A three-letter acronym that has caused much consternation in Stafford County may be removed from the Comprehensive Plan. UDAs, or Urban Development Areas, were state-mandated for counties with high growth projections, including Stafford....

Project Yellow Light has grown a lot since its beginnings as a safe-driving campaign at Spotsylvania County's Riverbend High School. The nonprofit awarded its first $2,000 scholarship in 2008 after judging 10 videos produced by Riverbend students....

ARECENT survey of teen drivers showed they're not much different from many experienced adult drivers and that today's teenagers still suffer through the same age-old hurdles. The survey's key findings show that peer pressure and poor adult examples contribute to poor teen decisions....

Shortly after two doves peacefully spiraled toward the heavens from a stage at Spotsylvania High School, the silence was shattered by hundreds of motorcycles thundering to life Sunday for the sixth annual Some Gave All memorial motorcycle ride. It started as a small gathering in honor of Marine Sgt. Joshua Frazier of Spotsylvania County and Army National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Mason of King George County, both killed in combat in Iraq....

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Culpeper motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in crash A Culpeper motorcyclist died Saturday afternoon from injuries received in a crash with a car just after 5 p.m. Thursday, state police said Sunday....

The following people were indicted recently by a Caroline County grand jury: Tron Lamont Beasley, 28, Woodford, attempted grand larceny....

BY JEFF BRANSCOME Lake Anna is one step closer to having 10 new lakefront homes, despite opposition from nearby homeowners....

When it comes to state sales taxation, the rules are mostly pretty simple. You own a store that sells stuff, then you collect and send to the state the sales tax on the things you sell. Done. But in a sales economy that's moving beyond bricks-and-mortar stores, and beyond state lines, the rules are getting blurrier. States are worrying about how to tax online sales, and now two states have sued a book retailer whose products are often offered by teachers....

Odyssey Montessori Elementary Students completed a six-week music course on drumming with Ken Crampton of "Everybody Drum." The following students studied rhythm, timing and playing together as a group, and worked on material to be showcased at the school talent show: Jonah Bevan, Zane Darden, Dane DiEugenio, Katie Ibarra, Bonnie Little, Alex Murphy, Esha Pai, Bella Thomas, Madchen Watt and Ella Williams....