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Posted on Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- Authorities asked for help in finding an inmate mistakenly released from the regional jail Tuesday.
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- Authorities are looking for a suspect who shot and killed a resident's pet dog in Frederick County Tuesday night.
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012
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Most Northern Shenandoah Valley school districts plan to close because of the snow that began falling across the region Wednesday morning.
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012
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STRASBURG -- Authorities say a Toms Brook man drove drunk and struck a Strasburg police officer standing on the side of the road in town early Sunday morning.
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012
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FRONT ROYAL -- The Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging's struggle to survive deepened Tuesday with the disclosure of sharp pay cuts being taken by agency managers and rank-and-file staff.
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell says more than 2 million low- to moderate-income Virginia taxpayers can use the state's free online program to prepare and file their state and federal returns electronically.
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012
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City police responding to a domestic disturbance arrested a man late Monday on weapons charges.
Posted on Monday, Feb 6, 2012
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QUICKSBURG -- Counselors and psychologists have been brought in to Ashby Lee Elementary School to help students come to terms with the weekend death of a classmate, Superintendent Keith Rowland said.
Posted on Monday, Feb 6, 2012
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FRONT ROYAL -- A neighbor rescued two apartment dwellers, Katherine and Jeffrey Laudermilk, from a fire at their residence at 24 E. Prospect St. Sunday night.
Posted on Monday, Feb 6, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- Darren Scott Heflin, 41, of 357 Shenandoah Ave., appeared in Winchester Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Monday via video from the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center.
Posted on Monday, Feb 6, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A West Virginia man received prison time Monday for proposing sex with a person he thought was an under age girl he met online a year ago.
Posted on Saturday, Feb 4, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A city man is in custody after causing a more than three-hour standoff between himself and police early Saturday morning, according to Sgt. Frank Myrtle of the Winchester Police Department.
Posted on Friday, Feb 3, 2012
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FORT VALLEY -- An overnight fire destroyed a family's home and sent one person to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
Posted on Friday, Feb 3, 2012
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STRASBURG -- A Wheeling, W.Va.-based newspaper company has an agreement to purchase The Northern Virginia Daily, staff members were told Friday morning.
Posted on Thursday, Feb 2, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- Canadian immigration authorities on Thursday gave bank heist suspect James Louis Whittlesey one more chance to obtain a lawyer before he faces possible extradition to the United States.
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012
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A bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound as part of informed consent before they can receive an abortion passed the state Senate on Wednesday.
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- Authorities say a Frederick County woman stabbed a dog with a knife after it bit her twice Sunday.
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012
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STRASBURG -- A tractor-trailer driver whose rig snagged a utility wire, dragging poles and electric lines down and sparking a fire at a house on the corner of South Funk and East King streets this morning, has been charged.
Posted on Monday, Jan 30, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A Winchester woman died early Monday morning after a pickup struck her as she walked on Va. 7, according to state police.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 26, 2012
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CLEAR BROOK -- Authorities are looking for a suspect or suspects who broke into a Frederick County home Thursday morning and stole a large safe.
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012
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EDINBURG -- A home on Swover Creek Road west of town was destroyed by fire shortly before midnight Tuesday.
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Employment Commission says some unemployment benefit checks could be a day late because an 800 number used by recipients to certify their claims was down for an extended period.
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A man authorities say fled the country to avoid trial on a sex crime charge pleaded guilty Tuesday for failing to appear in court 10 years ago.
Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A city man charged with murder and held without bond directly following the incident was granted $100,000 secured bond Monday as part of an agreement.
Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A Shenandoah University student was found with weapons on campus Saturday, but an SU spokeswoman said the matter will be dealt with through university policy.
Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- City officials on Monday unveiled a proposal for a new baseball stadium but said they won't build it without a minor league team on deck.
Posted on Friday, Jan 20, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A developer wants to turn the former "detox" building downtown into a spa retreat.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 19, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A nationwide group has honored the Lord Fairfax Health District for its ability to respond to public emergencies.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 19, 2012
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STAR TANNERY -- Authorities are looking for a person suspected of robbing several people at gunpoint outside a Frederick County restaurant late Tuesday night.
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A hookah bar may run as a nightclub but shouldn't sell alcohol on site, the planning commission recommended Tuesday.
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012
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Clarke and Shenandoah counties can continue to save working farmland with more than $200,000 in state grants.
Posted on Friday, Jan 13, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University has tapped one of its own to lead the Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business. Miles K. Davis becomes dean of the school effective July 1.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 12, 2012
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FRONT ROYAL -- Water service will be disrupted for customers on Virginia Avenue Thursday from 5:45 p.m. until 10 p.m., according to a news release from the Department of Environmental Services.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 12, 2012
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- A West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to trying to arrange the murder of a Virginia resident.
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012
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FRONT ROYAL -- A boy sustained severe injuries Wednesday morning after his Ford pickup went off the road and struck a tree.
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012
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WOODSTOCK -- Attorney James H. Allamong Jr. waived his right to a preliminary hearing on drug charges Tuesday in Shenandoah County General District Court.
Posted on Friday, Jan 6, 2012
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EDINBURG -- Shentel's decision to drop WJLA from its Shenandoah County cable lineup has resulted in a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission.
Posted on Friday, Jan 6, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A West Virginia man charged with robbing two banks in the city in November of 2010 will spend eight years in jail in addition to time in other jurisdictions.
Posted on Friday, Jan 6, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine talked to area business leaders on Friday about issues he would address if elected in November.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 5, 2012
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WINCHESTER -- A Stephens City man who authorities say has confessed to robbing two convenience stores on Monday was ordered held without bond Thursday.
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