Augusta County: Personnel address lingering hot spots in Big Levels fire
Tree stumps continue to smolder in the Big Levels fire in Augusta County, with personnel working today to identify lingering hot spots.
Tree stumps continue to smolder in the Big Levels fire in Augusta County, with personnel working today to identify lingering hot spots.
An establishment in Lynchburg had a customer leave and return with a gun demanding money at 2:30 a.m. this morning.
Terry Short is working to move some “big rocks” in his final four years serving on Waynesboro City Council.
A mother and grandmother are pleading for help in locating two young children from Rockingham County taken by their father in April and not seen since.
With nearly one inch of rain falling, the Big Levels fire in Augusta County is mostly contained with further fire spread unlikely.
The Big Levels fire has been found to be “human caused” and is under investigation, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Firefighters and helicopters worked to protect property along Coal Road in Augusta County Sunday as the Big Levels fire tripled in size.
VDOT has updated its list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
A Sunday update on the Big Levels fire in Augusta County from the USDA Forest Service tells us that the fire has grown to approximately 600 acres in size.
The Big Levels fire in Augusta County is expected to continue to grow within the Saint Mary’s Wilderness on the George Washington National Forest.