Harrisonburg: 12-year-old girl ‘saved her family’ after overnight fire
A 12-year-old girl helped her family to safety after a serious fire in their basement overnight in Harrisonburg.
A 12-year-old girl helped her family to safety after a serious fire in their basement overnight in Harrisonburg.
A James Madison University student is dead after an accidental kitchen fire in an off-campus apartment on Devon Lane Thursday night.
Our average Augusta County reader: not offended by the president posting videos of the Obamas as apes, Ben Cline calling a Senate Democratic leader a “clown.”
The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning near Florence Avenue.

A Buffalo Gap High School senior is dead after a shooting on Maple Leaf Drive in Augusta County on Wednesday night.
Virginia State Police personnel came under fire Wednesday morning when they attempted to execute a search warrant in Portsmouth.
The spring fire season in Virginia is here, with the statewide ban on outdoor burning between midnight and 4 p.m. going into effect starting on Sunday, Feb. 15, and running through April 30.
The anticipated weather event this weekend prompted an early opening to the long-awaited West End fire station in Waynesboro.
The fire at the Harrisonburg Walmart reported early Monday morning was caused by lithium-ion batteries that ignited inside combustible packaging within a heavy-duty wire framed storage unit.
The West End fire station in Waynesboro is expected to be operational on Feb. 1, City Manager Mike Hamp confirmed on Thursday.
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