
Albemarle County optimizes system for fire-rescue response
Albemarle County Fire Rescue has implemented an 18-month staffing initiative to respond to the growing needs of the community while more efficiently utilizing personnel.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue has implemented an 18-month staffing initiative to respond to the growing needs of the community while more efficiently utilizing personnel.

Career and volunteer fire rescue units from Albemarle County responded to the report of a structure fire on Secretarys Road at 3:41 a.m. Wednesday.

Augusta County authorities are investigating a report of shots fired at a house in the 100 block of Briarwood Circle in Staunton early Monday morning.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has filed an amicus brief defending a Pennsylvania law limiting the issuance of concealed-carry licenses to people ages 21 and up.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue will be sharing safety tips on its social media accounts, highlighting the importance of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and what to do when you hear chirps or beeps.

A Mississippi man is in custody after an incident in Downtown Harrisonburg early Saturday morning involving a firearm.

Staunton Police have arrested a suspect in a dumpster fire set in the 800 block of Bells Lane last week.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue has been awarded a $1.88 million FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant to hire, train and deploy 10 full-time firefighters.

Rod Mullins joins “Street Knowledge” to recap an exciting Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The Albemarle County Fire Rescue and Charlottesville Fire Departments will unite to honor and remember the lives lost on 9/11 with a stair climb at Monticello High School.
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