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The Waynesboro Police Department has arrested an Augusta County man on multiple charges from three other jurisdictions after a brief standoff at a city residence earlier today. Joshua Daniel Isaksen, 32, was wanted by the Sheriff’s Departments of Augusta County, Nelson County and Rockbridge County since Nov. 3.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will close part of Route 682 (Friedens Church Road) in Rockingham County on Saturday, Oct. 26 for bridge improvements.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled left lane closures for the week of Oct. 14-18 on Interstate 64 westbound in Augusta County.
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Shirley Contracting Co., LLC of Lorton began work this week on a permanent stormwater basin adjacent to Route 285. Crews will soon begin excavation for new piers and abutments that will support a new bridge over I-64 at exit 91.
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Motorists should be alert for northbound and southbound “slow‐roll” lane closures on Sunday, September 8 along Interstate 81 in Augusta County. The brief closures are needed for installation of a fiber-optic line over the interstate at exit 213.
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A crash involving 41 vehicles including six tractor-trailers closed both southbound lanes of Intestate 81 at mile marker 196 in Rockbridge County Sunday evening.
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A crash involving seven vehicles including a tractor-trailer has closed both southbound lanes of Intestate 81 at mile marker 196 in Rockbridge County. This location is between exit 200 at Route 710 in the Fairfield area and exit 195 at Route 11 in the Lexington and Timber Ridge area.
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Three bats found in separate i ncidents in May, June and July of this year in three separate locations in Lexington have been confirmed to be rabid. While rabies is known to be endemic in wildlife across Virginia, bats have certain unique implications. Most of the recent human rabies cases in the U. S. have…
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The left northbound travel lane will be closed at 10 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 on Interstate 81 for sinkhole repairs at mile marker 212.3 near the Augusta and Rockbridge County line. It is unknown when the left lane will be reopened to traffic but motorists should anticipate single lane traffic in this area for…
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Somebody has to win Friday night. Waynesboro High School football coach Steve Isaacs talks about how important the game between his 0-7 Little Giants and 0-7 Rockbridge County is for both teams on today’s “Chris Graham Show.” (Note to readers: The WHS-RCHS game will be webcast live on AugustaFreePress.com Friday night at 7 p.m. ) Length:…
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