Man charged with abduction counts

WINCHESTER -- A Maryland man remained in jail Wednesday after he was accused of holding a woman from Hyattsville, Md., against her will in his vehicle for several hours Tuesday afternoon.

Man remains in jail in 2008 killing

BERRYVILLE -- A Mexican man accused of murdering one person and trying to kill another in Clarke County in 2008 remains in jail without bond.

Man accused of assault indicted

WINCHESTER -- Two Front Royal men accused of assaulting a city deputy after shoplifting from an Apple Blossom Mall department store were indicted Tuesday by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

Man in custody after fleeing crash

WINCHESTER -- A Stephens City man is in custody after fleeing the scene of an crash Monday evening that closed both southbound lanes of Interstate 81 near Stephenson. Ray Cullen Hackett, 25, turned himself in at the state police office in Kernstown on Tuesday, according to Sgt. F.L. Tyler.

Man sentenced in 2008 murder plot

A man charged in an unsuccessful 2008 plot to kill since-slain Berryville Town Councilwoman Gail S. Smith pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge in the case.

Man, 19, to serve time for sex crime

WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County man must serve jail time for committing a sex crime against a teen girl in March.

City man pleads guilty to drug distribution charges

HARRISONBURG -- A Winchester-area man could serve at least five years in federal prison for plotting to deal 10 ounces of cocaine in the Winchester area in August.

Child may have lived with dead pets

WINCHESTER -- Authorities say a woman accused of trashing a city home and charged with leaving dead animals on the property kept a child in unsanitary conditions in the residence.

Jewelry seized in investigation

WINCHESTER -- Numerous pieces of jewelry were seized Tuesday from a Winchester home as part of an investigation by city and Frederick County authorities into recent burglaries.

County seeking help on break-ins

FORT VALLEY -- The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on two break-in incidents at the Fort Valley Country Store.

Man charged with two incest counts

MT. JACKSON -- A town man has been arrested and charged with two counts of incest.

Stolen trailer held $63,000 in perfume

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County authorities accuse four men from Florida of stealing a trailer carrying $63,000 worth of perfume.

Charges imminent for registered sex offender

WOODSTOCK -- New charges against a violent sex offender who is accused of recently having sex with two underage girls are expected this week.