Category Archives: Local News

(Richmond)- This weekend will be a good time for back to school shopping in Virginia. The state’s tax free weekend is Friday thru Sunday. Shoppers won’t be charged sales tax on ...Read more

(Stafford)- From the Stafford Sheriff’s Office: A man was arrested last week by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after an elderly woman allowed him to borrow her vehicle ...Read more

(Richmond)-Health officials say a Virginia resident has died from flesh-eating bacteria. They aren’t sharing many details, but officials from the State Health Department said the person was ...Read more

(Spotsylvania)- On a hot day in July, nobody is thinking Christmas. But the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office wants to change that. Facing more needs, Operation Blue Christmas kicked off at the ...Read more

(DC)- A majority of the largest union of Metro workers are supporting a strike. The union says of the thousands who lined up to vote yesterday, 94-percent were in favor of authorizing a strike. ...Read more

(Blacksburg)- Officials at Virginia Tech say this year’s incoming freshman class will be the most diverse in school history. Over one-thousand of this year’s 64-hundred freshman will be ...Read more

(Fredericksburg)- Fredericksburg City Council unanimously approved a letter of intent with the owners of the Potomac Nationals to move the team from Woodbridge to Fredericksburg. In the next 120 ...Read more

(DC)-The National Zoo is considering some changes aimed at improving security and visitor safety. The zoo wants to add perimeter fencing and reduce the 13 pedestrian entrances to three. A fourth ...Read more