Fauquier County News

Virginia registrars are gearing up for a heavier-than-usual election year, with all localities holding at least three elections in 2012.

Changes are coming to Interstate 66 in both the short-term and the long-term that will directly impact the commutes of ... Depending on the outcome of legal challenges, congressional boundary lines in western Prince William County are set to appear mighty different as voters determine their representatives this fall.

Nonetheless, the coincidence of the storm's heaviest precipitation with the afternoon commute may cause some slow going, especially in the colder north and west suburbs.

A House committee postponed for the year a bill that would have required schools to bring parents into the disciplinary process before questioning students for serious violations.

Somebody tried to break into a home on the 4300 block of Periwinkle Lane, Mid-county area, on Friday, Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok said.

Life's too short to read dopey jokes, admire pet pictures or hear some recycled urban legend that's already been debunked on Snopes.com. Still, I'm glad I stumbled across a clever message that's making the rounds this week, supposedly from a Virginia citizen to a legislator.

The regional jobless rate was 5.8 percent in December, down from 6.1 percent in December 2010.

The Virginia Senate has passed legislation to force pregnant women to have ultrasound images made of their fetuses before having an abortion.

The state Senate Tuesday postponed action on a Republican-backed bill to mandate that women undergo ultrasound imaging prior to having an abortion as Democrats make a last-ditch effort to soften it.

The Virginia Senate is set to pass a bill Tuesday that will require pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound prior to having an abortion.

To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen.

Somebody broke the windshield to a car parked on the 9200 block of Byrd Drive, Manassas, between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, causing $350 in damages, Manassas police Sgt.

The Virginia Senate, for years a firewall against efforts to restrict abortion, on Tuesday is poised to pass a bill to require that pregnant women undergo an ultrasound and get a chance to see the image before having an abortion.

The 20-year-old mother was stabbed to death on July 27, in 1998, at her Strasburg, Va., apartment.

UPDATE 3:29 PM: Dennis Cunningham was found, police said. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police are looking for a missing 50-year-old man who they said is bipolar, suffers from depression and talked about suicide before leaving on Thursday, officers said.

Somebody broke into a home on the 14500 block of Faith Court, Dale City area, by cutting a rear window screen and forcing a window open early Friday morning, officers said.

A 1989 Saab sedan driven by a Broad Run man was pulling out from a home in the 5200 block of Old Alexandria Turnpike, near its intersection with Va.

Frederick County can expect to pay more for its share of the regional jail costs next year, officials learned Thursday.

A handgun, magazine and case, valued at $800, was stolen from a home on the 7500 block of Purdue Court, Bull Run area, between 5:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok said.

Barboursville Vineyards took Best in Class for its 2008 cabernet franc reserve , while Virginia wineries collected 22 medals in all.