Stafford County

Visitors celebrating Virginia's 80th Historic Garden Week at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont might not immediately see a connection to Baltimore. The American painter, known for his portraiture, hailed from Detroit. His home, recognized...

Prince William County Board of Supervisors chairman Corey Stewart, who is seeking the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, raised $146,204.75 in the first quarter of 2013. Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit their campaign...

In an effort to distinguish himself from his six comeptitors in the race for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor Pete Snyder is embarking on what his campaign calls a "rock n' roll tour style" campaign swing through the state. As part of the...

Nearly four dozen people -- including several locals -- have been named to a Virginia panel reviewing school policies and procedures. The panel will also review funding and resource challenges, to ensure the safety of students and educators. Gov. Bob...

A man wanted on charges of detonating pipe bombs at the Virginia homes of his ex-girlfriend and two investigators handling an indecent exposure case involving him has been captured in Montana. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old...

Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

Twenty people across Virginia have been arrested in an undercover sting targeting online child predators. One of the arrests was in Bedford. The arrests were all part of an investigation called Operation Phalanx.  They were announced Thursday by...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Louisa County is reporting at least $80.6 million in damage from the Aug. 23 earthquake.  The Free Lance-Star says the total includes $63.8 million in damage to schools. Louisa County also reported an estimated $14.7 million...

Survey teams from the National Weather Service continue to inspect wind damage across the region from last week's storms. Their conclusions have boosted the tally of tornadoes in Maryland and northern Virginia to 16. With four more added this week,......

For some, like Leroy Richmond, this is the end, closure to the mystery that left him infected with anthrax and two of his friends dead. But for others, like Wanda Morris, the television images of the man authorities believe was responsible for the...

At first Marc Broklawski's problem was an easy one. Whenever another volunteer trickled in -- the lawyer from Washington, the small business owner from Annapolis -- he just plugged them into the network of poll workers and door knockers he'd already...