Spanberger, Vega in tight race for Virginia’s 7th District
November 3, 2022 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — While campaigning recently for Democrat Abigail Spanberger in northern Virginia’s competitive 7th Congressional District, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine made the case that the former CIA officer and two-term incumbent had carved out a dramatically outsized influence during her relatively short tenure.
Trump endorses Yesli Vega, Spanberger’s GOP challenger
October 28, 2022 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Yesli Vega, the GOP county official and former police officer challenging Democratic U.S.
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Virginia man arrested for firing gun while on hotel balcony
June 8, 2022 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested after a sheriff's office says he fired a handgun from a hotel balcony.
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a news release on Tuesday that deputies were sent to the hotel in Stafford after staff at the hotel reported that a guest had reported hearing gunshots around 2 a.m.
Sheriff: THC-spiked crackers fed to 3 infants at day care
April 15, 2022 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — The owner of a home day care in Virginia is facing charges after three young children in the facility's care were exposed to THC, authorities said Friday.
A deputy responded in March to a hospital in Stafford where three 1-year-old children had been taken after their parents observed lethargic behavior and glassy, bloodshot eyes, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Historic graffiti relocation OKed, makes way for warehouses
March 16, 2022 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Officials in a Virginia county have agreed to a developer’s plan to move parts of a historic rock formation marked with soldiers’ graffiti to a Civil War park to make way for warehouses.
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Virginia man killed in crash involving deputy’s cruiser
February 21, 2022 GMTFREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man was killed when a car he was driving went out of control and hit a county deputy’s cruiser, according to a sheriff's office.
Enrique Rodriguez Guevara, 24, of Stafford was killed in a collision that took place about 8:30 p.m.
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GOP’s Vanuch joins race in Virginia’s 7th District
February 15, 2022 GMTThe chair of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors has joined a crowded field of Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.
Crystal Vanuch launched her bid Tuesday, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Authorities apprehend Va. man wanted for girl’s abduction
January 30, 2022 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A central Virginia man now accused in the abduction of a girl who escaped from a car was arrested early Saturday following an overnight standoff, authorities said.
Steven Randall Williams, 34, of Stafford, was apprehended after a police dog located him inside his home about 3 a.m., the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Virginia man sentenced to 32 years in sexual battery case
November 16, 2021 GMTFREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been sentenced to more than 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual battery in connection with an assault on a teenage girl, officials said.
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3 men charged after botched carjacking, wrong-way chase
October 14, 2021 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Three men are facing charges after a botched carjacking led to a high-speed, wrong-way chase on Interstate 95 in Virginia, authorities said.
Stafford Sheriff’s Maj. Shawn Kimmitz said the men tried to take an Anytime Fitness patron’s car Tuesday, The Free Lance-Star reported.
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County could withhold funds over pronouns, teachings on race
September 22, 2021 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Leaders in a Virginia county have voted to withhold funding for school programs that would teach critical race theory or ask that students identify their chosen pronouns.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to denounce the teaching of The 1619 Project and critical race theory in county schools and condemned requiring students to choose their own pronouns, news outlets reported.
Students make bell stand for USS Vermont
April 25, 2021 GMTRUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Some students at Vermont technical center are building a bell stand for Vermont's namesake submarine...
Fake psychologist sent to prison facing multiple lawsuits
March 2, 2021 GMTFREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman serving an 11-year prison sentence for treating patients while pretending to be a psychologist is now facing multiple civil lawsuits seeking millions of dollars, according to court records...
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Man in prison for murder charged in 1989 cold case killing
November 17, 2020 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A man imprisoned for killing a former girlfriend and federal worker in Washington a decade ago pleaded guilty Monday to slaying his estranged wife who disappeared from her Virginia home in 1989, authorities said...
Sewage suggests wider spread of virus in Virginia county
September 8, 2020 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — An analysis of sewage in one Virginia county indicates that it has 10 times as many people walking around with the coronavirus than test results suggest...
Sewage could help researchers studying spread of coronavirus
May 20, 2020 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Researchers hope that data collected from wastewater treatment plants will help identify and predict future spreads of the coronavirus...
Virginia pastors give over $17,000 to pay student meal debts
December 23, 2019 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — The holidays came early for some Virginia families struggling to pay school lunch debt...
Should drug dealers be charged with murder? States ponder
February 25, 2019 GMTSTAFFORD, Conn. (AP) — Having lost his 29-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose, Dean Palozej believes dealers who peddle drugs that kill should be locked up for a very long time — for the rest of their life, in some cases...
Tip leads to cocaine stashed in jailed man’s prosthetic leg
February 7, 2019 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — The discovery of cocaine inside a Virginia inmate's prosthetic leg has led to an investigation into a suspected drug distribution operation at that jail...
Transgender girl barred from all locker rooms gets apology
October 11, 2018 GMTSTAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school district superintendent has apologized to a transgender middle schooler who was barred from using the boys' or girls' locker rooms during an active shooter drill.
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