Spotsylvania

School Bus Aide Charged with Sexually Assaulting Children

By Uriah Kiser
Velasquez Velasco

A former Spotsylvania County school bus aid is charged with sexually abusing a child on a school bus, police said.

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Vindman Skips Televised Debate

By Uriah Kiser
Vindman / Anderson

7News hosted a Your Voice, Your Vote on Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Debate Tuesday, Sept. 24.

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Rappahannock Area Health District and Mary Washington Healthcare Announce Launch of 2025 Community Health Assessment

By Aya Karouane

The Rappahannock Area Health District and Mary Washington Healthcare are launching the 2025 Community Health Assessment for Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford counties, and Fredericksburg, building on their 2022 collaboration.

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Double Shooting Investigated in Spotsylvania

By Uriah Kiser
Spotsylvania Sheriff's office responded to a domestic violence report that resulted in an officer shooting.

Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred at 9:50 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at a home on W Glen Dower Drive, about three miles from Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center.

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Fredericksburg’s Drinking Water Unaffected Amid Rapidan River Investigation

By Uriah Kiser

The Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water and the Rapidan Service Authority issued a continued “Do Not Use Water Advisory” for the Wilderness Water Treatment Plant. The advisory, first implemented on August 21, is still in effect following reports of an unknown odor in the drinking water.

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New Winery to Open at 225-Year-Old Willow Oak Farm and Vineyard

By Kelly Sienkowski

A 225-year-old family-run farm in Spotsylvania will open a winery. 

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Hood Drive in Spotsylvania County Reopens to Two-Way Traffic on July 19

By Kelly Sienkowski
Hood Drive and Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania

Route 636 (Hood Drive) in Spotsylvania County will reopen to two-way traffic on the morning of Friday, July 19.

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Spotsylvania Deputy Shoots and Kills Armed Suspect During Domestic Disturbance

By Kelly Sienkowski
Spotsylvania Sheriff's office responded to a domestic violence report that resulted in an officer shooting.

On June 30, at 3:16 a.m., deputies were dispatched to Spotswood Drive for a domestic disturbance involving a firearm.

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