STAFFORD - Authorities have recovered the body of a man who drowned in the Rappahannock River just 25 feet from shore.

A wreck that killed a bicyclist in Stafford County yesterday is still under investigation, according to a published report

Katheryne Crawley Browning Alfred, 94, of Hartwood died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at her home.

Katheryne Crawley Browning Alfred, 94, of Hartwood died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at her home.

RICHMOND - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s $1 billion transportation bill won’t be the only proposal in the mix Monday as lawmakers return to take up the state’s road woes. 

Three more men have been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into complaints of criminal sexual activity at Locust Shade Park in Triangle that has netted a total of eight arrests and 17 criminal charges, Prince William County police said Wednesday.

STAFFORD — Head coach Jim Farr and assistant Ryan Wheeler left the College of William and Mary baseball program following the 2005 season.

NORTH STAFFORD — A 51-year-old man was arrested last week for inappropriately touching two women at a local food store.

STAFFORD — An ordinance addressing the number of people not related by “blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship” living within a single dwelling was discussed at the Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting held Tuesday. 

FREDERICKSBURG — Law enforcement officers from more than 70 jurisdictions came out last week to pay one last tribute to Fredericksburg police officer Todd Allen Bahr, 40, slain in the line of duty June 8. 

U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Gilmore supports lifting the federal ban on offshore drilling, aligning himself with Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. 

RICHMOND — Sen. Barack Obama has gained ground in Virginia and is virtually tied with Sen. John McCain in an early indication of how competitive the state is shaping up to be this fall

The following was taken from calls to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office from June 9-16:

STAFFORD — The county’s fire chief made his long-anticipated appearance before the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and addressed many of the allegations made toward his department in recent weeks.

RICHMOND - Some Virginia Tech officials put their buildings on lockdown minutes before Seung Hui Cho locked the exits to Norris Hall and gunned down 30 students and staff on April 16, 2007.

UPDATE: An Amber Alert issued Monday for Colin Nathaniel Custer, who was abducted from his South Carolina home, was cancelled later that night, according to the Virginia Amber Alert Web site.

FALMOUTH — In the wake of the June 8 drowning death of a Maryland teenager, Stafford officials said the county staff members that were monitoring the beach at the time of the drowning were not trained to save the boy’s life. 

STAFFORD — NBC “Meet the Press” host Tim Russert has died of an apparent heart attack at age 58, according to family members who spoke to the Associated Press.

STAFFORD — A Fredericksburg policeman killed while searching for an armed suspect in Fredericksburg on Friday night will be laid to rest Thursday.

STAFFORD — The Alvin York Bandy Administrative Complex was filled to the brim Tuesday night as parents and students piled in to receive recognition and awards.

STAFFORD — Stafford County may have a number of new sidewalks in its future following the planning commission’s regular meeting where it passed a recommendation to amend a subdivision ordinance. 

STAFFORD — The mother of a toddler who died in October pleaded guilty to child abuse in Stafford County Circuit Court on June 5. 

STAFFORD — Long-range plans for expanding HOV lanes through Spotsylvania County, and comamuter parking was discussed at a public meeting held at Anne E. Moncure Elementary School on June 4. 

The following was taken from calls to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office from June 2-9

STAFFORD — Airport officials announced Tuesday that they are going to replace the terminal building that was damaged by the same May 8 tornado that devastated portions of the England Run North neighborhood. 

STAFFORD — Stafford deputies on Monday morning recovered the body of a boy who was reported missing Sunday afternoon while swimming at Falmouth’s Old Mill Park.

STORY UPDATE: Rescuers have recovered the body of the 17-year-old teenager who drowned in the Rappahannock River on Sunday afternoon, according to Mark Stone, spokesman with Stafford County Fire and Rescue.

Stafford Fire and Rescue officials have suspended the search and recovery effort for a Maryland teenager who went missing in the Rappahannock River on Sunday afternoon.

FREDERICKSBURG — A Fredericksburg policeman was killed while searching for an armed suspect in Fredericksburg on Friday night. 

STAFFORD — With excessive hot weather in the forecast for the next week, Stafford Fire and Rescue officials say the extreme temperatures can kill.