Rockbridge County: Med-Flight 1 involved in second hiker rescue in two days
For the second time in two days, the Virginia State Police Med-Flight 1 was involved in the rescue of an injured hiker.
For the second time in two days, the Virginia State Police Med-Flight 1 was involved in the rescue of an injured hiker.
A. R. Ware Elementary School first-grade teacher Karen Grady has been named the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year for Region 5.
There is an elevated risk for fire this afternoon throughout much of Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Virginia lawmakers are pushing the Trump Administration to reverse staffing cuts at the National Park Service.
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation to expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who die or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia joined Congressman Vince Fong of California this week in the reintroduction of the bipartisan ACERO Act.

The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge works regularly with area nonprofits, so it’s no surprise when one fails, it hits home.
Fox News doofus Jesse Watters, known for his punchable face, talked over a photo of three Los Angeles firefighters on his show last night with the line: “I sure hope they know what they’re doing.”

Albemarle County Fire Rescue responded to a fire on the 2800 block of Seminole Trail in Charlottesville on Wednesday.
Abigail Spanberger, now a full-time candidate for governor of Virginia, got one last thing checked off on her congressional to-do list.