MOUNT JACKSON — A Rockingham County man surrendered to authorities Wednesday after a nearly 20-hour standoff that left some neighbors shocked.
Nearly 40 nonprofits from Winchester and the counties of Clarke and Frederick gathered this fall for the inaugural Community Connect & Serve event hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Authorities have identified human remains found in Fairfax County as those of Front Royal resident Kevin Smith, who went missing in early 2020.
FRONT ROYAL — Co-defendants found liable by juries in the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority’s lawsuit against its former executive director must wait to see if their verdicts stick.
Valley Health System has opened a new Urgent Care Express in Mount Jackson, the health system announced this week.
The Front Royal Planning Commission tabled a rezoning request on Wednesday that would allow Randolph-Macon Academy to build housing for faculty and students.
The search for a new town manager for Front Royal is over.
A Woodstock man suffered severe burns Tuesday when the battery pack for his vape device exploded.
Emergency responders rescued a driver from a burning vehicle that crashed in Woodstock on Tuesday.
Front Royal again needs a new, full-time town manager after contract talks with Town Council’s pick for the job fell through.
Front Royal leaders approved a permit for short-term rental on Monday after another debate about town parking rules.
A Winchester man died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County on Saturday.
A state agency recently concluded its investigation of an August blasting incident at a Warren County quarry.
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WOODSTOCK — A Shenandoah County man must serve at least 30 years in prison for stabbing to death former Board of Supervisors member Cynthia Dellinger in her driveway in 2019.
At a recent work session, the Warren County School Board approved all of its action items but will revisit the discussion of the Right Turn Program at its January work session.
There’s nothing like going to a Toys for Tots collection box and finding donated toys to distribute to local families, said Tonja Phillips, regional coordinator with the Clear Brook branch.
Randolph-Macon Academy plans to build faculty housing on land in Front Royal.
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A local woman recently received a $3,000 reward for giving the tip authorities say helped them crack a 2019 arson case in which a house was burned down by a Loudoun County man angry over a Confederate flag being displayed there.
A woman claims in a federal lawsuit that medical staff at a regional jail failed to prevent her daughter from committing suicide by hanging in March.
Shenandoah County authorities accuse a woman of setting a fire in a New Market coin laundry on Friday.
Front Royal’s parking rules have stymied yet another property owner’s plans to set up a short-term rental.
The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the region during the coming weeks.
Warren County supervisors on Wednesday denied a landowner’s request for a permit to use his property as a campsite.
Area Salvation Army locations have kicked off their Red Kettle Campaigns and are looking for volunteers to ring bells outside storefronts and collect donations this holiday season.
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FRONT ROYAL -- A drug court for Shenandoah and Warren counties could open this spring as an alternative to incarceration for some offenders.
A Shenandoah County man accused of shooting at two law enforcement officers in June faces trial in March.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County judge rejected a plea deal Monday for a man charged in an ATV crash that killed a girl and hurt a boy.
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Woodstock has a new chapter of PFLAG and is welcoming anyone interested in being an ally or learning about the LGBTQ community.
Front Royal’s next town manager takes over just as the assistant chief administrator leaves after a stint as interim government leader.
On Friday, the Shenandoah Alliance For Shelter will host its 31st Annual Empty Bowl Soup Supper to highlight homelessness and food insecurity while raising money for local programs.
Area emergency medical workers led a six-hour operation on Sunday to rescue a man who fell over a cliff along a Shenandoah County trail.
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Warren County Planning Commission members on Wednesday endorsed two out of three permit requests for short-term tourist rentals.
The Warren County Department of Fire and Rescue Services recently promoted Capt. Gerry R. Maiatico to assistant fire chief.
A Shenandoah County Public Schools survey shows support for leaving next year’s calendar unchanged.
Former Front Royal Town Manager Joseph Waltz will return this month to the same role he left three years ago to take a job in the private sector.
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WOODSTOCK — At a Veterans Day ceremony at the American Legion Post 199 on Friday, members of local veterans groups and cadets from Massanutten Military Academy gathered with other community members to honor the nation’s veterans.
Employees at a McDonald’s restaurant in Warren County escaped injury when a kitchen fire spread through the building on Thursday.
H. Bruce Rappaport could say the third time’s a charm after his election win Tuesday for a Front Royal Town Council seat.
A motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash in Shenandoah County on Saturday afternoon.
Mount Jackson and Strasburg voters changed the make-up of their town councils in this year’s local elections, unofficial state results show.
The Warren County Republican Committee chairman says a political mailer should not have used the local voter registrar’s office location as a return address.
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Local election precincts stayed busy Tuesday as voters in Shenandoah and Warren counties went to the polls to choose their town leaders and a representative for the 6th Congressional District.
The Warren County Educational Endowment has awarded 18 grants for 2022 totaling $65,225 to Warren County Public Schools. The following grant programs/projects, its author, school and grant amounts were approved for funding this year:
WOODSTOCK — Shenandoah County authorities have accused three Harrisonburg men of abducting and assaulting a man and then leading law enforcement officers on a pursuit Wednesday morning.
WOODSTOCK — A man’s charges related to an August structure fire in Shenandoah County will go to a grand jury later this month.
A series of salary-related actions were taken at the Warren County School Board's Tuesday meeting.
Flu season struck early this year and cases are climbing, said Dr. Charles Devine III, interim health director of the Lord Fairfax Health District. But how it compares to the last several years isn’t especially clear, he said.
A conservation group recently helped a property owner protect more than 90 acres in Warren County.
When Beth McChesney was in school in the fall of 2007, 2008 and 2009, Strasburg High School’s Varsity Cheer Squad made it to the state competition all three years and won the state title twice.
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