Virginia man sentenced for $6.7 million theft from birth-injury program
A Providence Forge man was sentenced this week to nine years in prison for embezzling $6.7 million in funds from his former employer.
A Providence Forge man was sentenced this week to nine years in prison for embezzling $6.7 million in funds from his former employer.
Local and mid-term elections are coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 8. #TeamAFP has put together an Election Guide for you to read our coverage before you head to the polls.

I saw the first “Save the Name” sign in a front yard in Waynesboro a few weeks ago, and wondered to myself why someone here would care what Staunton called its high school.

Billy Vaughn, the City of Staunton’s Planning Commission member, was recently awarded the Planning Commissioner of the Year Award by the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission.

Whatever side of the fence you were on regarding embattled Staunton School Superintendent Steven Nichols, it was clearly time for Nichols and the Staunton School Board to part ways. The focus of the School Board, school administrators, faculty, parents and students in recent weeks was on anything but what the mission of a school system…

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Tighter-than-expected elections in Waynesboro, and results as expected in Staunton. That was Election Day in the Valley on Tuesday.

Column by Chris Graham [email protected] I applaud the Staunton Public School system and the Staunton community for the orderly process that surrounded the move to consolidate its four elementary schools into three to help meet a projected big budget shortfall for the upcoming 2010-2011 school system. The puzzled look on my face as I…

Some important items on the agenda today – Rick Boucher endorsing Creigh Deeds for governor on a conference call this morning, a meeting between Staunton City Council, the Staunton School Board and state legislators to discuss the 2009 General Assembly session this afternoon, more on the big news about the planned commercial development at the…

Item by Chris Graham A community forum scheduled for tonight might be the kickstart to an effort to fight the opening of an adult-themed retail store in Staunton. The meeting – “Staunton Against Pornography” – will be held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at the intersection of the Va. 262 bypass and Shutterlee Mill…
My name popped up today in reporting on a local fraud trial, and let me be clear here – I am not the Chris Graham who is the defense attorney in that one.
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.