Updates on Mock Drills in Harrisonburg
Last Updated: 10:29 PM 08/19/08 -
Harrisonburg public school officials are recommending only minor changes to their policies after a pair of mock drills this month. (Full Story) |
To Insure or Not to Insure?
Last Updated: 10:24 PM 08/19/08 -
According to a study conducted for Allstate, only about 40 percent of renters have their items insured. (Full Story) |
Cancer Treatment Grant
Last Updated: 5:44 PM 08/19/08 -
Hampton University and Eastern Virginia Medical School are using a grant to improve cancer treatment. (Full Story) |
Power Plant to Draw River Water
Last Updated: 4:56 PM 08/19/08 -
Developers of the Longview power plant have abandoned plans to use treated acid-mine water in the cooling tower. (Full Story) |
Pro-Environment Cattle Farm Honored
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 08/19/08 -
A Preston County cattle farm that uses crop rotation, prescribed grazing and good water management practices has been named the most environmentally responsible farm in West Virginia. (Full Story) |
Adult Business Permit May be Revoked
Last Updated: 6:27 PM 08/19/08 -
An adult video store in Staunton is still open after an obscenity conviction last week, and it's up to the city to decide what to do next. (Full Story) |
Call to Lower Drinking Age
Last Updated: 6:34 PM 08/19/08 -
There are people calling got the legal drinking age limit to be lowered to 18. (Full Story) |
Moped Accident Sentence
Last Updated: 12:25 PM 08/19/08 -
The woman accused of hitting and killing a moped rider in Waynesboro in July has been sentenced. (Full Story) |
Sen. Warner on McCain
Last Updated: 6:42 PM 08/19/08 -
Virginia Sen. John Warner talked about presidential hopeful John McCain in a press conference Tuesday. (Full Story) |
Big Enrollment for VWIL
Last Updated: 6:29 PM 08/19/08 -
Some students are heading back to school earlier this fall, though not many will be in uniform. (Full Story) |
Filling Election Official Holes
Last Updated: 5:55 PM 08/19/08 -
General Registrars and Electoral Boards around the Commonwealth are beginning to realize their goal of fully staffing their election precincts for the November presidential election. (Full Story) |
New Recycling Plan at Augusta County Schools
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 08/19/08 -
You may have learned recycle, reduce, reuse in grade school, but now one local school district is putting part of that into practice. (Full Story) |
Walking the Length of Europe
Last Updated: 6:22 PM 08/19/08 -
Seniors from around the Valley are traveling all over the world on foot, but it's not what you think. (Full Story) |
New Trucks to Deliver Meals
Last Updated: 6:03 PM 08/19/08 -
Gov. Joe Manchin along with West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services Commissioner Sandy Vanin presented 17 new hot/cold delivery trucks that will be used to provide meals to West Virginia senior citizens statewide Tuesday. (Full Story) |
Eagle Scout School Spirit Project
Last Updated: 5:21 PM 08/19/08 -
He's a student and a Life scout member of Troop 40 in Harrisonburg, but this 15-year-old high school student has completed a project that will make you view school spirit in a bigger way. (Full Story) |
AARP Sued for Age Discrimination
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 08/19/08 -
AARP, the national advocacy group for older Americans, is being accused of age discrimination. (Full Story) |
Link to Traces of Arsenic and Diabetes
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 08/19/08 -
A new study suggests a possible link between low-level exposure to arsenic and Type 2 diabetes. (Full Story) |
Target Not Accepting Vouchers
Last Updated: 4:54 PM 08/19/08 -
West Virginia low-income families using clothing vouchers for back-to-school wardrobes can bypass the state's five Target stores. (Full Story) |
Attorney Pleads Guilty for Fraud
Last Updated: 4:54 PM 08/19/08 -
A Woodbridge attorney has pleaded guilty to defrauding his clients out of more than $3.5 million. (Full Story) |
Robbery Suspect Possibly Serial Robber
Last Updated: 4:54 PM 08/19/08 -
Police believe a man who held up a Charleston bank is the same one who has robbed about two dozen banks across the country over the last 15 months. (Full Story) |
Prison Sentence for Failure to Pay Taxes
Last Updated: 4:52 PM 08/19/08 -
A businessman will spend 18 months in prison for failing to turn over to the federal government income and insurance taxes collected from employees. (Full Story) |
Local Man Indicted
Last Updated: 1:12 PM 08/19/08 -
A grand jury has handed up two indictments against a former employee of a local car dealership. (Full Story) |
Hitting the Books With New Tech
Last Updated: 3:55 PM 08/19/08 -
Many schools are getting back into session this week, with Augusta County leading the way. (Full Story) |
Cousins Scheduled for Murder Trials
Last Updated: 11:25 AM 08/19/08 -
Trials are scheduled in 2009 for two cousins charged with capital murder in the death of a Charlottesville woman. (Full Story) |
Trial Set for Daughter's Death
Last Updated: 11:36 AM 08/19/08 -
A November trial date has been set for a Princeton man accused of killing his five-year-old daughter. (Full Story) |
Guilty Plea for Bank Robbery
Last Updated: 11:20 AM 08/19/08 -
A man accused of holding up two banks with his schoolteacher sister has pleaded guilty to two robbery counts. (Full Story) |
Admitting Diverting Conservation Money
Last Updated: 11:15 AM 08/19/08 -
A 43-year-old Kenova woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Huntington to embezzling $704,606 from a conservation district. (Full Story) |
Man Charged for Stealing Dog
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 08/19/08 -
Prince William County police say a man accused of stealing a dog from a 15-year-old Manassas boy has been charged with robbery. (Full Story) |
W.V. Colleges Join Amethyst Initiative
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 08/19/08 -
Two West Virginians are among 100 college presidents supporting a national debate over the idea of lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. (Full Story) |
Kitten Tossed from Car Dies
Last Updated: 10:39 AM 08/19/08 -
An eight-week-old kitten that was tossed from a car in Chesapeake has died, despite surgery paid for by people who were inspired by its struggle to survive. (Full Story) |
VA Industry Rebounding
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 08/19/08 -
Virginia's scallop industry took an overworked fishery and turned it into the state's most valuable one. (Full Story) |
W.V. High on Obestity List
Last Updated: 10:22 AM 08/19/08 -
A new report says Mississippi again is America's fattest state, and adult obesity rates across the nation are on a steady climb. (Full Story) |
Group: Time to Think About Wind
Last Updated: 10:19 AM 08/19/08 -
West Virginia is the nation's second largest coal producing state but an environmental group says it's time to think about wind. (Full Story) |
Augusta County Returns to School
Last Updated: 3:21 PM 08/19/08 -
Many students are counting down the days until they're back behind a desk, but in Augusta County, that day is Tuesday. (Full Story) |
Fay Might Effect the Valley
Last Updated: 3:27 PM 08/19/08 -
Tropical Storm Fay hits Florida's mainland, and while this one isn't expected to come here, there are ways residents can prepare in case one does. (Full Story) |
Funeral for Former Fire Chief
Last Updated: 3:52 PM 08/19/08 -
People in Luray honored for former fire chief Dan Seal Monday. (Full Story) |
Gaylor Not Guilty in Racing Case
Last Updated: 2:02 PM 08/19/08 -
A man accused of participating in a drag race last October that killed an 18-year-old girl has been found not guilty. (Full Story) |
Man Arrested for Double Stabbing
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 08/19/08 -
Police have charged a man with stabbing a Fairfax County woman and her seven-year-old son. (Full Story) |
Assistant Police Chief on Leave for DUI
Last Updated: 3:41 PM 08/19/08 -
Newport News assistant chief of police Dawn Barber has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with driving under the influence. (Full Story) |
Hundreds of Sailors Home
Last Updated: 5:13 PM 08/18/08 -
More than 450 sailors from the destroyer Gonzalez and the frigate Nicholas are back at Norfolk Naval Station after a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean. (Full Story) |
Serenity Garden Vandalism
Last Updated: 7:15 AM 08/19/08 -
The Waynesboro Police Department is still trying to find out who is behind the vandalism at the city's Ridgeview Park. (Full Story) |
Robbery Case Before Grand Jury
Last Updated: 3:29 PM 08/19/08 -
A man already charged for a string of armed robberies around the Valley has been connected to one more. (Full Story) |
Rockingham Indictments for Car Thefts
Last Updated: 3:30 PM 08/19/08 -
One man already charged with stealing cars and car parts in Augusta County now faces charges for allegedly doing the same thing in Rockingham County. (Full Story) |
Accused Dollar Store Robbing Pastor in Court
Last Updated: 7:07 AM 08/19/08 -
A Luray-area pastor appeared in court Monday morning for an alleged armed robbery at a Dollar Store. (Full Story) |
Holiday Travel
Last Updated: 1:07 PM 12/22/06 -
Holiday travelers will find more lanes open on some major highways in Virginia. (Full Story) |
Blood Drive
Last Updated: 9:40 PM 12/22/06 -
A blood drive was held on Friday at the Augusta County Medical Center and it was held in honor of a very special little girl. (Full Story) |
Waynesboro Lawsuit
Last Updated: 9:39 PM 01/05/07 -
An historic building in Waynesboro is now just a pile of rubble. (Full Story) |
MLK Teen Center
Last Updated: 8:59 PM 01/15/07 -
Waynesboro teens opened their new Teen Center on MLK Day. (Full Story) |
Bush's Fuel Plan
Last Updated: 9:39 AM 01/25/07 -
One of the key points in President Bush's State of the Union Address Tuesday night was his plan to cut down on the amount of oil we use over the next 10 years, by looking into alternative sources of fuel. He hopes to get away from depending on foreign oil sources. Right here in the Valley, several car dealerships are already on board with President Bush's plan. (Full Story) |
Traffic Backup on I-81
Last Updated: 2:24 PM 02/07/07 -
Emergency crews have finished cleaning up a snow related accident that backed up traffic on Interstate 81.
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