Staunton News

Enjoy the Fourth of July celebration at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton this year, because it might not happen next year.

VERONA - An internal investigation at Middle River Regional Jail that spanned several months has resulted in three arrests, the jail reported Tuesday.

M any Staunton-area families will make their way to Gypsy Hill Park this weekend for an old-fashioned July 4th celebration featuring burgers and chili dogs, live country music and fireworks.

STAUNTON - Unemployment in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County rose in May, in conjunction with Virginia's average.

STAUNTON - Police arrested a former Staunton woman Monday, charging her with the Dec.

City council members, Mayor Lacy King, and a handful of others broke ground Tuesday for the new Staunton Augusta YMCA expansion.

STAUNTON - A Goshen man found guilty in January of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Blue Ridge Community College had his conviction and 30-day jail sentence thrown out Monday following a retrial based on an appeal.

Staunton's Gypsy Hill Park welcomed one of the Virginia National Guard's most "instrumental" units on Monday night.

STAUNTON - A young bear that trekked inside a city park Sunday morning was tranquilized by a biologist from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and then released back into the wild.

It was a perfect weekend for a bike ride through the Valley. At least U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., thought so.

Temp: 84.0 F Heat Index: 85 F Staunton / Shenandoah, VA The head of the Virginia Department of Education has told state legislators she's confident the Board of Education will agree with her recommendation to keep the third-grade history and social-science accountability test.

The efforts to "go green" in Staunton are diverse but city leaders say there's more work to be done.

T he community of Greenville has every right to its own volunteer fire station, and we hope its residents join in the conversation.

STAUNTON - Seeking to remove the ambiguity of its noise policy, City Council amended its ordinance Thursday to define "excessive sound" at 65 decibels.

Diane Tuel Roberts stands tall and poised while the dressmaker adjusts the pins in the flowing sleeves of her black-and-white evening gown.

A crash early Tuesday hospitalized two, but Staunton police are unsure who was driving a Ford Mustang that struck a utility pole.

The Staunton Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a wanted man.

STAUNTON The teens, mostly football players from Robert E. Lee and Fort Defiance high schools, stood barefoot in a puddle of mud in the blazing heat, stomping to create the perfect consistency.

WOODSTOCK - The Woodstock River Bandits put four runs on the scoreboard in the first inning Sunday night and held on for a 6-5 win over the Staunton Braves in Valley Baseball League action.

STAUNTON - Officials are hoping a new policy will help save landfill space and encourage residents to recycle more.