A consultant who once helped the D.C. City Council address concerns over rail shipments of hazardous materials blocks from the U.S. Capitol advised Fredericksburg area residents to seek information about their local rail traffic. It's not un-American to know what kind of risk you're being put in, said Fred Millar, a Northern Virginia resident....

Culpeper Town Council continues to pursue a trio of building demolitions on the town's west side.

RALEIGH, N.C. A raffle drawing by the North Carolina lottery has been extended by 12 days so more tickets can be sold. The North Carolina Education Lottery had planned to pick three million-dollar winners Wednesday night. Now the quot;Cash Splash Millionaire Raffle is set for Sept. 20.

VIRGINIA BEACH Warren Harris, the city's economic development director, became a member of the Cavalier Golf Yacht Club in January at the city's expense. The country club, with its own marina overlooking Linkhorn Bay, is charging the city an $18,000 initiation fee spread across five years. The city also has to pay separately for meals, $400 in monthly dues and for events at the club.

New information about transferring juveniles to adult courts and the way police conduct suspect lineups was presented to the Virginia State Crime Commission yesterday, but the commission will not endorse related legislation until its Dec. 8 meeting. Since 1996, a juvenile at least 14 years old has been tried in ...