Category Archives: Local News

(DC)- The Department of Defense says a Virginia native died during combat in Afghanistan Tuesday. Green Beret Joshua Beale was a native of Carrollton in Hampton Roads and graduated from Old ...Read more

From the Stafford Sheriff’s Office:   A suspect was arrested on Saturday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after driving under the influence around Stafford ...Read more

(Fredericksburg)- Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is now accepting applications for its 2019 Community Scholarship program. REC is offering one-time $1,000 scholarships to current college ...Read more

(Richmond)- The House of Delegates passed a bill that will make Election Day a school holiday for Virginia’s public schools. It passed with a nearly unanimous vote yesterday. Most school ...Read more

(Westmoreland)- A Westmoreland County man who reportedly hit a pedestrian last Sunday is being charged with a DUI. Virginia State Police say Steven Mayhew ran off Mattox Avenue in Colonial Beach ...Read more

(Richmond)- Guns continue to be a major issue in Virginia. Yesterday advocates for both gun rights and gun control came out to the Virginia Capitol for the unofficial gun lobby day. Second ...Read more

(Alexandria)- Alexandria officials are sounding the alarm over drug use in Alexandria. Police say over the weekend, officers responded to four suspected opioid overdoses in just 72 hours, ...Read more