
Augusta County man in custody on rape, abduction charges
A Crimora man is in custody on rape and abduction charges, among others, after an incident that began in Waynesboro and ended in Augusta County last week,.

A Crimora man is in custody on rape and abduction charges, among others, after an incident that began in Waynesboro and ended in Augusta County last week,.

COVID vaccinations are the still the most effective and lasting way to prevent COVID infections in our community, and the best defense against serious illness and death.

New COVID-19 cases in the Augusta County area reached unprecedented levels over the weekend.

The Augusta County Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct Public Hearings at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Board Meeting Room, Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona.

In December 2020, along with other tenants, The Cinderella Project vacated the Staunton Mall, and put dresses in storage in Waynesboro. On Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., supporters and volunteers are invited to an open house of the new location at Valley Mall in Harrisonburg.

Mental Health America of Augusta, Valley Community Services Board, Rockbridge Area Community Services Board and Lock & Talk Virginia present safeTALK on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Waynesboro.

Jose Giovanni Castro-Hernandez, the owner of Gio’s Treasures pawn shop in Downtown Waynesboro, is facing felony charges of assault and malicious wounding by mob, along with two others, stemming from an incident in June, according to the Waynesboro Police Department.

The Safe Routes to School program, part of the Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth, is partnering with Waynesboro Walk and Wheel and Kate Collins Middle School to coordinate another tactical urbanism project this Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Cadet Ben Beaudoin making a splash in Corps of Cadets at Fishburne Military School.

In the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Sunday, there were 73 new positive COVID-19 cases through Augusta Health testing sites, the eighth highest daily total at Augusta Health, and the highest since mid-January.
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