Credit Dylan Gans

The Fredericksburg area was largely spared from Superstorm Sandy damage, but residents in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other coastal areas were not so lucky. Patch has gathe...

Credit Mary Ann Barton

The oft-repeated advice in news reports, conversations with family and on-line in the lead up to the storm was to charge your cell phones. The new twist this year was the addition of...

Credit Susan Larson

The Rappahannock River is expected to crest at 17.4 feet at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, and flood stage at City Dock is 18 feet, according Natatia Bledsoe, Fredericksburg Police Depart...

Credit Karen Goff

Gov. Bob McDonnell said in his final press briefing for Hurricane Sandy that Virginia was "spared a significant event."  “First responders and private partners, they have really done...

Credit Susan Larson

"Fredericksburg suffered virtually no damage overnight due to the storm, with only a few flooded basements and no reports of downed trees as of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning," said Natatia Ble...