Stafford News

Two men whose car was towed while they were breaking into other people's vehicles pleaded guilty to multiple charges yesterday in Stafford Circuit Court.

A ribbon-cutting will be held next week for the second entrance to Stafford Hospital Center.

Paul Ortiz owns a house in the Hills of Aquia subdivision off U.S. 1 in North Stafford.

A 34-star U.S. flag, similar to the one carried by Union forces in the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, is on exhibit at the Stafford County Administration building.

Stafford and Spotsylvania county school divisions implemented new systems for student lunch payments this past school year with markedly different results.

A bill passed by the House of Representatives Thursday gives federal workers with security clearances their own telework centers in the Washington area.

The trial involving the Jan. 6 slaying of Jamair "Jody" Ellis came to an abrupt end yesterday after a juror recalled reading about the case before the trial started.

Col. Blake C. Ortner of Stafford County has taken command of a Staunton-based Army National Guard unit known as the Stonewall Brigade.

When Stafford County supervisors passed the Potomac River Protection Overlay District in December, they knew the ordinance might be a lightning rod for lawsuits, particularly from developers.

When James Monroe sophomore Caleb Rapkins played in the Group AA tennis singles final this month, he stopped to consider how far he had come.

On Sunday, Stafford Hospital Center acknowledged its100th day of operations since the opening Feb.

Three years and four jobs after college graduation, Hunter Willis realized he wasn't happy in the corporate environment.

Butler Road in Stafford is shutting down to all traffic at 8 tonight. It will not reopen until noon Sunday.

The attorney for R. Allen Stanford, chairman of troubled Stanford Financial Group, says the Texas billionaire surrendered to FBI agents in Stafford Thursday.

When I learned that Lars Larsen was a candidate for the Falmouth District School Board seat, I was delighted ["Stafford School Board will have a new look," June 11]. The people of that district should be, too.

A Stafford County man who stole more than $100,000 from Alexandria parking meters pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement yesterday.

Last updated 10:52 p.m. EDT Law enforcement sources confirm that billionaire financier R. Allen Stanford is in custody, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr .

Yes, you read that correctly. Butler Road in Stafford is shutting down to ALL traffic Friday night at 8 p.m. and will not re-open until around noon Sunday.

After 21 years of searching, the area's cold-weather homeless shelter finally will have a permanent home.

The Surgi-Center of Central Virginia expects to break ground on its new building this fall after receiving permission from the state to move.