Spotsylvania County

Many residents in Spotsylvania County are still looking for answers after they woke up to the sound of loud bangs and law enforcement rolling through their neighborhood. 

Two people were killed early Wednesday morning when their pickup truck ran into a stopped tractor-trailer and caught fire along Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County, according to Virginia State Police.

Polls close in Virginia at 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. See the results in real time for Spotsylvania County. 

James Bijesse, 61, was hit and killed on Patriot Highway on Oct. 11.

Starting Friday, September 19, all students, staff, and guests attending home high school football games at a Spotsylvania County Public Schools facility will be required to pass through a weapons detection system before entering the stadium.

At Wednesday’s preliminary hearing, a judge certified that 27-year-old Tyler Butler will be tried for second-degree murder. Back in May, Butler, a northern Virginia man, shot and killed a teenager around 3 a.m. during what investigators initially called a "ding-dong ditch" TikTok prank. 

A father is speaking out, saying that his son should not be in jail after he shot and killed a teen who he believed was trying to break into his home in Spotsylvania County earlier this year. 

A Virginia family is heartbroken and furious, claiming their middle-school-aged daughter was sexually assaulted at Post Oak Middle School and that the school failed to properly handle the incident. The family also believes the principal only informed the school community after FOX 5 started asking questions.

The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged sexual assault that happened at Post Oak Middle School two days ago.

A northern Virginia man is now facing multiple charges after investigators say he shot and killed a high school student who he believed was trying to break into his house. A friend of the teen claims it was all part of a TikTok challenge that turned tragic.

Authorities in Spotslyvania County say they're still deciding whether to charge a Fredericksburg-area homeowner in the fatal weekend shooting of a teenager. Investigators say the 18-year-old was one of three teens breaking into the man's house. 

Authorities in Virginia are investigating threats of retaliation circulating online connected to last week's mass shooting in Spotsylvania County.

A third victim in a mass shooting in Spotsylvania earlier this month has been identified by police. 

If you’re driving along I-95 near Fredericksburg, you’ve probably noticed a massive construction site. 

Authorities say all suspects are in custody after a mass shooting in a Fredericksburg neighborhood has left three people dead and at least three others injured. The incident unfolded Tuesday night on Olde Greenwich Circle, a community of brick townhomes, leaving residents shaken.

Three people are dead and three more were injured following a shooting in a Spotsylvania County neighborhood, the Sheriff's Office says.

Officials say the parents of a third-grade student who had a handgun discharge while in their backpack have been arrested. 

Officials say a student in a third-grade class had a handgun discharge while in their backpack. 

A father and his six-year-old son out for a day on the Rappahannock River in Spotsylvania County were both found dead after drowning, the Sheriff's Office says.