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.
The president of a police union issued a statement on Monday blasting an op-ed published on a MAGA law-enforcement blog that painted a partisan picture of its endorsement of Abigail Spanberger in the 2025 gubernatorial race.
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.
Career Albemarle County firefighter David Puckett has been named the new chief of Albemarle County Fire Rescue.
More than $20 million has been awarded in federal funding for fire departments, localities and organizations throughout Virginia.
Fire crews are working to suppress a 22-acre fire on Bear Den Mountain in Albemarle County that ignited on Sunday evening.

The Woodside Fire in Pendleton County, W.Va., has grown to 385 acres, according to the USDA Forest Service, and is now 75 percent contained – with helpful precipitation and cold temperatures on the way.
A wind-aided wildfire in Pendleton County, W.Va., about 20 miles from the West Virginia-Virginia border, has grown to approximately 200 acres, according to the USDA Forest Service.
A single-vehicle crash on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park resulted in injuries to four individuals and a temporary shutdown Monday.
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