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Things to Stream: The Best of 2025
Christmas Day is traditionally a time to take in a movie. This year has given us a lot of great flicks to choose from.
FROM THE EDITOR: When Cruelty Is the Point
Mirna Benitez's deportation is an act of cruelty. It occurred in a season of waiting that asks us to live with and examine our discomforts.
Advance Evening News
This evening, information about the January 13 special election in Stafford and Prince William, and the local Chamber of Commerce is bringing the…
National Civics Bee Coming to the Fredericksburg Region
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the local competition, and is seeking sponsors to help expand the program.
 • Adele Uphaus
Information about January 13 Special Election in Stafford and Prince William
Voters will select a candidate to fill the House District 23 seat vacated by Candi Mundon King.
 • Adele Uphaus
Advance Morning News
It's Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Today, local women share stories of being incarcerated on Christmas, and the editor on JLARC's findings about the…
"All the Presents Were Bought, Wrapped, and Under the Tree, and I Wasn't There"
Local women share their experiences of being incarcerated over the holidays.
 • Adele Uphaus
FROM THE EDITOR: JLARC Weighs in on New State School Accountability System
The study concludes the new system is better than the previous, but there are substantial adjustments that must be made.
Advance Afternoon News
This afternoon, an update on Mirna Benitez, the local school custodian who was detained earlier this month; & FXBG Habitat for Humanity receives a state…
Local Woman who was Detained Earlier this Month is Now in El Salvador
Her family is facing an estimated $13,000 in legal expenses to bring her back to the U.S. It could take four years.
 • Adele Uphaus
Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity Receives State Grant for Mayfield Project
Project is among 47 supported by Affordable and Special Needs Housing Loans announced last week.
 • Adele Uphaus
Advance Morning News
It's Monday, December 22, 2025. Today, another in the Advance's Holiday Shops series, and the editor on the American myths that drive us.
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