
CAPSAW to expand free tax program
Anna Leavitt, coordinator of the Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW), announced an expansion of their free tax preparation services through Valley VITA.

Anna Leavitt, coordinator of the Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW), announced an expansion of their free tax preparation services through Valley VITA.

When one sex offender moves into a neighborhood, more are likely to follow—and that’s bad news for homeowners, according to the results of research conducted at Longwood University.

The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA), the trade association that represents industries that plan, design, build and maintain Virginia’s transportation infrastructure, today announced its endorsement of Terry McAuliffe for governor.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski (both D-Md.) spoke out today about the harm the shutdown of the federal government is doing to federal workers and their families nationwide, as well as our overall economy.

A Greene County man faces charges of soliciting a minor online after being taken into custody without incident Wednesday (Oct. 2) by Virginia State Police. Robert L. Beverage, 56, of Ruckersville, Va., is being held at the Rockingham County Regional Jail on a $5,000 secured bond.

A special Nelson County grand jury has indicted Linda Campbell Blackwell of 18 Creekview Lane, Lovingston, on charges of arson, obtaining money by false pretenses, and felony murder relating to a house fire that occurred on Aug. 2, 2009, killing James Shelton Sr.

As temperatures begin to dip and the leaves on the trees begin to change color, it’s time once again for the start of fall wildfire season in the Commonwealth.

The Ken Cuccinelli campaign today launched a new radio advertisement that will air across Northern Virginia on WTOP putting the focus on the federal government shutdown.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland to introduce a bill, the “Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act,” that would guarantee that federal workers who were furloughed because of the lapse in federal funding or government shutdown would receive their full pay.

The NRA just took out of office two legislators in Colorado who had voted for modest gun control measures. The message is clear–speak out on ending gun violence and we will get you at the ballot box.
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