Fredericksburg News

From the street, an imposing stone staircase rises to a broad esplanade, and off in the near-distance, the U.S. Capitol fills the horizon.

With temperatures climbing and a heat advisory in effect Monday, Falmouth Beach in Stafford County was filled with sunbathers and swimmers on Memorial Day.

Paul's Bakery, 2008 Lafayette Blvd, 5/26 3:00 am.A A 45-year-old Fredericksburg resident reported that he was assaulted by three men for no apparent reason.A The victim stated that he was hanging around outside of Paul's Bakery with three other males when the three attacked him and knocked him to the ground.A The men continued to kick and punch him ... (more)

Otter House, 1005 Princess Anne St, 5/26 2:30 am.A Police responded to reports of a male subject who was injured and lying in the road in front of the business.A A female reported that she was sitting in her vehicle waiting to pick up her boyfriend at the Otter House when an unknown male subject opened her passenger door and got in her car.A The ... (more)

A Fredericksburg school that focuses on workforce and academic training for special-needs teenagers and young adults plans to purchase its Willis Street property.

A Locust Grove woman told Fredericksburg police that she was robbed Monday afternoon in the parking lot at PetSmart in Central Park.

Virginia State Police have identified the survivor of Monday's mid-air plane crash as Thomas R. Proven of Broad Run, Va.

The Fredericksburg Cyclists Club has created an online petition to try to persuade the National Park Service to remove the gravel it recently dropped on Lee Drive that they believe causes safety and riding problems .

Shade from trees and light breezes were welcome relief for participants and attendees as a heat advisory was in effect for the day.

Not in 141 years has Fredericksburg seen anything quite like it: More than 100 people, of all ages and races, marching on Memorial Day through the streets toward Fredericksburg National Cemetery to honor its Northern dead.

Brad Weaver, a 31-year-old bivocational youth pastor from Beach City, Ohio, will cycle through Fredericksburg today, the third day of his coast-to-coast journey dedicated to just one thing: Increasing prayer.

A National Weather Service color-enhanced radar image shows monstrous Hurricane Katrina, about 80 miles south of the Louisiana coast on Aug.

Emergency crews have doused a brush fire that ignited under the Falmouth bridge about an hour and a half ago.

A spokesperson for Virginia State Police says the incident that took place around 4 p.m. involves two planes.

Stepping inside Choi's Korean Kitchen is like entering into a kitchen in Korea. The food is about as authentic as it gets when you are in search of real Korean cuisine, and in Fredericksburg, that's like finding a needle in a haystack.

Chris Light and wife Patsy are all smiles as they meet Willie Nelson in Fredericksburg to present two handcrafted hats.

Memorial Day ceremony, Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery. A 10 a.m., Monday, May 28.

The social start to summer this holiday weekend also means the start of the eighth annual Itty Bitty City Scavenger Hunt.

Virginia State Police say the single-vehicle accident that snarled traffic on Interstate 95 northbound near Massaponax Saturday morning was caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel.

Nearly 90 people have drowned in the Rappahannock River since 1985. With sunshine and warm temperatures expected through Memorial Day, the river will be a major lure for many folks around Fredericksburg.