State/Regional News for Stafford County Sun

Howell has the power but wasn’t at the meeting

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:42:00 EDT

Thirty legislators — from both parties, from both ends of Virginia’s urban crescent — crowded around a conference table Tuesday, searching for common ground on a fiscal fix for transportation.

Loving, pioneer in fighting for interracial marriages, dies

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:09:00 EDT

Mildred Jeter Loving, a Caroline County woman who demolished the last legal bulwark of racial segregation in America, has died.

Frawley faces DUI charge

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:36:00 EDT

STAFFORD — A former University of Mary Washington President has been arrested in Maryland on his third drunken driving charge in a year.
William John Frawley, 54, of Chevy Chase, Md., was arrested April 10 for allegedly attempting to drive his car under the influence of alcohol, according to court documents.

Tornadoes injure more than 200

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:08:00 EDT

A terrifying flock of tornadoes hit Virginia Monday, striking close to where a twister killed four people in the Tri-Cities area 14½ years ago.

Tornadoes slam Virginia

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:59:00 EDT

There is widespread damage and several people injured in Colonial Heights, and damage in Brunswick County and other parts of southeastern Virginia caused by what appear to be multiple tornadoes.

Panel discusses felons who want right to vote

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:20:00 EDT

When Hasan Zarif was sentenced to life in prison in 1973, he knew he had to turn his life around.

Kaine discusses transit, energy

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:57:00 EDT

FALLS CHURCH — Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine came to Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church on Saturday and announced that he will call the General Assembly back in session to discuss transportation funding

Delegates pressured to support Obama

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:27:00 EDT

RICHMOND —Virginia’s six uncommitted superdelegates are facing new pressure from Democratic activists to back Barack Obama for president.

Search continues for man who shot police officer

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:12:00 EDT

RICHMOND – Police are still searching for a southwest Virginia man who allegedly shot a state trooper in the neck March 28 near the Virginia-West Virginia state line, in Glen Lyn, Va.

New program targets jails

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:14:00 EDT

WASHINGTON — Federal immigration officials want to give local law enforcement agencies more tools to identify illegal immigrant inmates incarcerated in local jails and prisons.

Alleged I-64 sniper appears in court

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:55:00 EDT

Shell casings from Slade Allen Woodson’s 1974 AMC Gremlin match ballistics recovered from early-morning shootings on and near Interstate 64 on March 27, the Virginia State Police said Saturday.