
Washington County woman sentenced for abuse, neglect in elder abuse case
A Washington County woman received an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of abuse and neglect of an incapacitated adult.

A Washington County woman received an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of abuse and neglect of an incapacitated adult.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is developing design plans for a new auxiliary lane that would be located between the junction of westbound I-64 at exit 221 and Route 262 at exit 220.

A portion of Route 703 (Hewitt Road) in Augusta County is scheduled to close for about a year beginning Thursday, April 1, to allow VDOT to replace a 90-year old bridge over Eidson Creek.

Overnight lane closures and a morning slow roll are scheduled for three different weekends in March and April 2021 along Interstate 81 in Augusta County near Staunton.

The Gloucester County School Board has filed a request to the Supreme Court to again take up Gavin Grimm’s case.

VDOT is hosting a public survey for a transportation planning study of Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) in Rockingham County.

Rockbridge County cattle and small grains producer Russell L. Williams II was recognized Jan. 26 for five years of service on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

A new traffic signal has been installed at the intersection of Route 11 (Martinsburg Pike) and Route 761 (Old Charles Town Road) in Frederick County. The signal will be put into flash mode for seven days around Jan. 20.

VDOT will hold a design public hearing on Jan. 26 from 4-6 p.m. for the replacement of the Route 17/50/522 (Millwood Pike) bridge over Interstate 81 in Frederick County.

Motorists should be alert for two nights of alternating lane closures on northbound Interstate 81 from mile marker 189 to 191 in Rockbridge County.
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