WINCHESTER -- State regulators unfairly denied a request to let a wastewater treatment plant release more nutrients, the Frederick County-Winchester Service Authority claims in court documents.
STEPHENS CITY -- Agricultural supplier Southern States Cooperative has begun negotiations with town officials to authorize an expansion of its facility on U.S. 11.
WINCHESTER -- Open-space protection in Frederick County has gotten a boost as another piece of land is put into a permanent easement against development.
WOODSTOCK -- As he prepares to step down after nearly a quarter-century on the bench, General District Court Judge Norman deVere Morrison wants to be remembered as someone who made a positive difference in people's lives.
A Frederick County couple awakened by a burglar chases off the suspect. A man wakes up to find a burglar robbing his change jar. Thieves are becoming either more brazen or stupid, according to Maj. Robert "Robbie" Eckman of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
WINCHESTER -- Frederick County supervisors have approved rezoning property at the corner of U.S. 11 and Charles Town Road for what may become a gas station.
WINCHESTER -- Two men charged in the theft of a woman's purse and subsequent check forgeries have been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.
WINCHESTER -- A healthy crowd of history buffs -- including a few in period dress -- gathered at Abram's Delight Museum to help kick off the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Sesquicentennial on Saturday.
A Winchester man must serve more than 56 years in prison for robbing a Maryland bank with his grandson in 2007 and trying to rob another financial institution a month later.
WINCHESTER -- The hacker who took down two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Web sites in 2007 says his attack was a protest of U.S. and Turkish policy regarding Israel.
BERRYVILLE -- A body found Saturday in West Virginia is that of Kayleigh Marie Plamondon, a Clarke County woman reported missing since June 9, authorities said Thursday.
WINCHESTER -- After rejecting an original proposal months ago, the Frederick County Planning Commission approved revised plans for a new Walgreens store at their meeting Wednesday night.
WHITE POST -- Even the hardest rain couldn't hide the tears. Family and friends by the score gathered in White Post on Wednesday morning to bid farewell to Kayleigh Marie Plamondon.
WINCHESTER -- Murder suspect Justin Shane "Pi" Slater was returned to Virginia on Wednesday, and is being held at the regional jail on two felony charges.
WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County man who investigators say was slain by his brother last week died from a single shotgun blast to the head, according to the Virginia state medical examiner's office.
GORE -- Traveling the road through the teenage years toward high school graduation is seldom easy. For the graduates of Timber Ridge School, the road has been much more difficult, but the success all the sweeter.
WINCHESTER -- The new president and CEO of Valley Health applauds President Obama for making health care reform a top priority. But like many of his colleagues in the industry, Mark H. Merrill has concerns about what providing universal health coverage would do to patient costs.
WINCHESTER -- A man wanted in connection with the shooting death of his brother and disappearance of his ex-girlfriend was arrested Saturday after an extensive two-day search, authorities said.
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University officials announced the creation of the Charlotte A. and Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship during the annual Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opening night gala Wednesday.
WINCHESTER -- Police were still searching late Thursday night for a man wanted in connection with his brother's slaying. Justin Shane Slater, 24, is wanted for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a murder. He is considered armed and dangerous. Video: View video from the crime scene
WINCHESTER -- The Starting Point Public Inebriate Center will operate with 50 percent of its funding following a decision Tuesday night by the City Council.
WINCHESTER -- Authorities are seeking a man who robbed a cash advance store in the Sunnyside area Wednesday afternoon, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
MIDDLETOWN -- The Town Council is considering a request by the Garland-Rodes camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to build a monument in town honoring Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early.
MIDDLETOWN -- With Mayor Marshall J. "Mark" Brown now firmly back at the helm, the Town Council moved through its meeting Monday night with little contention.
WINCHESTER -- A brick Shenandoah University sign was damaged Monday afternoon after a man ran into it with his car, city police said. Bruce D. Carter, 42, of Middleburg, told police he swerved to avoid a collision on Millwood Avenue...
WINCHESTER -- A two-vehicle crash in Frederick County on Monday morning sent three people to the hospital, one by helicopter, according to state police.
WINCHESTER -- City police are searching for two suspects they say broke into a Bond Street home Monday morning and robbed someone inside at knifepoint.
WINCHESTER -- It's going down to the wire. State Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, dropped by a phone banking effort at Piccadilly Printing in Winchester on Saturday afternoon to rally the troops for the final press into Election Day.
Polling locations throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Tuesday's Democratic primary. Voters can find the name of their polling place and its location on their registration cards.
MIDDLETOWN -- It was a day 100 years in the making. Alumni, their friends and family gathered at what was once Middletown High School to celebrate the school's centennial.
WINCHESTER -- Owners of a Frederick County limousine firm raided by authorities earlier this week are under investigation for alleged fraud and other crimes involving their vehicles, according to court documents.
WINCHESTER -- A Clear Brook man has been indicted on a charge of attempted capital murder of a corrections officer by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.
WINCHESTER -- The Democratic gubernatorial primary is going down to the wire. Former Del. Brian Moran, D-Alexandria, brought his campaign to Winchester on Wednesday afternoon, working to rally the party faithful to his cause in advance of Tuesday's vote.
HARRISONBURG -- The former Frederick County deputy who shot and killed a mentally ill man two years ago is being sued for $4.35 million in U.S. District Court.
WINCHESTER -- More than 900 Frederick County high school seniors will receive their diplomas next week as Millbrook, Sherando, and James Wood high schools hold their commencement exercises.
WINCHESTER -- The American Red Cross Top of Virginia Chapter and the international aid group Project HOPE have joined to present the third annual art auction fundraiser on June 19.
MIDDLETOWN -- When Mildred Brumback attended Middletown Agricultural High School in 1941, she and her classmates could tell when the principal was coming.
WINCHESTER -- Taxi service came to a halt for about an hour and a half Tuesday afternoon as drivers protested a proposed change to the city ordinance they say would weaken requirements for new cab companies and invite outside service.
WINCHESTER -- The City Council will delay action on proposed changes to rules on taxi service that local cab drivers feared would let outside companies operate without local oversight.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man wanted in Warren County on an assault charge was arrested in West Virginia early Friday morning after leading police on a chase that began in Winchester.
WINCHESTER -- A computer hacker who compromised a United Nations Web site in 2007 also defaced a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers server based in Winchester that year.
WINCHESTER -- A Toms Brook man faces charges after a state bomb squad unit was called to a city home last week to dispose of several explosive devices, authorities said.
WINCHESTER -- A woman accused of child neglect has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury after authorities say she left four children unsupervised at her apartment.
WINCHESTER -- Call it beginner's luck: A Berryville woman's first time to scratch a Virginia Lottery ticket netted her $500,000, lottery officials said on Wednesday.
WINCHESTER -- Nearly $1 billion in new construction could come to the city by marketing itself and several sites for development, an official said this week.
WINCHESTER -- A Woodstock man broke into a Frederick County house and fled when the resident came home Monday afternoon, according to the Sheriff's Office.
WINCHESTER -- With the city's blessing in hand, Celebrating Patsy Cline Inc. is moving forward with plans to transform the singer's former home into a museum.
WINCHESTER -- The Valley Conservation Council recognized several people and organizations with better models for development awards Thursday night at the George Washington Hotel.
WINCHESTER -- Call it the Cameron Street 500 or Downtown Dragracing. For the fifth year in a row, racers steered cars down Cameron Street in the Winchester Soap Box Derby.
WINCHESTER -- Alfred A. Chapman, 71, of Winchester, never served in the military. But there he was on Monday, among hundreds who gathered under clearing skies at Shenandoah Memorial Park to pay tribute to fallen servicemen.
WINCHESTER -- A local drug and alcohol treatment program may not have to shut its doors after all. At its finance and administration/health, education and welfare committee meeting on Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved sending its proposed fiscal 2010 budget for a first reading next Tuesday.
MIDDLETOWN -- The future of town leadership was uncertain Tuesday night after Mayor Marshall J. "Mark" Brown asked Town Council members to disregard a resignation letter he e-mailed to them May 12.
GORE -- Frederick County fire and rescue officials hope a successful state grant application will help streamline operations for emergency medical technicians.
WINCHESTER -- A recently fired worker for a Frederick County firm is under investigation for destroying or stealing proprietary information from his former employer.
WINCHESTER -- A group that represents the region's builders will have a voice in how Frederick County shapes rules on traffic studies needed before developing projects.
WINCHESTER -- A woman charged with the assault and battery of a police officer stemming from a bar fight has been indicted by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.
MIDDLETOWN -- Draped in blue caps and gowns, members of the Lord Fairfax Community College class of 2009 were all smiles and eager to start the next phase of their lives, as they received their degrees and certificates at the 38th annual commencement exercises.
When animal control officers responded Tuesday to Linda McLaughlin's Frederick County mobile home, they said the smell of about 200 cats inside was unbearable.
STEPHENS CITY -- The seizure of nearly 200 live cats from a Frederick County trailer this week prompted an immediate outcry by people who wanted to adopt the animals.
WINCHESTER -- Dozens of recovering addicts and other residents asked the City Council on Tuesday not to cut funding to a program they say saves lives and money.
WINCHESTER -- A woman crashed her vehicle into the Advance Auto Parts store at 716 N. Loudoun St. on Thursday night, sending three chidren to the hospital as a precaution, police said.
CLEAR BROOK -- 'Tis a gift to be simple, as the Quaker hymn goes. That simplicity for the Quaker group in the valley has helped keep it going for 275 years.
MIDDLETOWN -- Citing the Town Council's refusal to accept his vision for the community, Middletown Mayor Marshall J. "Mark" Brown announced his resignation Tuesday.
STEPHENS CITY -- A two-vehicle crash on Double Church Road sent both drivers, including a juvenile, to the hospital Tuesday morning, state police said.
MIDDLETOWN -- A South Carolina woman flipped her SUV on Interstate 81 south of Middletown on Tuesday afternoon, sending her and two passengers to the hospital, state police said.
MT. JACKSON -- As swine flu fears have driven down pork sales in recent weeks, both government agencies and pork producers have worked to assure consumers that it's safe to enjoy the other white meat. Video: Hog farmer says pork is safe to eat
WINCHESTER -- A regional jail inmate on work-release is back behind bars after failing to return to the facility from her job earlier this month, authorities said.
WINCHESTER -- Swinging hammers and hefting large panels of drywall, more than a dozen women -- a few with pink hard hats on -- worked on a Habitat for Humanity home Saturday as part of National Women Build Week.
Members of the Shawnee Girl Scout Council voted "overwhelmingly" Saturday to merge operations with the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, an official said.
WINCHESTER -- Land acquisition projects along Bufflick Road and runway rehabilitation are just some of the initiatives in an updated master plan aimed at helping Winchester Regional Airport meet the needs of business growth, officials said Friday.
WINCHESTER -- Former Middletown Mayor Gene Thomas Dicks remains free on bond while facing charges of embezzling from the locality while he served in the elected post.
WINCHESTER -- The Winchester-Frederick County Visitor Center and Civil War Orientation Center received top honors at the 2009 Virginia Tourism Summit in April.
WINCHESTER -- Finishing a college degree is simply a rite of passage for some students. For others, the journey is long and arduous. But for them, the hardship makes success all the sweeter.
WINCHESTER -- A "performance audit" of the Virginia Department of Transportation would be "absolutely appropriate," according to one of the three Democrats running for governor.
WINCHESTER -- A former Frederick County Public Schools bus driver is charged with sending explicit text messages to a 15-year-old boy sometime in February and March.
Although there are no confirmed swine flu cases in Northern Shenandoah Valley schools, local officials are educating pupils and their parents on how to vigilantly prevent the spread of the virus. Swine flu interactive graphic
Authorities are trying to determine if a body found Tuesday morning along the Potomac River in Washington is that of a Frederick County boy believed to have drowned more than a week ago.
WINCHESTER -- The U.S. government chose the Winchester area to receive $7,755 in emergency food and shelter funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
WINCHESTER -- City police are investigating an attempted rape and abduction that occurred on Molden Drive early Saturday, according to a press release from Winchester Police Sgt. Amanda Baker.
WINCHESTER -- An unattended locomotive derailed from its track Friday afternoon and cleanup efforts were expected to last well into the evening, according to a press release from city officials.
RICHMOND -- A man and a woman from Virginia contracted swine flu on recent trips to Mexico and have recovered after mild confirmed cases, officials said Thursday.
HARRISONBURG -- A Washington man arrested in a raid on a Winchester motel in December faces serving at least 15 years in prison for drug and gun offenses.
Today 8 a.m. -- Westminster-Canterbury Breakfast Walk 9 a.m. -- Apple Pie Baking Contest at Marker-Miller Orchards and Farm Market 11 a.m. -- The Willows at Meadow Branch Young at Heart Dance at the Rock Harbor Tent 11 a.m. --...
Daily Staff Report Parking restrictions, road regulations and detours for the 82nd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, which will be held through Sunday in Winchester, have been released by the Winchester Police Department. Parking restrictions today * No parking on Piccadilly...
WINCHESTER -- As of late Tuesday, there were no cases of swine flu reported in Virginia. But state and local health officials are getting ready, just in case. Valley Forum: Are you afraid of the swine flu? Are you taking any precautions? Post your thoughts
WINCHESTER -- The only thing brighter than the sun Saturday at the 19th annual Doo Dah Day at Jim Barnett Park may have been the eyes of the children who soaked up the fun.
MIDDLETOWN -- Lord Fairfax Community College's Computer Club is working to clean up the environment and help underprivileged children by collecting unwanted computers and donating them to Computers for Kids Inc.
WINCHESTER -- Even healthy living can fall victim to a bad economy. Officials ended a program this week that was aimed at promoting wellness and boosting morale among the city's staff.
Rock musicians Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have picked the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network as the charitable beneficiary of their May 5 concert in Charlottesville.
WINCHESTER -- Recent attacks by rabid and possibly infected animals, including one on a human, have prompted city police and health officials to warn residents of the virus.
WINCHESTER -- A rezoning request approved Wednesday night by Frederick County supervisors means the Village at Orchard Ridge is one step closer to reality.
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University recently earned an award for its "go-green" approach to building the Suzanne White McKown Plaza, which it will dedicate next week.
WINCHESTER -- The west Frederick County neighborhood of Mountain Falls Park began as a campground, and eventually mushroomed into an active community of more than 400 homes.
WINCHESTER -- Old Town needed some color, or so people said in a recent survey. The Old Town Development Board listened, and now plans to hold what officials hail as the first outdoor art gallery in Virginia.
WINCHESTER -- Winchester can call itself Tree City USA and has so for 27 years. On Friday at 10 a.m., city officials plan to celebrate Arbor Day -- one of four standards Winchester must meet in order to receive the distinction from the Arbor Day Foundation.
WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Democratic Committee will meet Monday to elect 16 delegates to the 10th Congressional District Democratic Convention on May 9.
WINCHESTER -- A boy sentenced for attacking and robbing a food delivery driver in Frederick County last year tried to escape from the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center on Friday, authorities said.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A former Frederick County Public Schools teacher accused of having sex with a female student in 2007 could face a jury trial in September.
WINCHESTER -- Three John Handley High School graduates who have achieved a measure of fame will return to the city for this year's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, event officials announced Monday.
WINCHESTER -- A single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Saturday morning left a Winchester man dead and police investigating why it happened, authorities said.
WINCHESTER -- A Stephens City area man arrested in an Internet sex sting pleaded guilty to lesser charges and will be able to serve out the remainder of his active sentence locally.
WINCHESTER -- A Stephens City man charged with the kidnapping and assault of his ex-girlfriend has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit court grand jury.
WINCHESTER -- Two more Republican candidates have announced their candidacy for constitutional offices in Winchester. Republican Treasurer Mark Garber announced Friday that he would seek a fourth term as the city's primary tax collector. "I was humbled then and I...
WINCHESTER -- Work on the city's water and sewer lines and storm drains continues downtown, but will pause for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival later this month.
MIDDLETOWN -- The Wayside Theatre's 2009 Student Playwriting Festival will feature a staged-reading style performance of "Come Along My Dear, Come Along," written by Skyline High School student Noah Scheibmeir, on the main stage on May 4 at 7 p.m.
WINCHESTER -- Changes to Jim Barnett Park have forced the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival to rework the layout for the Anthony's Pizza Weekend in the Park this year.
WINCHESTER -- Anti-tax conservatives gathered downtown Wednesday as part of a nationwide "Tea Party" rally to protest government bailouts and spending.
WINCHESTER -- Frederick County Sheriff's Office deputies charged more than 20 people with underage possession of alcohol after breaking up a house party early Tuesday morning
STAR TANNERY -- A blaze that destroyed a house in northwestern Frederick County late Monday morning likely started near a wood stove, a fire official said.
STEPHENS CITY -- Paul F. "Ricky" Louks Jr. brandished a handgun and threatened to "take out" his family a day before he barricaded himself in his father's home for hours on Monday, according to court documents.
WINCHESTER -- Tickets to this weekend's Eagles reunion won't cost an arm and a leg. Winchester Troop 2 of the Boy Scouts of America will award its 100th Eagle Scout in its nearly 80-year history Saturday. Eagle is the highest Scout rank one can achieve, and work toward that goal must be done before a person's 18th birthday.
WINCHESTER -- A West Virginia man must serve prison time for causing two sheriff's deputies to shoot him while serving an arrest warrant in Frederick County in March 2008.
WINCHESTER -- Conservative political activist Kate Obenshain has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Ladies' Horticultural Luncheon.
WINCHESTER -- Frederick County supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2010 budget Wednesday night, a final step in what has been a marathon process to balance the county's books.
WINCHESTER -- Hundreds of shiny, blue pinwheels spun with the wind Wednesday in front of Shenandoah University to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month.
WINCHESTER -- The Winchester School Board approved its revised fiscal 2010 budget Monday night, which swallows an additional $1.5 million in cuts by the City Council.
WINCHESTER -- When The Civil War Preservation Trust approached Mike Perry of the Winchester-based Blue Ridge Bicycles more than two years ago about endorsing a bicycle trail at Third Winchester Battlefield, it was a win-win proposition.
STEPHENS CITY -- Five Sherando High School students took top honors for the second year in a row March 25 at the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District's 10th annual Envirothon.
MIDDLETOWN -- Enrollment at Lord Fairfax Community College rose 4 percent from fall 2007 to fall 2008, and 9 percent from spring 2008 to spring 2009, according to a press release from the school.
WINCHESTER -- The Winchester Office of Housing and Neighborhood Development will hold a training session on fair housing issues April 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Salvation Army headquarters.
MIDDLETOWN -- A group of Lord Fairfax Community College students and employees plan to help the environment Saturday by cleaning a section of shore along the Shenandoah River in Clarke County.
WINCHESTER -- A federal judge has tossed out a city man's $12 million lawsuit against the United States that claimed government negligence led to his anthrax exposure in 2001.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Virginia Department of Education's new formula-based method of calculating students' on-time graduation rate offers an improved representation of student completion, graduation and attrition, according to area school officials.
WINCHESTER -- The Winchester Exchange Child-Parent Center unveiled the secret Wednesday of who will serve as this year's king and queen of Doo Dah Day.
WINCHESTER -- American Woodmark announced Tuesday that it will close its Berryville plant along with one of its Moorefield, W.Va., production facilities as demand for the cabinetmaker's products continues to fall.
WINCHESTER -- The Winchester School Board needs to join the crowd and make steep cuts to its fiscal 2010 budget, according to some City Council members.
WINCHESTER --Workers leaving Frederick County Public Schools through a voluntary severance plan will help save more positions, according to education officials.
WINCHESTER -- City police have arrested a suspect accused of conning drivers out of cash by getting them to pull over and then pretending to repair their vehicles.
WINCHESTER -- A small blaze inside a furniture-making facility Tuesday afternoon sent one worker to the hospital with burns, according to a city fire official.
WINCHESTER -- The Winchester School Board went against a City Council request to cut another $1.5 million from its proposed fiscal 2010 budget on Monday night.
WINCHESTER -- A former Frederick County Public Schools bus driver is under investigation for allegedly sending explicit text messages to a boy earlier this month.
A federal jury convicted a Winchester man Thursday of robbing a Maryland bank with his grandson in 2007, and of trying to rob another financial institution a month later.
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University nursing student Sonya Bhuller has been elected to serve as secretary on the board of the Virginia Nursing Students Association.
WINCHESTER -- The City Council put the Board of Architectural Review on the hot seat Tuesday over its dealings with project requests in the historic district.
WINCHESTER -- A former Winchester social worker committed sex crimes in Frederick County against a teenage boy under the care of the agency at the time, according to authorities and court documents.
WINCHESTER -- Authorities charged dozens of people, many of them Shenandoah University students, with underage possession of alcohol at a large party deputies broke up late Saturday in Frederick County.
NORFOLK -- Northern Virginia Daily news staff members received 43 awards for excellence in writing, photography and newspaper design Saturday during the Virginia Press Association's annual editorial conference.
WINCHESTER -- A former member of the Winchester City Council has thrown his hat into the ring to replace the city's retiring commissioner of the revenue.
FRONT ROYAL -- Adding regulations that protect resources outside park boundaries and converting a historic structure into a visitor center were among suggestions submitted by the public on the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park's draft general management plan.
WINCHESTER -- Comcast will continue to provide cable TV service in Frederick County under a contract agreement approved last week by the Board of Supervisors.
WINCHESTER -- A man who ran from a state trooper during a traffic stop in September drowned after he fell in a nearby creek, authorities confirmed Thursday.
MIDDLETOWN -- Cedar Creek Battlefield has again been ranked among the most endangered Civil War sites in the country in a report released Wednesday by a national preservation group.
FRONT ROYAL -- Less than two weeks after pleading guilty in Warren County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court to one count of illegally tattooing a 16-year-old girl, a town man has been arrested and charged with three additional counts of the same crime.
WINCHESTER -- A Handley High School student could face charges after an assault early Saturday morning on the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall, police said Monday.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Middletown man was charged with DUI and child endangerment Saturday morning after he fled from police and rolled his car, officials said.
CLEAR BROOK -- A blaze that destroyed a barn in northeastern Frederick County last Monday morning resulted from a controlled burn that began the night before, fire officials say.
WINCHESTER -- Millions of dollars from the federal stimulus means Frederick County Public Schools can save dozens of jobs and keep middle school sports alive.
WINCHESTER -- The Baha'is of Frederick County and Winchester will hold a prayer gathering Sunday for seven members of their religion jailed in Iran for nearly a year on charges of spying for Israel and insulting Islam, according to a press release from the group.
WINCHESTER -- Most motor vehicle owners in Frederick County could see their property tax bills drop even with a 15 percent rate increase, according to the commissioner of revenue.
WINCHESTER -- The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival 2009 tapped "American Idol" star Bucky Covington to headline this year's Bud Light Country Music Party.
MIDDLETOWN -- Expect traditional Irish dancing, singing and culture -- but no green beer -- at a St. Patrick's Day event Saturday at Lord Fairfax Community College.
CLEAR BROOK -- A fire destroyed a Frederick County barn Monday morning. Two horses normally kept in the barn were outside the structure and not hurt, a county fire official said.
WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating the Feb. 4 armed robbery of the Mohawk Motel, 2754 Northwestern Pike. The victim reported that two suspects, both wearing black masks, entered the motel. One pulled out a shotgun and...
WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Board of Supervisors has sent a second letter to Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine urging action on a proposed high voltage power line project.
WINCHESTER -- Citing community involvement as a priority, Alex R. Iden announced Thursday that he will seek a third term as the city's commonwealth's attorney. Iden announced his bid at the Joint Judicial Center before a courtroom of supporters. "I...
WINCHESTER -- More than four years after Richard Fowler was beaten and robbed at the Frederick County Burger King where he worked, authorities have a suspect in the case.
WINCHESTER -- Frederick County Public Schools and the Lord Fairfax Health District will offer tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis booster vaccinations free to rising sixth-graders next week. Virginia requires all pupils to have the Tdap booster shot prior to entering the sixth...
WINCHESTER -- Frederick County Public Schools plans to hold registration for upcoming kindergartners March 9-13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., school officials announced Thursday. All children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30 must register...
WINCHESTER -- The City Council may ask the School Board to cut its proposed fiscal 2010 budget by even more to help fill a gap in its own financial plan.
WINCHESTER -- Cabinet maker American Woodmark Corp. announced Wednesday that President and CEO Kent Guichard will succeed the retiring James J. "Jake" Gosa as chairman of the board.
WINCHESTER -- The cold, blustery weather kept most bicyclists and walkers inside Tuesday afternoon. But the winter temperatures did not stop Winchester officials from celebrating a groundbreaking for the next phase of the Green Circle Trail. Officials met at the Mount Carmel Baptist Church gymnasium parking lot to break ground on the Town Run/Jim Barnett Park/Shenandoah University phase of the project.
WINCHESTER -- Work on a project aimed at replacing water mains in the city will result in the closure of a section of a major street near downtown. Progress continues on the Northeast Infrastructure Improvements Project, according to a city...
WINCHESTER -- Allen Locke introduced a new term and, coincidentally, it was funny.
"Wii butt," according to Locke, of Stephens City, is the after effect awaiting women who play the Nintendo Wii for too long. Men, on the other hand, tend to deal with "Wii arms" or "Wii legs," he said.
WINCHESTER -- Investigators in Winchester, Frederick County and Berkeley County, W.Va., are investigating several reports of counterfeit money in the area, and are asking for the public's help.
Bobby Clark was surprised and not surprised all at once. Data recently released from the 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture details how Virginia, from 2002-07, lost 521,000 acres of farmland.
WINCHESTER -- Marijuana and drug paraphernalia were seized Tuesday from a car in the parking lot of James Wood High School during a random drug sweep, authorities said.
MIDDLETOWN -- The owners of the Wayside Inn are taking a hard look at their bottom line and are not ruling out an estate sale in the spring to ensure its survival.
WINCHESTER -- During a budget work session Wednesday, members of the Board of Supervisors explored options to raise funds in the face of a slashed budget and an economic crisis unmatched in recent memory.
WINCHESTER -- Authorities hope to reopen the admissions office at Shenandoah University this morning after a suspicious package forced police to evacuate the building on Wednesday.
STEPHENS CITY -- Concerned residents filled the auditorium at Sherando High School on Tuesday night for an emotional public hearing on proposed cuts to Frederick County schools.
MIDDLETOWN -- After balking at details of a proposed residential development at its January meeting, the Middletown Planning Commission endorsed the revised plans Monday.
WINCHESTER -- Sidney A. Reyes, former Frederick County supervisor and a bedrock of the local Democratic Party, died Saturday surrounded by his family. He was 75.
WINCHESTER -- Authorities continue to search for an armed man who robbed a Winchester bank on Saturday morning and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Investigators are processing a steady stream of leads from the public and surrounding...
WINCHESTER -- Authorities are looking for a white male who robbed the United Bank branch at 1041 Berryville Ave. on Saturday of an undisclosed amount of cash.
School officials in the Northern Shenandoah Valley are not concerned about area high schools having to meet new graduation benchmarks for full accreditation.
WINCHESTER — Authorities arrested a man Wednesday on charges of committing cruelty to two pit bulls in Frederick County earlier this month, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
WINCHESTER -- After nearly a decade of struggle, it's over. Edward N. Bell was put to death on Thursday night for the murder of Winchester police Sgt. Ricky L. Timbrook. But for some, the execution isn't the end, but just another chapter in a very long and very sad story.
WINCHESTER -- Police are seeking a man suspected of breaking into an apartment and assaulting its occupants Friday morning, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
A U.S. appellate court ruling puts power over electric transmission line projects, such as the pending Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, back in states' hands.
Calling an additional two or three witnesses to the stand probably wouldn't have caused a jury to acquit Edward N. Bell of murder in 2001, according to his appellate team. But it could well have saved his life.
WINCHESTER -- City parks and recreation officials, along with the Winchester Baseball program, are in discussions to bring the nation's best 10-year-old baseball players to Jim Barnett Park in 2011.
WINCHESTER -- Authorities are looking for a suspect in a strong-armed robbery that occurred Tuesday morning, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
GAINESBORO -- Frederick County fire companies could be facing a 15 percent budget cut for the fiscal year that starts in July, the county's Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association learned Monday night.
PARIS -- A Stephens City man died in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Clarke County. Jacob Barbour, 27, was the only person in the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant when it ran off Va. 50, just east of Va. 606,...
As the nation's economy has sputtered and construction slowed, area building inspection offices have faced falling permit totals, revenue and staffing levels.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Frederick County man was found guilty last week of a fourth charge, aggravated vehicular manslaughter, related to a June drunken driving case that resulted in a Front Royal woman's death.
WINCHESTER — Dozens of residents gathered at James Wood High School on Thursday night in opposition to a proposed high-voltage power transmission line through Frederick County.
WINCHESTER -- A retired judge from outside the area could hear a lawsuit alleging that a court reporter altered transcripts related to a city man's 1995 murder conviction.
WINCHESTER -- More than 130 Frederick County Public Schools positions face the ax under Superintendent Patricia Taylor's proposed budget for fiscal 2010.
WINCHESTER -- About 40 people met at Frederick County offices Thursday night to hear "preliminary thoughts" from the county's Rural Areas Subcommittee.
Now, it's all in the governor's hands. Lawyers for condemned murderer Edward N. Bell made their final pleas to Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine this week, asking him to commute the Jamaican national's death sentence to life in prison.
It's been nearly 10 years since Edward N. Bell was arrested and charged with murder. And to this day, Bell's story remains the same: Someone else fired the shot that killed Winchester police Sgt. Ricky L. Timbrook.
WINCHESTER -- A man accused of pointing a gun at two Frederick County deputies will no longer face attempted capital murder charges as part of a plea agreement.
WINCHESTER -- Budget? What budget? The topic of funding education in Winchester next fiscal year never came up during Wednesday night's joint meeting of the City Council and the School Board, despite its listing on the agenda.
WINCHESTER -- Charles Luttrell Sr. works to keep Millbrook High School clean. A new mopping system from Rubbermaid Commercial Products may help him and other Frederick County Public Schools custodians do the work more efficiently and in less time.
WINCHESTER -- A judge found a Frederick County Public Schools bus driver at fault for causing a crash in October that damaged her vehicle and destroyed a dump truck.
WINCHESTER -- Operations at the region's main mail processing facility could be reduced or eliminated pending the results of a United States Postal Service study.
WINCHESTER -- A city man involved in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Frederick County has died. George Erby Downs Jr., 84, died at Winchester Medical Center at 4:48 p.m. Monday less than three hours after the car he was...
WINCHESTER -- City schools Superintendent Dennis W. Kellison walked through $2.4 million in potential cuts to the fiscal 2010 budget at Monday night's School Board meeting.
WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Board of Supervisors is the latest panel to show support for a program aimed at propping up foreclosed homes in the region.
WINCHESTER -- A city man who was found guilty in December in a September shooting incident has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury on several other related charges.
WINCHESTER -- One of Winchester's most wanted fugitives has been captured by city police. Christopher Andrew Thompson, 24, of 2413 Papermill Road in Winchester, was arrested without incident at his residence by Winchester police on Friday. Thompson was wanted on...
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University will screen the documentary film "Shenandoah: Voices of the River" on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Stimpson Auditorium in Halpin-Harrison Hall.
Though the Northern Shenandoah Valley awoke to ice-crusted cars and slick sidewalks Wednesday, the worst of a winter storm that began its march through the area Tuesday had already passed.
