United Way’s ‘Day of Caring’ Helps Front Royal Family

A Front Royal family is thankful after getting their bathroom remodeled for free from the community. It may not sound like much, but there’s a reason this means so much to them. Betty Shell says it was hard getting her mentally challenged daughter in and out the bathtub everyday. When workers with the United Way …

Professional Actors to Perform Local Student’s Play

A Frederick County high school student is getting her work performed at Wayside Theatre by professional actors. Sherando High School student Libby Powell won a playwrights’ competition with her play ‘Death at a Bus Stop’. The judges all agreed that her play stood out from the other seven entries. “For someone as young as she …

Operation Valley Venue, Cracking Down on Drugs

A special operation conducted by the Northwest VA Regional Drug and Gang Task Force cracked down on illegal narcotics in the area. The eight hour operation happened Thursday night. It’s called “Operation Valley Venue.” More than a handful of people got arrested in Winchester and Frederick County. Here is a list of them: Jeremy Simpson …

State Won’t Privatize Sex Offender Program

Virginia has rejected bids by two companies to operate a state facility that detains violent sex offenders for treatment after their sentences are completed. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that state officials who evaluated the proposals thought Florida-based GEO Group focused too much on incarceration and not enough on treatment. Pennsylvania-based Liberty Healthcare …

Outages Near 112,000 in Va As Storm Reaches State

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly 112,000 customers are without power and schools are closed in parts of Virginia as a late-winter storm moves across the state. The outages include about 65,700 Dominion Virginia Power customers, more than 43,000 customers of electric cooperatives and about 3,240 Appalachian Power customers. Most of the outages are in the …

Virginia Trooper Killed In The Line of Duty

Gov. Bob McDonnell says a trooper involved in a shooting along Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County has died. McDonnell says 40-year state police veteran Master Trooper Junius Walker was shot while on duty on Thursday. Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says Walker was shot multiple times around 1:30 p.m. He called for backup, and …

Local Missing Girl May Have Been Abducted As Part Of Sex Trafficking Ring

New details emerged Friday in a press conference at the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office regarding missing 16 year old Augusta County girl Jennifer Carolina Romero. Sheriff Fisher said that while she still may possibly be a runaway, all signs point to her being abducted as part of a sex trafficking ring. Mynor Franco-Depaz has been …

Va Schools Earn Education Excellence Award

2013 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence Two schools – Rocky Run Middle in Fairfax County and Kemps Landing Magnet in Virginia Beach – earned the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence, the highest VIP award. Both schools will receive a display banner and a signed resolution of commendation from Governor McDonnell. No school divisions qualified for …

Amendment Bars Abortion in Va Federal Exchange

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to prohibit abortion coverage through insurance plans purchased through the federally run health care exchange that will serve Virginia. The Republican governor added the amendment to health reform legislation that passed the General Assembly earlier this year, outraging abortion rights advocates. Unless opponents can muster at least …