Spotsylvania County

Three people died and three others were taken to hospitals after a shooting in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Some neighbors had to clean blood off of their sidewalks after the shooting that killed three people. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Neighbors say they’re scared after the shooting that riddled their street with bullet holes. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Three people died and three others were taken to hospitals after a shooting in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Three people are dead and three others have been transported to local hospitals after a shooting in the Olde Greenwich Circle area in Spotsylvania County.

Three people died and three others were taken to hospitals after a shooting in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

A gun inside a third-grader’s backpack went off in a classroom in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on Monday morning, authorities say. Here’s initial info.

A devoted father and his 6-year-old son drowned while fishing in the Rappahannock River last month. Danny Sumner and his son Donovan spent hours at the Rappahannock, where they bonded over their love for fishing. “Donovan loved going fishing with his dad, so this wasn’t an uncommon thing for them to go fishing,” mother and wife Madeline Sumner said....

A community in Fredericksburg is grieving the devastating loss of a devoted father and his 6-year-old son who drowned while they were fishing. News4’s Dominique Moody spoke with the victims’ wife and mother about her effort to keep their memories alive.

Two people found dead inside a Spotsylvania County, Virginia, home on Saturday morning were shot several times, authorities say. Charles Childress, 61, and Kimberly Newcomb, 59, were found inside the home they shared on Heatherwood Drive near Freedom Middle School. One victim’s friend went to the home to check on them when he couldn’t reach them, according to the sheriff’s...

Two people were found dead in a Spotsylvania County, Virginia, home Saturday morning, and the sheriff is investigating it as a double homicide. Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder reports.

The first Black school superintendent in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, said he’s received racist emails since starting the job Aug. 1. Clint Mitchell decided he needed to address it publicly with a written statement and at a school board meeting after students and some adults in the county and across the country received racist text messages after Election Day, telling mostly...

The first Black school superintendent in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, said he’s received racist emails since starting the job Aug. 1. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

A suspect and a bystander were shot after deputies attempted to arrest a wanted suspect during a traffic stop at a gas station on Saturday night in Fredericksburg, Virginia, according to police. Spotsylvania County Street Crimes Task Force deputies tried to arrest a suspect during a traffic stop at a gas station on the 3000 block of Plank Road at…

A Virginia deputy who shot and killed a man who authorities say pointed a gun at a woman has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

The children involved were between four and five years old, and had disabilities. The Spotsylvania sheriff’s office believes there could be more victims.

A 19-year-old man was shot to death trying to break up a fight early Sunday morning, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Christian Whalen was at a bonfire party in a wooded area off Spotswood Furnace Road when another teenager shot him. A sheriff’s deputy drove him from the scene to a rescue station, from where he was...

A 19-year-old man was shot to death trying to break up a fight early Sunday morning, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.

Spotsylvania County Public Schools students are picking up their backpacks and returning to the classroom for their first day of school today. News4’s Megan McGrath talks about excitement among seniors, new teachers and advice from upperclassmen to freshmen. 

It’s the first day of school in Spotsylvania County in Virginia and their new superintendent Dr. Clint M. Mitchell has a few goals in mind for the school year. News4’s Megan McGrath talks about school absenteeism and cell phone policies with Mitchell.