FRONT ROYAL -- Traffic is moving a lot smoother across the U.S. 340-522 bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River these days, much to the satisfaction of drivers who were frustrated by delays and lane closures during the nearly four years that crews worked to expand the bridge.
Bob McDonnell's 1989 master's thesis is apparently no "macaca."
The former Virginia attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate continues to hold a wide lead over Democratic nominee Creigh Deeds, 49 percent to 39 percent, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports released Wednesday.
WINCHESTER -- A woman whose car was firebombed in early August was cooperating with authorities in the trial of Operation Blockbuster suspect O'Benson "O.B." Sensere, authorities said.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County supervisors said Wednesday that proposed fees for a pending town rezoning request for 320 homes in the Happy Creek Road area are not enough to mitigate the impact on county services.
WINCHESTER -- Proposed additions to city code presented to City Council members Tuesday night would strengthen police authority over panhandlers and public vagrancy.
WINCHESTER -- A Chesapeake man must serve five years in prison for using the Internet to try to have sex with someone he thought was a teenage girl in 2007.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing next week on a proposed revision to the zoning ordinance that is vital to building a regional jail with Shenandoah and Rappahannock counties.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors is asking town officials to provide water and sewer service to the proposed site for a regional jail being planned with Shenandoah and Rappahannock counties.
WOODSTOCK -- Watching a group of young Army recruits go through basic training exercises at the Shenandoah County Fair on Wednesday morning brought back memories for Jake Mantz.
