Fredericksburg News

Rappahannock Area Health District officials recently inspected food preparation and storage in Fredericksburg.

At first, there were one or two husks on a tree. Then there were several squashed bugs in the school parking lot.

Nine people overdosed on heroin in the Culpeper, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg areas during the week of May 13.

Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week.

After no one picked all five winning numbers and the Powerball, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is an estimated $600 million-the third-largest Powerball prize in the history of the game.

On March 28, I was driving in Fredericksburg when suddenly my car stopped twice.

Fredericksburg police officers responded to a room at the George Washington Motel May 12 for a report of a deceased female.

In the past week at least, nine people in the region - two have died - from what police attribute to heroin overdose.

She was born Emma Deane Scott on March 31, 1943, in Baltimore, to Leroy and Amanda Scott , and she departed this life on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Mary Washington Hospital due to complications of multiple illnesses.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA -- Eric M. Rosenzweig of Chatham, N.J., graduated with a B.A. degree in philosophy from the University of Mary Washington.

A cicada rests on the grass in Alexandria, Va., in this May 14, 2004, file photo.

After no one picked all five winning numbers and the Powerball, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is an estimated $550 million-the third-largest Powerball prize in the history of the game.

We have some beautiful historic homes in downtown Fredericksburg - several of these estates have been featured in previous Wow House posts .

PURSE SNATCHING: 600 block Sophia St, 5/14 11:00 p.m. A female employee of a downtown business reported that she was walking to her vehicle when she was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her shoulder bag and ran toward City Dock .

Release, Virginia Department of Transportation: Interstate 95 is closed south of Exit 133/Falmouth in Stafford County for a crash involving hazardous materials.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board laid out a six-year plan Wednesday that has an additional $4 billion in its overall budget and looks at adding another lane to congested Interstate 95 in Stafford County.

Actor Sean Astin, best known for his roles in "Lord of the Rings," "The Goonies," and "Rudy," is joining the cast of the Marine Corps Historic Half in Fredericksburg.

As a new committee works on plans to highlight the role Ralph Bunche High School played in desegregation, an event on Saturday also will pay homage to the history of the King George County school.

It costs less to get a colonoscopy or a CT scan in Fredericksburg than it does in Prince William County.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.