THE NEWS DESK
The News Desk is a collection of news, notes and breaking items affecting the Fredericksburg community.
Alternate parkway proposal draws fire
BY SCOTT SHENK / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Spotsylvania County Supervisor David Ross on Monday unveiled an alternate idea to a controversial project aimed at fixing congestion problems along Interstate 95, …more
May 21st, 2013
Stafford teachers will get raises
BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Stafford County teachers should see more money in their paychecks next year. The Stafford School Board passed a budget Monday night which …more
May 20th, 2013
Local spelling champ prepares for new bee challenge
BY CATHY JETT / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Jessica Ditton was elated to win The Free Lance–Star Regional Spelling Bee in March—until she got thrown a curve. Last month, organizers of …more
May 20th, 2013
FBI agents killed in mishap part of elite team
BY BROCK VERGAKIS / Associated Press NORFOLK—The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency’s elite hostage rescue team, a group …more
May 20th, 2013
VDOT will preview U.S. 17 widening plan
The Virginia Department of Transportation will host an information meeting on the U.S. 17 widening project on Wednesday.The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the University …more
May 20th, 2013
Substitute teacher charged in assaults on Orange students
BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A substitute teacher in Orange County has been charged with 12 misdemeanor offenses after being accused of assaulting six middle school students last …more
May 20th, 2013
Dozens dead after monster tornado roars through Oklahoma
By TIM TALLEY Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an …more
May 20th, 2013
Time for change at Ferry Farm?
BY KATIE THISDELL – THE FREE LANCE-STAR Almost everyone seems to agree that George Washington’s boyhood home is a fairly important historic site.Preservationists fought years ago to save the southern …more
May 20th, 2013
Heroin overdoses concern Fredericksburg area officials
BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Police are investigating a rash of recent suspected heroin overdoses in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County and Culpeper. Two people died and seven others overdosed last …more
May 20th, 2013
Marine base land use studied
By RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Land development surrounding Marine Corps Base Quantico—and the impact on the installation and its neighbors—will be the subject of a series of public …more
