Medicaid cuts hit health-care providers

Northern Shenandoah Valley health-care providers are facing one of the greatest challenges presented by the newly passed Virginia budget -- how to cover the rising expenses of providing for Medicaid patients without an increase in state funding.

Hair care: Local girl parts with her ponytail for cancer patients

For all her girlish charms, Mariana Roszelle, who is homeschooled in Strasburg, exhibits a maturity and compassion beyond her years. When she was 4, she heard her mother talking about teenagers with cancer after the family had watched an HBO documentary. She decided she wanted to grow her hair out and contribute to the cause.

Drum up the mood: Local players use music to relax, interact with each other

LEBANON CHURCH -- The home of Kester Devine is so quiet, calm and still on a recent late-winter afternoon that you can almost hear the snow falling. Only a while later, the silence is suddenly broken by a vibrant rhythm spilling from her front room so loudly you can feel it on the soles of your feet through the hardwood floors.

Berryville tae kwon do academy teaches the martial arts, life skills

BERRYVILLE -- For 29-year-old Zach Senior, tae kwon do is all about three things: discipline, self-respect and self-confidence.

Valley Health touts local discounts for vascular screenings

Valley Health wants Northern Shenandoah Valley residents to know there are simple, non-invasive tests available that can detect potentially fatal conditions.

Va. health rankings show valley in top half

Three counties in the Northern Shenandoah Valley are among the fittest in Virginia, according to a report released last month that ranks localities within each state based on their residents' overall health.

Rezoning requested for facility

NEW MARKET -- Valley Health is taking the next step to get its new medical complex fully occupied.

Suit: Patient contracted illness from city hospital

WINCHESTER -- A Front Royal woman claims unsanitary conditions at a local hospital caused her to contract a life-threatening infection.

Surgical center joins Valley Health

WINCHESTER -- Winchester Surgical Clinic is the newest member of the Valley Health family.

Front Royal family serving as Virginia's March of Dimes ambassadors

If he'd been born one week sooner, Christian Downs would not have survived. Thinking she was catching the flu, Christian's mother, Lynn, made a special visit to the doctor at 27 weeks pregnant. Everyone was shocked to discover that she was fully dilated and ready to deliver, she recalls.