9 March 2010, 10:21 pm
RICHMOND --Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett yesterday led sheriffs from around the state in lobbying House members to accept increased funding for sheriffs contained in the Senate's version of the budget. House and Senate budget negotiators are working to reach a compromise on their different bu... Read More »
9 March 2010, 10:20 pm
One of the 14 people charged in a major contraband cigarette probe started by the Stafford Sheriff's Office was convicted yesterday for his role in a murder-for-hire scheme. Xing "Andy" Xiao, 32, of Fairfax pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and other charges yesterday in U.S. Di... Read More »
9 March 2010, 9:04 pm
Hanover Applications for help with heating emergencies will be accepted through Monday by the Hanover County Department of Social Services, which administers the federal Crisis Assistance program. Emergencies include lack of heat, imminent cutoff of utilities, and inoperable or unsafe heating equipm... Read More »
9 March 2010, 4:59 pm
STAFFORD — Xing Xiao, aka Andy, of Fairfax, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to hire a hitman to murder someone he believed had stolen more than 15,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes from him.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 4:59 pm
STAFFORD — An estimated 7,000 jobseekers flocked to the University of Mary Washington’s Stafford Campus on Monday for a federal jobs fair. By the end of the day, an additional 1,000 people were still in line, local police estimated. ... Read More »
9 March 2010, 12:56 pm
Sheriffs from across Virginia hit the state Capitol Tuesday, urging negotiators to accept new fees designed to pay for public safety.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 10:40 pm
Louisa man killed in single-car crash A Louisa County man was killed Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in the county, state police said....... Read More »
8 March 2010, 10:39 pm
An estimated 7,000 people battled heavy traffic and long lines to attend a job fair with federal agencies yesterday in Stafford County. "There's an intense interest," said Kevin Hall, a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, who hosted the fair at the University of Mary Washington's College of Graduat... Read More »
8 March 2010, 9:24 pm
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6 March 2010, 9:52 pm
BY FRANK DELANO Two years of changes and work may earn the Colonial Beach Police Department a new badge of accomplishment....... Read More »