Cold temps but lots of shoppers downtown.
PHOTOS: Small Business Saturday in downtown Fredericksburg
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PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Host Lions Club Christmas tree lot opens
The Fredericksburg Host Lions Club began unloading 400+ Christmas trees before 7 on Saturday morning.
Pedestrian fatally struck by train in downtown Fredericksburg
Rail traffic was shut down while police investigated fatality on tracks.
WATCH: Small Business Saturday–In their words
Four downtown business owners talk about the importance of shopping local.
WATCH: D. D. Lecky at LibertyTown Arts Workshop on Small Business Saturday
One small business owner says they need your support right now.
PHOTOS: Big crowd downtown on Thanksgiving night for Whittingham’s Christmas windows
Chilly and windy weather didn’t stop another crowd from gathering.
WATCH: The making of Bob Whittingham’s Christmas windows
The making and unveiling of Bob Whittingham’s Christmas windows at The Kitchen at Whittingham and Whittingham at 1021 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg.
PHOTOS: A Thanksgiving tradition continues tonight at 6
Bob Whittingham’s Christmas window unveiled at 6 tonight at 1021 Caroline Street.
Fredericksburg City Council grants FAM $150,000 for design of auction block memorial
The memorial will be designed by Eto Otitigbe, the lead artist behind the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia.
Learning Lane work in Fredericksburg to continue through January
The emergency project originally was expected to be finished last month.
WATCH: A Thanksgiving Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Meteorologist Sean Sublette tells you what to expect weather-wise on Thanksgiving in the Fredericksburg area.
Work on Fredericksburg bike path to begin next week
The $2.4 million project will add shared-use path to span of Lafayette Boulevard; also includes improvements to VCR trail.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine
Free Press managing editor Joey LoMonaco sits down with Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine to discuss her two decades in city government, as well as data centers, homelessness and affordable housing.
WATCH: Saving and preserving old family photos
Curatorial Specialist Kylie Thomson with the Fredericksburg Area Museum talks about taking care of old photos.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Cold and windy Friday, but a weekend temperature turnaround.
Carter, Brooks sentenced to 28 years for ‘senseless’ 2023 city slaying
Fredericksburg Circuit Court Judge Gordon F. Willis sentenced Aaron Carter and Lorenzo Brooks to 40 years, with 15 suspended, for second-degree murder, along with three years for the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
And then there were two: firm hones in on route for Rappahannock river crossing
More than 140 people attended an open-house-style information session on the proposed crossing.
LISTEN: Lafayette weekend in Fredericksburg arrives
There’s a Thursday night lecture and then events Saturday and Sunday.
WATCH: New life for the Executive Plaza building downtown
Many city offices now available in one location.
‘We have work to do’: Virginia Black Legislative Caucus discusses priorities
Group’s first gathering in Fredericksburg focused on solidarity, constitutional amendments.
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