Spotsylvania News

Ever look over in traffic and see a rattle trap driving beside you? With bald tires, a cracked windshield, or grinding brakes? It's got an inspection sticker, so it should be good to go right? Police say not if the windshield is wearing what's called a "hot" sticker.

Chris Ruff of Educational Enrichment for Young People plays the cease fire beat while portraying a militia drummer during a living history presentation for Riverview Elementary School's Memorial Day celebration in Spotsylvania County on Friday, May 24, 2013.

A 7-Eleven store manager accused of staging a fire to conceal the theft of $14,000 in cash was convicted of embezzlement Wednesday in Spotsylvania County.

Worst trend, part 1: Nine people overdose on heroin in Culpeper and Spotsylvania last week, and two die, according to a release .

The Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting on May 28 to speed approval of a drag strip and race-track that will change the face of Spotsylvania.

A former Spotsylvania County Schools assistant coach is behind bars, after police say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a teenage Courtland High School student.

A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts.

LARCENY: 2600 block Charles St, 5/18 - 5/19 8:00 a.m. A resident reported that his moped was stolen from his front porch.

Truth be told, I have yet to see a single cicada. So I asked on Facebook , and more than 80 people responded within hours that they were seeing them everywhere.

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

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

Thank you to The Free Lance-Star for the April 25 article on the Spotsylvania mural ["Groups say Spotsy mural should tell 'entire story'"]. You have done a wonderful service to bring this to the public's attention.

Food, dancing, Kidz Zone, church tours, merchandise. Free admission. 2 - Patriot Park Amphitheater Concert Friday.

A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts.

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 .

Readers are no longer allowed to comment on Fredericksburg.com on letters to the editor, but readers have only themselves to blame.

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

Seventeen-year Brood II cicadas emerge in the Leavells Crossing neighborhood in Spotsylvania, Va., on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Crafters Wanted for the 22nd Annual Short Pump Ruritan Craft Show Oct. 26 at Short Pump Middle School, 4701 Pouncey Tract Road.

Spotsylvania deputies say Pauline Finney, 89, has been deaf and mute since the age of 12.