Virginia fourth-grader allegedly on ‘kill list’; parent outraged at school’s response
Parents of a fourth-grade student in Waynesboro were recently notified by the school principal that their child was on another student’s “kill list.”
Parents of a fourth-grade student in Waynesboro were recently notified by the school principal that their child was on another student’s “kill list.”
VDOT has updated its scheudule for highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
Three orphaned bear cubs, each weighing less than two pounds, were admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro on Feb. 14.
In two recent animal cruelty cases in the Shenandoah Valley, poverty played a partial role in the torture, and in one case, death, of two four-month-old puppies.

More than 35 acres have been added to two natural area preserves in Augusta County to restore the South Fork Shenandoah River watershed.
Local advocates expressed anger and frustration this week in relation to two animal cruelty cases where the sentences for both crimes were considered ‘light.’
A woman whose puppy starved to death alone in an apartment pleaded guilty Wednesday in a felony animal cruelty case in Waynesboro Circuit Court.
The celebration of Black History Month originated from Negro History Week and was created by historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
Beginning next week, the Harrisonburg Rockingham Health Department will make it easier for people to be tested for sexually-transmitted infections.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grant awards today aimed to help families achieve economic independence by providing financial resources.
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