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July 3, 2009

WINCHESTER -- "Dumpster diving" turned dangerous for a Boyce woman found alive in one of the large bins at the regional landfill Thursday morning.

July 2, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Developers of a new retirement community in Frederick County continue to tally administrative victories with few snags.

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.

July 1, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University students could soon live in dorms downtown thanks to efforts by a city agency.

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.

Starting today, some recreational users of Virginia's forests will be required to purchase an annual permit for certain activities.

WINCHESTER -- Construction work on two major streets will affect city bus routes.

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.

June 30, 2009

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.

Despite budget cuts and an unstable economy, the fuse is still burning on many of the region's Independence Day celebrations.

WINCHESTER -- A convention center and temporary living spaces may join Rock Harbor Golf Course.

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.

The following is a list of closings in the Northern Shenandoah Valley in observance of Independence Day on Saturday:

June 29, 2009

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.

June 27, 2009

WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who robbed a convenience store early Friday morning.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are seeking clues in two burglaries Wednesday in Frederick County.

June 26, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A marketing and advertising firm will expand and add more jobs at its Frederick County plant.

WINCHESTER -- A medical condition may have caused a crash that killed a Berryville woman this week, state police said.

June 25, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Justin Shane Slater told authorities June 13 that he killed not only his ex-girlfriend but also his older brother, court documents show.

WINCHESTER -- A person broke into a home and woke a couple inside early Sunday morning, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are investigating two burglaries on Anderson Avenue in Frederick County.

June 24, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Authorities say a Frederick County man led a deputy in a chase before fleeing on foot early Monday morning.

June 23, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Truck drivers could find themselves blocked from taking a popular shortcut to the Virginia Inland Port near Front Royal.

June 22, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County Public Schools want to "go green."

WINCHESTER -- Saturday's Winchester Blues House Festival may have been the most successful in the event's 10-year history.

June 20, 2009

LEESBURG -- Kayleigh Plamondon's life may have been short, but it was filled with energy.

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 city man accused of robbing a liquor store at gunpoint in October won a victory against prosecutors in his case Friday.

WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County couple must serve jail time for involving a 14-year-old girl in sex acts.

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.

HARRISONBURG -- A woman must serve more than 10 years in prison for her role in an area crack cocaine distribution ring.

June 19, 2009

WINCHESTER -- City Manager J. Brannon Godfrey Jr. submitted his resignation to the mayor and City Council members Thursday.

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.

GORE -- A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 50 in Frederick County sent three people to the hospital Wednesday night.

WINCHESTER -- Construction work on a major city street may cause traffic delays starting Monday.

WINCHESTER -- The Blues House Festival celebrates its 10th year in a new location on Saturday.

June 18, 2009

WINCHESTER -- AT&T is suing the Frederick County Board of Supervisors over the denial of an application for a permit to build a microwave tower.

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.

June 17, 2009

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.

WINCHESTER -- City and Frederick County registrars offices now have a complete list of qualified candidates for the November election.

CROSS JUNCTION -- Frederick County's Gainesboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company soon will be responding to major fires with a new ladder truck.

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.

June 16, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Justin Shane "Pi" Slater admitted to killing his estranged girlfriend and taking her body to West Virginia last week, authorities say.

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.

MIDDLETOWN -- Education is the key to economic problems in the 15th District, according to its current member of the House of Delegates.

WINCHESTER -- A city man must serve time in prison for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl several times last year.

WINCHESTER -- A local member of the House of Delegates will attend a forum on state government relationships with the military later this month.

June 15, 2009

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 -- Prominent Winchester attorney Phillip Stone Griffin II has been publicly admonished by the Virginia State Bar.

June 13, 2009

WINCHESTER -- As the sun set Friday, days of threatening weather gave way to clear blue sky over Winchester and Frederick County.

WINCHESTER -- Woodstock Lane has reopened to traffic, the city announced Thursday.

Speed limits will drop on two major roads in Warren and Frederick counties.

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.

HARRISONBURG -- A Stephens City man is being sued for $1.5 million in U.S. District Court by a man he allegedly injured in a drunken car crash.

WINCHESTER -- A man wanted in connection with his brother's slaying was still on the run Friday night, and may have fled to upstate New York.

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BOYCE -- The mother of a woman missing from Clarke County since Tuesday night pleaded Friday for her safe return.

GORE -- Brothers Justin and Scott Slater were great boys who always seemed to do the right things, family members said Friday.

June 12, 2009

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.
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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 -- A project to improve traffic signals on two major city roads appears to have helped.

WINCHESTER -- The city plans to promote public transportation June 18 by offering free rides to all passengers.

WINCHESTER -- As more proud young men and women filed into the Millbrook High School gymnasium, the roar of the crowd got louder.

June 11, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Graduation day snuck up on a lot of James Wood High School seniors -- like Jared Broughear.

WINCHESTER -- Star Tannery residents spoke out Wednesday against a permit that would let a couple to build a sports camp in their community.

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.

June 10, 2009

WINCHESTER -- An unattended delivery van heavily damaged a city shoe repair business' storefront Tuesday afternoon.

WINCHESTER -- Police are looking for a man who robbed a business at gunpoint late Monday night.

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.

WINCHESTER -- The city will install new stop signs at two intersections today.

June 9, 2009

WINCHESTER -- The local housing market could see a boost with the help of $2.5 million in federal money.

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 tractor-trailer likely caused a single-vehicle crash on Va. 37 Monday morning, state police said.

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 -- A kitchen fire temporarily closed a McDonald's restaurant in the city early Monday morning.

WINCHESTER -- City police are investigating an armed robbery early Sunday at a home in the 500 block of Smithfield Avenue.

June 8, 2009

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.

WINCHESTER -- A city man is in custody after authorities say he robbed a Frederick County Martins Food Market on Friday.

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University will receive a state award for its Shenandoah Valley Compassionate Pharmacy program next week.

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.

June 6, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A city man must serve 15 years in prison for killing his son in September.

WINCHESTER -- City police are seeking suspects they say broke into John Handley High School last week.

WINCHESTER -- Another candidate has entered the race for the city's commissioner of the revenue.

WINCHESTER -- City police say a man displayed a handgun during an incident Thursday afternoon.

WINCHESTER -- The city plans to remove railroad tracks at a major street before repaving it later this summer.

June 5, 2009

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 --The deadline to file to run for Frederick County offices up for election looms and the ballot for the School Board remains empty.

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.

June 4, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Authorities raided a limousine service in Frederick County and seized nearly 20 vehicles Tuesday morning.

WINCHESTER -- They arrived at the restaurant at dusk, carefully unloading equipment from half a dozen black satchels.
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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.

STEPHENS CITY -- Town officials approved rezonings for two major developments Tuesday night after a decision was postponed last month.

WINCHESTER -- The local chapter of a national mental health advocacy group plans to hold its first benefit Walk-A-Thon later this month.

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.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network has hired Lawrence Zippin as its chief executive officer.

June 3, 2009

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.

WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County man remains in jail nearly two months after an hours-long standoff he had with police at a Stephens City home.

June 2, 2009

WINCHESTER -- The city School Board faces another conflict of interest claim against one of its members.

WINCHESTER -- Police are looking for a man wanted for robbing a convenience store at knifepoint early Monday morning.

WINCHESTER -- Traffic signals will have to stay at four downtown intersections a little longer.

May 30, 2009

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.

May 29, 2009

HARRISONBURG -- Three Winchester residents have admitted in U.S. District Court that they were involved in trafficking cocaine.

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.

May 28, 2009

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 -- City police continue to investigate the Monday night armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver.

May 27, 2009

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 -- A woman accused of keeping about 200 cats in a filthy trailer must hand the felines over to authorities, a judge ruled Tuesday.

WINCHESTER -- The fate of a local detox center remains unknown as the city looks to cut its funding by more than 50 percent.

WINCHESTER -- A measure that keeps middle school sports alive in Frederick County may leave other jurisdictions on the sidelines.

WINCHESTER -- The city will begin replacing traffic signals with stop signs at four downtown intersections next week.

WINCHESTER -- The Valley Conservation Council recognized several people and organizations with better models for development awards Thursday night at the George Washington Hotel.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are investigating an incident in which a man reportedly made threats against the president.

May 26, 2009

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.

STEPHENS CITY -- Mostly sunny skies and a hometown feel drew thousands of people to the Newtown Heritage Festival over the weekend.

WINCHESTER -- Public input is needed for a study on Va. 7 from the city to a future interchange with Va. 37.

WINCHESTER -- A crash involving motorcycles and an SUV sent four people to the hospital late Sunday afternoon.

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.

May 23, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A former Grafton School official faces prison time for using a stolen school credit card after her termination.

WINCHESTER -- Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts can keep running Oxford House homes without fear of the city shutting them down for overcrowding.

The following is a list of closings in the Northern Shenandoah Valley in observance of Memorial Day on Monday:

STEPHENS CITY -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office can take a town man's 24 cats because of cruel treatment, a judge ordered this week.

May 22, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Two men wanted in connection with an alleged counterfeiting operation have been indicted by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

CLEAR BROOK -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating the Thursday morning robbery of an elderly man at his Clear Brook home.

May 21, 2009

HARRISONBURG -- A tractor-trailer driver claims a hauling firm violated his right to bear arms when it fired him in 2008.

STEPHENS CITY -- A 25-year-old Winchester man was killed in a two-car collision on Tasker Road early Wednesday evening.

Scores of cyclists rolled through the Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday to honor those who died in service to their fellow man.

May 20, 2009

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.

STEPHENS CITY -- The Newtown Heritage Festival returns to Stephens City this weekend for its 17th year.

May 19, 2009

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.

STEPHENS CITY -- Authorities found more live cats this week at a home whose owner faces a cruelty charge for making 200 felines live in filth.

May 16, 2009

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.

Northern Shenandoah Valley law enforcement agencies will be participating in the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign beginning Monday.

WINCHESTER -- Several city agencies moved this week to an office suite in the new George Washington Autopark on North Cameron Street.

May 15, 2009

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.

Three local auto dealers stand to be affected by Chrysler LLC's announcement Thursday that nearly 800 dealerships are to close in less than a month.

May 14, 2009

STEPHENS CITY -- A Frederick County woman faces animal cruelty charges after authorities rescued nearly 200 cats from her home Tuesday and Wednesday.

WINCHESTER -- Karen Drury grew up with her great-grandfather's legacy in the back of her mind.

For whatever it is that has knocked off countless fish in rivers around Virginia the last several years, now is the time to kill.

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.

May 13, 2009

MIDDLETOWN -- Citing the Town Council's refusal to accept his vision for the community, Middletown Mayor Marshall J. "Mark" Brown announced his resignation Tuesday.

MIDDLETOWN -- Despite repeated objections from several retailers, the Town Council approved a tax on cigarettes Monday night.

MILLWOOD -- Long Branch Historic House and Farm plans to promote the environment Saturday with a family picnic and the annual Farland Fishing Derby.

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.

WINCHESTER -- A city street will close for utility work starting today.

WINCHESTER -- Craig Smith is back in a city police uniform.

MIDDLETOWN -- Families and colleagues of fallen law enforcement officers gained comfort in a memorial service on Tuesday.

May 12, 2009

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.
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WINCHESTER -- The Boy Scouts of America have tied a lot of knots, started a lot of campfires and caught a lot of fish over the last century.

WINCHESTER -- The city's top building code official soon could start sporting a badge and a gun to help crack down on overcrowding and crime.

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 -- Authorities are looking for a suspect they say stabbed a man early Saturday morning near a city park.

WINCHESTER -- The City Council is seeking residents to fill vacancies on boards and commissions.

May 11, 2009

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.

MIDDLETOWN -- Good times were on tap at Belle Grove Plantation's Of Ale & History Beer Festival Saturday afternoon.

May 9, 2009

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 -- The Winchester-Frederick County Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking input on its long-range transportation plan.

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.

May 8, 2009

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.

WINCHESTER -- Work on a major city street will disrupt water service for several hours Saturday, officials said.

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University's board of trustees recently appointed James A. Davis as the institution's first-ever president emeritus.

May 7, 2009

STEPHENS CITY -- A crucial step forward for two adjacent mixed-use developments long in negotiation with town officials hit a wall Tuesday night.

CLEAR BROOK -- Two tractor-trailer drivers face charges after a Wednesday morning crash that closed an Interstate 81 on-ramp for hours.

WINCHESTER -- A regional jail work-release inmate remains missing after failing to return to the facility early Sunday morning.

WINCHESTER -- A Wednesday crash on Bowman Lane resulted in two men been being taken to Winchester Medical Center for treatment of injuries.

May 6, 2009

MOUNT CRAWFORD -- The Northern Shenandoah Valley's largest electric utility is on its way out of Virginia's electricity markets.

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.
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WINCHESTER -- The city should have a balanced budget for fiscal 2010 by June.

WINCHESTER -- Efforts to turn Patsy Cline's former home into a museum continue to clear administrative hurdles with little difficulty.

Shenandoah University graduate J. Robert "Bobby" Spencer knows a nod for a Tony Award is anything but normal.

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.

May 5, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Two major city streets are slated to be converted to two-way traffic later this year, officials said Monday.

WINCHESTER -- An Edinburg man overturned his truck and trailer Monday afternoon after losing control of the vehicle on Va. 37, state police said.

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University's conservatory will have a new leader starting July 1.

WINCHESTER -- A city man has surrendered in connection with Saturday morning's abduction and attempted rape of a 23-year-old woman on Molden Drive.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are seeking a man they say robbed a bank in the city Monday morning.

May 4, 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.

May 2, 2009

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.

May 1, 2009

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.

Allegheny Power is asking state regulators for permission to raise electricity rates by 6 percent beginning July 1.

WINCHESTER -- Denying a permit for Shentel to build a cell-phone tower has landed the Frederick County Board of Supervisors in court.

WINCHESTER -- The local affiliate of Habitat For Humanity needs women volunteers to help some students build a house in the city May 9.

MIDDLETOWN -- A Northern Virginia couple purchased the historic Wayside Inn at auction Thursday for the bargain-basement price of $1 million.

April 30, 2009

General Motors may be racing ahead with its restructuring plans, but local GM dealers are stuck in neutral.

WINCHESTER -- Two people wanted for robbing a group of people at gunpoint in the city Tuesday night remain at large, authorities said Wednesday.

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.

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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...

The following is a list of closings in Winchester and Frederick and Clarke counties for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival:

WINCHESTER -- A group helping the Boy Scouts of America celebrate its 100th anniversary plans to bring its nationwide caravan to Winchester.

WINCHESTER -- Police charged a city woman with child neglect after her son walked several blocks from home Tuesday.

WINCHESTER -- Retirements and personnel shifts in Frederick County Public Schools mean new positions for a few administrators.

GORE -- A veteran employee with Timber Ridge School in Frederick County recently was lauded for his work with families of people enrolled there.

WINCHESTER -- Ashley Taylor Landon knows a bit about celebrity as a filmmaker's daughter and granddaughter of the late actor Michael Landon.

WINCHESTER -- A row of chairs at Cork and Braddock Streets -- prime parade territory -- was chained to a power pole weeks ago.

April 29, 2009

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.
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A fishing trip to the Potomac River turned deadly for a Frederick County boy and another person on Sunday.

WINCHESTER -- Meeting in special session Tuesday night, City Council members approved a resolution to settle a pending lawsuit against the city.

WINCHESTER -- City police want drivers to pay attention to the road -- and not to cell phones or to that CD in the passenger seat.

WINCHESTER -- A city man charged with the aggravated sexual battery of two children has been indicted by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

WINCHESTER -- A co-defendant accused of playing a role in a 2006 Stephens City home invasion faces a jury trial in late July.

WINCHESTER -- Bring in the queen and shut down the streets: It's the biggest weekend of the year.

April 28, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Opinions differ on whether the city's historic district is too large or not big enough, a recent survey on the zoning ordinance shows.

Virginians who want to vote in the June 9 Democratic primary election but are not yet registered have until May 11 to sign up.

A Stephens City man remains in serious condition at a Pennsylvania hospital after crashing his glider last week.

WINCHESTER -- Hundreds of feet marched to Judge John Handley's tomb Monday morning to honor the man who funded the city's high school.

April 27, 2009

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.

April 25, 2009

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 -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office charged two people with burglarizing homes in Frederick County last week.

April 24, 2009

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 -- Bad economic times mean no frills in Frederick County's fiscal 2010 budget and making do with less -- nearly $20 million less.

WINCHESTER -- A rezoning request approved Wednesday night by Frederick County supervisors means the Village at Orchard Ridge is one step closer to reality.

WINCHESTER -- The Coalition of Racial Unity plans to sponsor the first Apple Blossom Blood Drive on May 1 in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew.

WINCHESTER -- A Millbrook High School student has been charged with threatening to harm a teacher in March, authorities said Tuesday.

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.

April 23, 2009

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.

April 22, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A bleaker revenue picture means the city's spending plan for next year could see more cuts.

WINCHESTER -- A rotating cast of advocates for the homeless are pooling their resources in hopes to provide families in need with emergency shelter.

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County fire companies are likely to have some state-allocated funds returned to their fiscal 2010 budgets.

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.

April 21, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A two-state, same-sex custody dispute is moving into a new battlefield: The airwaves.

WINCHESTER -- Words of advice if coming to the Bloom: Arrive early, expect delays. And leave the pets at home.

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.

April 20, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Saturday morning left a Winchester man dead and police investigating why it happened, authorities said.

April 18, 2009

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 -- Asphalt upgrades at Winchester Regional Airport could leave some pilots temporarily grounded if their planes aren't moved beforehand.

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...

April 17, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A year's delay isn't derailing plans to build a 765-kilovolt electrical transmission line through northern Frederick County.

WINCHESTER -- In February 1942, armed men in an underground bunker quietly began guarding the biggest secret in town.

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 -- Frederick County high school bands and choirs will perform Monday and Tuesday for the Arts Alive fundraiser.

April 16, 2009

WINCHESTER -- The city School Board didn't search the country for the next superintendent.

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County and Stephens City officials have reached an agreement regarding future land use surrounding the town.

WINCHESTER -- A hit-and-run crash Tuesday night damaged the porch of a vacant home and left one car inoperative in its front yard.

WINCHESTER -- Anti-tax conservatives gathered downtown Wednesday as part of a nationwide "Tea Party" rally to protest government bailouts and spending.

April 15, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A granddaughter of the late TV actor Michael Landon is this year's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival queen-designate.

WINCHESTER -- Trees and sidewalks sparked more public concern than a real estate tax rate increase in the city on Tuesday.

WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County man remains in jail without bond a week after engaging in an hours-long standoff with authorities in Stephens City.

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

April 14, 2009

MIDDLETOWN -- The town's Planning Commission is back to full strength after recently losing three members to resignations and reassignments.

WINCHESTER -- A city man was sentenced Monday in Winchester Circuit Court to 18 years in prison for the 2008 sexual assault of a child.

MIDDLETOWN -- Lord Fairfax Community College students will present individual research projects during an April 24 science symposium.

WINCHESTER -- Don't count on a few extra hours to mail this year's tax return at the area's main post office Wednesday.

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.

April 11, 2009

WINCHESTER -- He has served two terms, but the incumbent sheriff in Winchester still "wants to be your sheriff."

April 10, 2009

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 -- Southern rocker Bo Bice, who catapulted to fame in 2005 as an American Idol runner-up, now adds another distinction to his resume.

WINCHESTER -- A city man cannot have dogs for five years after letting a pit bull nearly starve to death before being rescued by authorities.

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 -- The Frederick County man who planned the invasion of a Stephens City home in 2006 likely will serve more than 10 years in prison.

WINCHESTER -- Conservative political activist Kate Obenshain has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Ladies' Horticultural Luncheon.

April 9, 2009

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 -- The city and the Old Town Development Board plan to bring back the annual Christmas Parade after they canceled it for 2008.

WINCHESTER -- A city man found guilty of a September arson attempt was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison Friday.

WINCHESTER -- Hundreds of shiny, blue pinwheels spun with the wind Wednesday in front of Shenandoah University to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month.

April 8, 2009

STEPHENS CITY -- The man who barricaded himself in a house in town for almost five hours Monday remains under observation at a local hospital.

WINCHESTER -- Dennis Kellison will retire as superintendent of Winchester Public Schools in June, after eight years in the post.

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.

April 7, 2009

This year's crop of prospective new teachers is going to face a tough job market compared to past years because of the education budget crunch.

A Frederick County man faces at least 10 years in prison for plotting to sell crack cocaine in the area in 2008.

STEPHENS CITY -- A town man kept authorities at bay for nearly five hours during a standoff that ended peacefully Monday.

April 6, 2009

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.

April 4, 2009

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.

April 3, 2009

For a cheap and easy way to pump more than $171 million back into the local economy, the Virginia Cooperative Extension has a simple idea.

STEPHENS CITY -- A local Virginia Tech alumni chapter wants to memorialize the people killed by a gunman at the school nearly two years ago.

WINCHESTER -- A city Circuit Court grand jury has indicted two men with alleged connections to a street gang on charges from a January beating.

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.

WINCHESTER -- Eight days after filing his paperwork to run for commissioner of the revenue in the city, Jeffrey S. Boppe has withdrawn his bid.

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.

April 2, 2009

The top of Virginia hit 9.2 percent unemployment in February, a level not seen since the early 1990s.

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.

WINCHESTER -- Bob McDonnell's gubernatorial campaign launch came to the Northern Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday, and the theme was hard to miss.

WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Planning Commission voiced its support Wednesday for a policy update on the county's rural areas.

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.

April 1, 2009

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 -- More candidates have emerged for two closely related city constitutional offices.

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.

March 31, 2009

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 -- Authorities are looking for two people who stole a vehicle from an auto dealership Monday afternoon.

WINCHESTER -- An Edinburg man caught by police Sunday after a pursuit on Interstate 81 is a suspect in several auto burglaries in the area.

MIDDLETOWN -- Lord Fairfax Community College is hosting a Global Awareness Day event Wednesday at its Middletown campus.

March 30, 2009

TOMS BROOK -- An Edinburg man was arrested Sunday and charged with DUI after leading authorities on a chase down Interstate 81.

WINCHESTER -- A 21-year-old city woman died in a head-on collision Friday night.

March 28, 2009

WINCHESTER -- He's one of Hollywood's most congenial, most family-oriented celebrities, but now he'll be rubbing elbows with royalty.

WINCHESTER -- A former Frederick County Public Schools bus driver is under investigation for allegedly sending explicit text messages to a boy earlier this month.

WINCHESTER -- Relief from tougher regulations for a local sewage treatment plant may come through a state budget amendment.

WINCHESTER -- Winchester police are looking for a man who robbed a cab driver on Thursday night, and they're asking the public for help.

WINCHESTER -- Spring inspires home improvement but also draws out construction con artists, authorities warn.

March 27, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Valley Health has tapped another Texas man to lead its growing health care system.

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 -- More inmates could be a blessing or a curse for the regional jail, depending on who sends them.

WINCHESTER -- Spring means time to plant more trees for an area conservation group that plans to host its third such event Saturday.

March 26, 2009

WINCHESTER -- The city's fight to keep Canada geese away from a popular lake at Jim Barnett Park will continue this spring.

WINCHESTER -- Any change in the tax rates for Frederick County will have to wait a couple of weeks.

WINCHESTER -- Police are asking for help in solving an attempted robbery Tuesday evening.

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University nursing student Sonya Bhuller has been elected to serve as secretary on the board of the Virginia Nursing Students Association.

March 25, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A city man charged with shooting his son to death in September faces a jury trial in June.

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.

March 24, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A city man must serve eight years in prison for committing several armed robberies in the area last summer.

March 23, 2009

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.

STEPHENS CITY -- A fire Saturday night at White Oak Campground destroyed a mobile home, but its occupant escaped unharmed, officials said.

WINCHESTER -- A small section of Jim Barnett Park on Saturday was dedicated to the dogged pursuit of fun.

March 21, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Building a new high-voltage transmission line would be bad for the environment, not just an ugly scar on the landscape.

WINCHESTER -- A third person has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury in the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.

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.

WINCHESTER -- City officials will propose a new real estate tax rate for 2009 that remains "revenue neutral," according to a press release.

WINCHESTER -- Rubbermaid employees were able to return to work following a small fire Friday afternoon in the manufacturing section of the plant.

March 20, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Valley Health will pay taxes on its new Wellness and Fitness Center under an agreement reached with the city.

WINCHESTER -- A handful of Frederick County Public Schools employees could find themselves out of a job under the system's proposed budget.

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.

March 19, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Work continues on the Va. 37 extension despite little money available for the project in the future.

CROSS JUNCTION -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is looking for clues in a Sunday night church robbery.

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.

March 18, 2009

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 controversial attendance zone change for a Frederick County school sparked more debate by parents Tuesday night.

STAR TANNERY -- Frederick County fire companies likely will be spared further cuts, County Administrator John R. Riley Jr. told firefighters Monday.

March 17, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Regional jail officials are investigating the apparent suicide of an inmate on Saturday.

WINCHESTER -- Counterfeit money continues to circulate among local businesses and banks, according to police.

WINCHESTER -- John G. "Jay" Russell III announced Monday he will not seek re-election this year as the city's commissioner of revenue.

WINCHESTER -- Federal stimulus money could keep Winchester Public Schools from having to cut jobs or furlough workers.

WINCHESTER -- A Handley High School student could face charges after an assault early Saturday morning on the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall, police said Monday.

March 16, 2009

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.

MIDDLETOWN -- A Stephens City woman and her infant daughter were injured Friday following a single-vehicle crash on Salem Church Road.

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 -- Frederick County will receive $43,038 in state funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs based in the locality.

March 14, 2009

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.

March 13, 2009

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 -- City workers may face furloughs but not pay cuts as officials try to close a $4 million gap in Winchester's fiscal 2010 budget.

CLEAR BROOK -- A rush-hour tractor-trailer fire snarled traffic on Interstate 81 for several hours Thursday.

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.

March 12, 2009

WINCHESTER -- After a lengthy and at times painful budget process, Frederick County supervisors are closing in on final figures.

WINCHESTER -- Police Department changes continue after a move to give a government official a leadership post in the law enforcement agency.

WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is looking for clues in the theft of collectibles taken from a home Thursday afternoon.

March 11, 2009

MIDDLETOWN -- A handful of retailers scored a victory Monday night as the Town Council postponed action on a new cigarette tax.

WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County woman took hundreds of thousands of dollars from a church and its academy, for which she worked, authorities claim.

STEPHENS CITY -- A two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning left two drivers with minor injuries.

March 10, 2009

MIDDLETOWN -- Two former town officials have been indicted on embezzlement charges following a two-year investigation by state police.

WINCHESTER -- Two Frederick County teens with BB guns shot and injured three people and damaged vehicles in the city Sunday, city police said.

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.

A Maryland woman must serve time in prison for running three brothels -- including one in the Winchester area.

March 9, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A former Stephens City man convicted of committing a sex crime against a teenage girl could face more time in state custody.

WINCHESTER -- An early morning fire left a Braddock Street apartment uninhabitable Saturday.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are asking for help in solving a strong-armed robbery that occurred in January.

WINCHESTER -- A deputy Frederick County fire chief has been appointed to the governor's EMS Advisory Board.

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...

March 7, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Property owners in Frederick County may see their tax bills go up, but government won't see any more revenue from the increase.

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 -- A city man accused of abducting a woman and holding her at ax-point for several hours Wednesday has been arrested, authorities said.

March 6, 2009

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 -- Motorists can expect some traffic delays when work to widen Papermill Road begins next week.

WINCHESTER -- A James Wood High School student faces several charges following a random drug sweep of the school last week, authorities said.

WINCHESTER -- City police arrested two men they claim broke into and a house and robbed its residents Thursday morning.

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...

March 5, 2009

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 -- An outcry from parents helped stall a controversial attendance zone change for Frederick County's new elementary school Tuesday.

WINCHESTER -- Two men robbed a taxi cab driver at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, police said.

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 Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum plans to kick off an effort Friday to raise money for a new facility.

March 4, 2009

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 -- The city expects to open its fourth parking garage in early April.

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...

March 3, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Reaction was positive from teachers and parents at a public hearing Monday night on the financial shape of Winchester Public Schools.

WINCHESTER -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating two unrelated stabbings that occurred over the weekend.

March 2, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A man accused of breaking into the offices of a city car dealership has been charged by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

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.

CLEAR BROOK -- A lottery ticket purchased recently at the State Line Exxon on U.S. 11 is worth $250,000, lottery officials said Saturday.

February 28, 2009

Deer and bear hunters were on target during the 2008-09 fall season in Virginia.

February 27, 2009

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.

February 26, 2009

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 -- A man accused of fatally injuring his infant son by shaking will face a Frederick County jury on July 23.

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.

HARRISONBURG -- The last suspect indicted in the Winchester crack investigation code-named "Operation Blockbuster" has been arrested in Florida.

February 25, 2009

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.

February 24, 2009

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...

February 23, 2009

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.

February 21, 2009

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 -- Authorities are investigating a Frederick County couple who have been charged with the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County government workers may face layoffs and pay cuts as the administration tries to fill a gap in next year's budget.

WINCHESTER -- There were no injuries in a fire that damaged a downtown home early Friday morning, officials said.

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.

February 20, 2009

JARRATT -- He resisted until the last moment, but death came quickly and quietly.


WINCHESTER -- At the moment Edward N. Bell was scheduled to die, Cora Rhodes, 20, called the time.

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.

WINCHESTER -- The regional jail faces cuts in next year's budget due to less money from the state and a loss of federal inmates.

WINCHESTER -- One man's trash could be another source of money for the city as tax revenue continues to lag.

February 19, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Nonprofit groups can't always get what they want -- or even what they need -- in today's economy.

MIDDLETOWN -- In a bow to the economy, Wayside Theatre is marketing this year's season tickets at last year's prices.

WINCHESTER -- The day before Edward N. Bell's scheduled execution, evidence of the impending event was hard to come by Wednesday.


February 18, 2009

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 -- Senseny Road Elementary School pupils must find a new home next year.

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.

GAINESBORO -- Fire officials are investigating blaze that destroyed a home in a southwestern Frederick County subdivision.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are looking for a suspect in a strong-armed robbery that occurred Tuesday morning, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

February 17, 2009

The case of a Jamaican national set to be executed this week for the murder of a Winchester police officer is garnering international attention.

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.

WINCHESTER -- Police charged two men with trying to abduct a teenage girl in the city Friday night.

February 16, 2009

HARRISONBURG -- Three Winchester residents face numerous drug counts in U.S. District Court.

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.

February 14, 2009

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.

February 13, 2009

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.

February 12, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Most members of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors favor looking at consolidating some services with the city.

February 11, 2009

WINCHESTER — The bleak forecast facing Frederick County Public Schools didn’t change overnight.

MIDDLETOWN -- Lighting up in Middletown soon could cost smokers an extra quarter, and that's got businesses giving the Town Council some heat.

WINCHESTER -- A woman scared off a man who broke into her Frederick County home Friday, authorities said.

February 10, 2009

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.

February 7, 2009

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.

WINCHESTER -- The Virginia State Police Association is sponsoring a 5K run in memory of one of its own.

February 6, 2009

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 -- Police arrested a man they suspect of possession of electronic equipment reported stolen from a city home Monday.

MIDDLETOWN -- The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with five gun crimes.

February 5, 2009

Virginia's most recent class of graduating seniors reestablished the state's third-place spot among national Advanced Placement test scores.

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.

STEPHENS CITY -- After several months of drafting, the Town Council approved a joint land-use plan with Frederick County on Tuesday night.

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 -- A Frederick County motel clerk was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday morning, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

February 4, 2009

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 -- Illegal street gangs in the city continue to keep authorities busy.

HARRISONBURG -- Two local men must serve lengthy prison terms for their involvement in a cocaine distribution ring in the Winchester area.

Homeowners, beware. The utility tree-trimmers working in the front yard might be running a scam.

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...

February 3, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A local ice cream manufacturer is among the latest victims of the recent massive peanut recall.

WINCHESTER -- The Handley Regional Library system could cut hours, staff and pay if made to slash its budget by 15 percent, officials said Monday.

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.

CHESTER -- A city man was hospitalized Monday after his car ran off Papermill Road into a ditch and struck a tree, authorities said.

February 2, 2009

FRONT ROYAL -- A Frederick County man has been found guilty of three charges related to a June drunken driving case that resulted in a woman's death.

Frederick County Sheriff Robert T. "Bob" Williamson doesn't drive his cruiser to work anymore.

January 31, 2009

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 -- A city man wanted in connection with a possible gang-related arson attempt has been indicted by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

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...

January 30, 2009

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.

January 29, 2009

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.




 







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