We posted 2,893 stories in 2019.
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With coverage of more local meetings, transportation, and the region’s newest baseball team the Fredericksburg Nationals, we plan to bring you even more coverage, by more reporters.
With a redesigned website, and with new reader options where even non-subscribers will soon be able to read now and pay later, we’re excited about 2020!
Have a safe and Happy New Year!
Here’s a look at the most-read stories of 2019:
- Driver killed in Route 17 crash identified
- 21-year-old man dies after found shot in Lake Ridge
- Reserve at Long Forest headed to public hearing
- Stores closing: Multiple mall shops dark in Fredericksburg
- Colonial Forge High School mourns student killed in crash
- Gun fired inside Hylton High School, lockdown lifted after weapon found
- Manassas Park to once again require residents to buy, display decals
- Smash and grab at Stafford’s newest liquor store
- Manassas DMV to relocate to Prince William County
- Stafford to New York City bus service starts May 25
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