Stafford News

Regarding the bomber, Laurence Alan Stewart II: No doubt the young man's mind is out of order.

FREDERICKSBURG - Interstate 95 southbound has re-opened at Exit 133/Falmouth in Stafford County following an earlier crash, the Virginia Department of Transportation reported.

"There is never enough money; that is the very definition of budget," said Nancy Collins, the Stafford County budget director, recently ["Budget options few for Stafford schools," May 10]. How insulting! The county budget process is broken.

The only old horse that was beaten recently during the public hearing about a proposed 692-apartment development in Celebrate Virginia North was incumbent Hartwood Supervisor Gary Snellings, who is seeking a third term ["Celebrate North project alive," May 8]. As usual, his claims about low proffers are indicative of an overall lack of ... (more)

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.

Stafford School Board members appeared shocked Tuesday night after Superintendent Randy Bridges announced his resignation, a year before his contract was slated to end.

ASSAULT: 7-Eleven, 905 Lafayette Blvd, 5/10 8:15 p.m. A city resident reported that an unknown female exchanged words with her in the parking lot and punched her several times in the face.

Recently, Russ Moulton wrote that Stafford families shouldn't be paying more local taxes than Spotsylvania residents ["Stafford taxes families too heavily!" April 23]. I don't know where he lives, but my commute to and from State Route 610 to State Route 3 can be 30-45 minutes.

A Stafford County doctor facing 95 felony charges connected to an alleged misuse of pain medication prescriptions will be in jail at least until Thursday.

A 22-year-old Quantico woman has been accused of fabricating a robbery that she said occurred at a Walmart in Stafford County last month, police said.

Recently released pricing data for common procedures at hospitals across the country is meant to allow people to look up how much their local hospital would charge for a procedure and how much Medicare would reimburse that hospital.

Virginia State Police Trooper D.J. Jablonski is investigating the crash which occurred at 11:59 a.m. about 800 feet north of State Route 630 in Stafford.

A second degree murder charge was placed against a local FBI agent who told dispatchers he shot his estranged wife several times in Stafford County last month.

1, 2011, and Feb. 15 this year. Joseph Darin Jenkins of 1004 Santa Maria Drive in Stafford, Va., was being held Friday in lieu of $1 million bail for a court appearance.

The School Board met Thursday night to hash out the details of the budget. The school division asked for $13 million from the county's Board of Supervisors for teacher raises but instead received $2.7 million.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: D&B Auto Body, 1919 Princess Anne St, 5/8 5:00 p.m. A 29-year-old Stafford resident reported that he was outside the shop with another man who he described as a slight acquaintance.

Fairfax County Police say a Stafford, Va. woman robbed a Shell gas station in the Burke area on Wednesday night.

Quality of life in the Stafford-Fredericksburg area is decreasing alarmingly. The reason? Lack of planning.

Born June 7, 1922, in Stafford, Va., to William Strother and Rosa Shackleford, she married Donald E. Drake Feb.

After almost dying Tuesday night, a proposed 692-apartment development in the Celebrate Virginia North community could still come to fruition.