatload, this animated story about a young inventor who makes food fall from the sky is a great movie for kids and parents.

The Celebrate Virginia Live concerts that brought Travis Tritt, Toad the Wet Sprocket and other national acts to Fredericksburg for the first time last year will return in 2010.

The flu shot clinics scheduled for tomorrow night in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County have been canceled.

I am a concerned voter and family law attorney who practiced in the city and county courts as a litigator for 15 years.