Sheriff Donald Smith had said he supports the use of body cameras, but he said there are other priorities to take care of first. The Board of Supervisors said they can’t work it out in the budget at this time in the fiscal year.
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 23-2 to approve legislation that would, if enacted, require women to register for Selective Service to potentially be drafted in the military.
Almost a week later, the Virginia Department of Health is still asking residents to not swim at parts of the Shenandoah River due to harmful algae blooms.
After conducting an investigation, the Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney said he found no evidence of improper benefit to Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney as a result of awarding a political donor the contract to remove the city’s Confederate monuments.
Athletes, like Biles, speaking up about their struggles helps to normalize the conversations about mental health within society, which experts say are so important.
Across the country, “help wanted” signs are going up and businesses are struggling to stay fully staffed. The City of Staunton is facing the same problem.
As students across the Valley get ready to go back to school, leaders are deciding what that will look like. The Waynesboro School Board met Tuesday, July 27 to discuss their back-to-school plans.
Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation’s latest project has finally been completed with the addition of two Futsal courts at Ralph Sampson Park in Harrisonburg.
Food trucks are being set up, gravel is being laid, and rides are going up. The sights and sounds of the Augusta County Fair are arriving in the Valley.
Virginia State Police are continuing to work on a cold case in the town of Strasburg from more than 20 years ago that took a mother and her daughter from the community.
At their meeting on Monday the Dayton economic development committee recommended changing a proposed yard sale ordinance that brought out a big crowd to the July 12th town council meeting before being rejected.
Open Doors shelter in Harrisonburg is in preliminary talks with Presbytery of Shenandoah to potentially purchase the old church property and turn it into the city’s first permanent homeless shelter.
At the beginning of July, James Madison University’s Office of Professional and Continuing Education received a designation from the state as an official school.
In the last week, Augusta Health has shifted COVID-19 vaccine efforts from large-scale events to doctors’ offices. They said this will help patients trust the vaccination.
Applying for a job, housing or government assistance is impossible without legal documents, like a birth certificate. Often, people enduring homelessness lose those documents.
Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg been named the 9th Best Hospital in Virginia in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News & World Report top hospitals.
VDH reports that only 0.031% percent of fully vaccinated people developed COVID-19, and 0.0026% of fully vaccinated people who developed COVID-19 needed to be hospitalized.
The college partners with 22 other private institutions to encourage prospective students and their families to visit campuses and learn more about the state’s private colleges.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise one industry that could be affected is travel, airports and travel agencies have seen a boom over the past few months but will that be able to continue?
James Madison University and Blue Ridge Community college announced a collaboration on a new program which will lower costs for some students. Bridge to Madison will help students who didn’t gain acceptance to JMU under traditional standards.
Every summer Bridgewater College donors award funds to student-faculty research projects across all disciplines. This year funds were awarded for six projects including one studying regeneration in axolotls.
Fire crews in Augusta County responded to a call for a house fire around 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon on the 1000 block of Campbell’s Hollow Rd. in Middlebrook.
On Saturday, the non-profit Heroes on the River kicked off a two-day special skydiving event for over 50 combat veterans and their families from across the east coast.
