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Council Negotiates with Towing Companies on Fees
Anyone who parks illegally on a private lot will pay a higher fee if the property owner has a contract with a towing company to have trespassing vehicles towed.

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Anyone who parks illegally on a private lot will pay a higher fee if the property owner has a contract with a towing company to have trespassing vehicles towed.

Witnesses said the man was drinking and stumbled into the river after an altercation.
The incident happened Aug. 11 on Highland Road in the Westmont subdivision in Fredericksburg.
Samih Mustafa Sowan was murdered on March 1, 2011, but the Stafford County Sheriff's Office is asking for public's help in solving the case.
The raid of the downtown nightclub was conducted about a month after the emails were exchanged.
The Fredericksburg Police Department released a list of police calls to local nightclubs this week.
Have a question for the Fredericksburg Police Department? Send it to dan.telvock@patch.com
The sushi bistro is located at 10153 Jefferson Davis Highway in Cosner Corner.
The show starts at 6:30 p.m. at Colonial Tavern on Lafayette Boulevard. Clemons is the oldest son of E Street Band's Clarence Clemons, who died last year.
A father and daughter were arrested in one of the incidents.
Questions about the schedule can be directed to your school's principal.
Fredericksburg Police blotter over weekend.
The Washington, D.C. band played a high-energy show at Eyeclopes for Fredericksburg All Ages' sixth anniversary.
Four suspects in a shoplifting case at Walmart today are in custody. Deputies and fire and rescue were at the scene for more than three hours.
Tom Sheridan was the first baseball coach for University of Mary Washington and turned it into a winning club.
An apparent error in the search warrant affidavit could hurt the prosecution of the two co-owners on misdemeanor charges of keeping a public nuisance.
Woman reported the incident, which happened on Westmont Drive near Highland Road, Saturday morning to Fredericksburg City Police.
The Fredericksburg resident and philanthropist donated $1 million for the Sunshine Park project.
Friday, with great fanfare, was the grand opening of the park in Bragg Hill. The park has two artificial grass fields, a grass field, an education center, concession stand and more.
Area youth now have an incredible place to play baseball and learn leadership skills at the new baseball and softball facility off Wicklow Drive in Fredericksburg's Bragg Hill.