Man earns felony charges following pursuit that started in city
- Keith Epps
A Spotsylvania man was sentenced to 45 years after a 2024 shooting and hit-and-run that left one woman paralyzed before her death last month.
- Scott Shenk
Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved a transient occupancy tax and new site for the voter satellite office. The new tax will increase stays at county hotels and short-term rentals.
- Keith Epps
Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
- Pilar Davis
Patricia Benton retired after 40 years teaching special needs students at North Stafford High School, recalling how she always knew she wanted to teach and found her passion in special education early on.
- Alex Murphy
Caesar had his best high school season to date last fall for the Eagles, but is now heading up to play in the WCAC starting this fall.
- Alex Murphy
Bullin took the Wolverines to the postseason once in her three-year tenure at North Stafford, recording back-to-back winning seasons in 2024 and 2025.
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North Stafford High teacher retires after 40 years
William Harlow was booked at Charlottesville's jail on a Wednesday. He was dead three days later. No one — neither official nor family — knows what happened.
Talk that the General Assembly might use a stalled state budget to enact vetoed ideas would be an abuse of the Virginia way, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Tuesday.
Witnesses to a robbery in the Walmart parking lot on Old Forest Road on Sunday morning subdued a suspect until police officers arrived, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.
Vanessa Jones remembers her grandmother telling her about an older brother who went “over yonder” and never came back from the World War I.
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Chase DeLauter drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Gavin Williams notched his American League-leading eighth win as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
Virginia now has kickoff times for four of the games on its 2026 football schedule.
The James Franklin era at Virginia Tech will kick off in prime time.
Jordan Karhoff, a rising senior at St. Francis DeSales High School in Ohio, announced his verbal commitment to Virginia Tech in a social media post Tuesday evening.
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All In Solutions VP Lucas “Luke” Tickner joins the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team over-40 training squad ahead of the 2026 Seniors World Cup in Bangkok.
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CTI Real Estate awarded nearly $5,000 in 2026 scholarships to high school students in Virginia and Florida, honoring academic achievement, leadership, and community focus.
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The University of Mary Washington will induct its 29th UMW Athletic Hall of Fame class on June 6, with tickets on sale online for $45 through May 29.
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Mary Washington juniors Asher Willenborg and Trevor Rein reached the NCAA Division III doubles semifinals, finishing an All-America season with a 19-5 record.
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