Spotsylvania News

A Spotsylvania County man was convicted of four felonies Tuesday in connection to a carjacking and abduction in Caroline County.

Spotsylvania deputies were called to a residence on Lancaster Ring Road around 1 p.m. for a reported stabbing, said Capt.

A man walking in the left lane of northbound I-95 near mile marker 131.6 in Fredericksburg was struck by two cars in the early morning hours Friday, Sgt.

Volunteer firefighters in Spotsylvania County are making headway in a push to relax training requirements that they say are impractical.

Three people have been arrested in connection with robberies in Stafford County earlier this month in which the same victim was robbed twice in less than 10 hours, police said.

Thursday 6:30 p.m. - The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford and King George through Thursday evening.

King Geoge is getting reports of trees down and on power lines but "nothing more than a normal storm," said Steve Lynd, deputy emergency management coordinator for King George Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.

WATCH LIVE: If you're in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, or King George seek shelter.

Thunderstorms heading to the area Wednesday afternoon into Thursday have the potential to produce "a significant weather event," the National Weather Service reported.

The raceway is asking that it be exempt from Spotsylvania County's noise restrictions until 11 p.m. on Fridays and weekends - an hour later than the noise ordinance allows.

I applaud your efforts in support of the King George woman seeking help from VDOT in the installation of a stoplight at the scene of a traffic fatality ["Grieving woman asks VDOT for stoplight," June 5].

Spotsylvania County is being sued by about 150 current and former law enforcement officer who claim they're owed a half million dollars in unpaid overtime.

Preparing for monthly Fredericksburg School Board meetings will get significantly easier for Debbie Wright, the clerk of the School Board.

A map is available at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center . Participating galleries include: Fredericksburg Visitor Center Ponshop Artworks in the Atrium Tonya M. Richey Studio Gallery Art First Gallery Brush Strokes Gallery Wegner Wildlife Gallery Artful Dimensions Gallery 2 - Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble presents Sylvia - 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, ... (more)

Heavy rainfall is expected through Friday night in the Fredericksburg region, the National Weather Service reported.

Caleb Newton of Spotsylvania, Virginia caught this 36-inch long, 17-pound, 6-ounce snakehead from a Potomac River tributary near Stafford, Virginia on June 1. The fish could best the current world record fish, caught in 2004 in Japan, by two ounces.

Hugh S. Campbell, 48, of Ashland-based Campbell & Campbell, P.C., will take over the vacancy left behind by Judge Peter Trible's retirement.

Spotsylvania County Fire Chief Chris Eudailey is retiring in December after more than two decades at the helm of the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management.

More than 100 local high school seniors will be honored Wednesday at the second annual Military Enlistee Recognition Ceremony, sponsored by Our Community Salutes of Greater Fredericksburg .

I was dismayed, but not surprised, at the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors decision to approve the raceway complex in Thornburg.