
Eight arrests made during Staunton Police Department online sex sting
Eight arrests were made during a recent Staunton Police Department task force investigation into the online solicitation of minors.

Eight arrests were made during a recent Staunton Police Department task force investigation into the online solicitation of minors.

Several COVID-19 community levels in the area have increased from “low” to “medium” and “high”, the Central Shenandoah Health District announced Friday, as cases continue to rise across the area.

If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County are facing are major mental health crisis – with almost double the number of suicides compared to the state and national average. Project Mental Health was developed post-COVID to be a one-stop…

The Waynesboro School Board has appointed Michael Perry as the principal of Berkeley Glenn Elementary School. Perry will officially assume the role of principal on July 1.

The Central Shenandoah Health District is sending text and voice messages to residents in the region to remind them they are eligible for booster shots against COVID-19.

The Shenandoah Valley tourism industry experienced a 25.6 percent decrease in spending in 2020 due to the crippling effects of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Virginia Department of Health is sending text and voice messages to residents in the Central Shenandoah Health District to remind them they are eligible for booster shots against COVID-19.

The Waynesboro School Board has appointed DeWayne Moore executive director of operations and Leola Burks director of special education for Waynesboro Public Schools.

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced the launch of the new Virginia Small Business Resiliency Fund program and more than $9.7 million in grants has been awarded for 12 projects throughout the Commonwealth.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced more than $3.6 million in GO Virginia grants to support 13 projects focused on expanding workforce development and talent pipelines in key industries, fostering business, and improving infrastructure.
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