Buildings at old Stephens City school may go to supervisors

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County Public Schools is considering turning over three buildings that surround the old Stephens City school to the Board of Supervisors.

Stephens City accepting construction bids to spruce up old school planned for a museum

STEPHENS CITY -- By summer's end, a little more light could shine on the old Stephens City school. The town is accepting construction bids to restore the building's many boarded-up windows, work that's part of a long-term plan to develop the property into a museum and community center.

Authorities say man distributed child porn

WINCHESTER -- Authorities claim a Stephens City man distributed child pornography through file-sharing on the Internet in February.

Ballots set for Stephens City, Middletown elections

WINCHESTER -- Both Stephens City and Middletown will hold elections for mayor and three town council seats in May, and Tuesday's filing deadline has the ballots set.

Space heater said to be cause of fire

STEPHENS CITY -- A town woman narrowly escaped injury Sunday before her home was seriously damaged by fire, officials said.

Smoke detector alerts Stephens City resident to fire

STEPHENS CITY -- A town woman narrowly escaped injury Sunday before her home was seriously damaged by fire, officials said.

Doctor leads mission to Costa Rica

STEPHENS CITY -- The people of El Rodeo, Costa Rica, do not have much. For two hours each day they can get clean water, but they have no electricity and are submerged in darkness every night, according to the service organization Plan B Arquitectura.

Journeys

Read Cameron Burkholder's first-person account of her journey to Costa Rica

Plans to improve town are discussed

STEPHENS CITY -- New traffic signs, road improvements and more efficient municipal operations are on town leaders' minds as they consider projects in a new capital improvements plan.

Area men help find survivors in Haiti

When the earth quaked in Haiti, several firefighters from the Northern Shenandoah Valley moved quickly to help as many people as they could.

City woman pleads guilty to embezzling church funds

WINCHESTER - A local woman faces up to eight years in prison for embezzling approximately $300,000 from a church near Stephens City.