Tri-County VA News

Local Government Actions

• 🔥 Planning Commission Vote: Stafford Planning Commission has voted to replace the fire station in Aquia.

Weather...

The planning commission voted to replace the fire station in Aquia. This local government decision moves forward updates to emergency services infrastructure for the Stafford County community.

Today's muggy conditions bring scattered storms late afternoon into evening, with a marginal severe risk for wind gusts.

• Heavy downpours possible;...

A Stafford man's DUI arrest after a motorcycle crash quickly escalated when deputies found a knife, two firearms, and later drugs at jail, adding...

A year after the April 2025 mass shooting that killed three young men in Spotsylvania's Olde Greenwich, residents describe ongoing trauma that keeps...

Pop-up storms bring damaging wind gusts and flooding risks to the area today and Saturday.

• Today: Best chance for storms 3-8 p.m. with heavy...

Stafford School Budget

• 🔥 Funding Withheld: Stafford Board of Supervisors voted to keep back $2.4 million from the School Board’s budget after...

Virginia health officials urge parents to complete required student immunizations, including the MMR vaccine for rising kindergartners, as a measles...

Stafford Board of Supervisors initially approved the School Board's amended budget request but later voted 4-3 to withhold $2.4 million total after...

Starting July 1, Virginia becomes the first state to let judges order Intelligent Speed Assistance devices for repeat speeders, using GPS to block...

Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is urging state regulators to postpone the Dominion–NextEra merger until key questions are answered about its effects on...

Community resistance is reshaping data center plans across Northern Virginia.

• Prince William's massive Digital Gateway project collapsed after...

Fredericksburg's Architectural Review Board holds its regular meeting July 13 at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall, 715 Princess Anne Street.

Development Decisions

• 🔥 Stafford Data Center Paused: A proposed 99-acre data center project along Eskimo Hill Road in Stafford is on pause...

• Statewide injunctions now halt enforcement of the assault weapons ban everywhere in Virginia.
• State police and multiple counties including...

Stafford County supervisors paused a 99-acre data center project on Eskimo Hill Road, requiring archaeological studies before any approval.

• Board...

Spotsylvania's massive 485 MW solar farm spans over 6,300 acres yet falls short of powering a single 500 MW data center in Ashburn.

Virginia hosts...

Fredericksburg's new Serve and Stay fund offers one-time housing help—up to $4,500 for rent or mortgage buy-down—to teachers and first responders...

A bomb threat prompted a lockdown at the Fredericksburg Walmart on Wednesday morning, with police receiving tips around 8 a.m. and the ATF Bomb Squad...

• Virginia's new assault weapons ban took effect July 1 but faces multiple lawsuits and temporary injunctions blocking enforcement.
• Spotsylvania...