The men forced their way, displayed handguns and ransacked the victim's home, police said.

Two men broke in and stole six bottles of liqour, valued at $100, from the ABC store on Sunday, police said.

Stafford County could soon set specific rates that supervisors may charge for responding to requests under the Freedom of Information Act. The Board of Supervisors will discuss a new FOIA policy at today's meeting, along with revisions to the board's bylaws....

Spotsylvania County Crime Solvers is seeking information on the following crimes: On May 5 between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m., someone entered a residence in the 8600 block of Jefferson Davis Highway and stole a bottle of prescription pain medication. The bottle contained 74 Percocets valued at $10. CFS 12-51875...

By RUSTY DENNEN The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has stepped up oversight of the North Anna Power Station in response to the failure of a generator after last summer's earthquake....

RICHMOND--If you're a member of the military trained to drive heavy vehicles, Virginia would like to help you find a civilian job. Gov. Bob McDonnell on Monday announced a new partnership aimed at linking service members who are leaving the military with jobs in the commercial trucking and busing industries....

LOCALLY "Songs and Remembrances of the Civil War." 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19. Robert E. Lee's birthplace, Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County. Concert of Civil War-era music by the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg, living history, heirloom document scanning by the Library of Virginia. Learn about the Civil War in the Northern Neck. Genealogy expert Laura Hazel will give tips on researching Civil War ancestors. Library of Virginia staff members will digitize 1861-65 photos, documents and artifacts for inclusion in the 150th Legacy Project; bring items to the duPont Library. To register, call 804/493-1972 or email
Email: jbachman@stratfordhall.org. Drills by Civil War re-enactors include 53rd Virginia, Company H, Mattaponi Guards and the Original Richmond Howitzers bivouacking…

Daniel Davis Wheeler is hardly a household name. Yet he can be considered a Civil War hero--a fact that had, until recently, largely escaped public notice. Now, if you visit Wheeler's resting place in Fredericksburg's City Cemetery, near a venerable magnolia and the brick wall along Washington Avenue, you'll spot something shiny and new....

Fredericksburg Deputy Fire Chief Mike Jones leads a tour of the city's new mobile command center. With computer work stations, a satellite dish, a light tower and a 20-foot extendable camera that can zoom in on distant areas and rotate 360 degrees, the new 35-foot-long Freightliner is an upgrade over the old vehicle, lower right. It can handle a range of problems, from hazardous material spills to fire calls to water main breaks. It also can pick up multiple radio frequencies, which will allow it to be used in neighboring counties. The unit offers state-of-the-art communication and a diesel-powered generator and cost just under $350,000, much …

Daniel Somerson led a “bizarre lifestyle” and had a “confrontational communication style,” according to his friends.