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By Angela Davis
Advance Evening News
We're sending this early today. Learn about Ava Lester, a Stafford girl who is the 2025 Ambassador for the Anthem LemonAid Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser…
What to Do This Weekend
From comedy to Hawaiian-themed parties, wine gatherings to history walks, and the amazing farmers' markets that adorn our region, it's happening in the…
Stafford Girl is the 2025 Ambassador for the Anthem LemonAid Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser
Ava Lester is undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU & is helping to raise funds for cancer care.
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Adele Uphaus
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Advance Morning News
It's Friday, July 18, 2025. Today, Cross Tabs tell an interesting tale in the state's top three races, staying cool in summer, and Brandy Station…
ECONOMIC CENTS: Staying Cool in Summer (and Warm in Winter)
Feeling drained by the weather? Temperature's partly to blame. But not the only factor. Bruce Saller explains.
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Study gives clues to buried past at Brandy Station Battlefield
Brandy Station Battlefield, site of the biggest cavalry battle of the Civil War and Virginia’s newest state park, now has a foundation upon which to…
TALKING CROSS TABS - Trump Is Dragging Down Republicans in Virginia According to Latest Commonwealth Poll
But there are clear messages for Democratic candidates, too, in this poll released less than two months before early voting is set to begin.
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Advance Evening News
This evening, we check on how the cell phone-free policy went in two area school divisions, and a road widening project is proposed in Fredericksburg…
Route 2 Widening Project Proposed in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
There will be a public meeting on the project next week.
Stafford Seeks Public's Help in Identifying Unmarked Storm Drains
Markers remind the community that pollutants down the drains run eventually into area waterways.
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Adele Uphaus
How Did Year One of Cell Phone-Free Schools Go?
The Advance checked in with Stafford and Fredericksburg school divisions to see whether the cell phone-free policies implemented last summer were…
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Adele Uphaus
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