Winchester News

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Terry McAuliffe was back in the Winchester region on Friday.

Designed by Earl Swensson Associates of Nashville, Tenn., the building will serve as a new home to the university's athletic training, biology, chemistry, nursing, respiratory care and pre-health programs.

Handley Library is now hosting an art show as part of its centennial celebration.

Chase away the rain this weekend with summertime events around the valley, spending festive days in the sun and evenings with music under the stars.

These "champions" of disability employment will be honored May 15, 2013 at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton with training and an awards ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. This year's honorees include: Wash & Wag of Culpeper, The Heritage Inn in Charlottesville, The Homestead in Hot Springs, Delta Star in Lynchburg, Woelfel Research, Inc in ... (more)

Until June 16, the hospitals are gathering new, unwrapped items such as baby wipes, diapers, baby shampoo and lotion, blankets, sippy cups, onesies, bottles, diaper rash cream, spoons and new clothing in sizes newborn to 2T.

Winchester City Council officials say a 14-year-old girl was recognized for her bravery on Tuesday for helping save her godmother's life after they crashed into a tree.

John Megale, director of development at Bethania's Winchester headquarters, talks recently about the work the Lutheran Church-based not-for-profit does for orphans in India.

She was born in Burnham, daughter of the late William and Zelda Fox. She married Kenneth E. Wyland on Dec. 19, 1950, in Winchester, Va.

Their wedding will be held in Cincinnati on August 10, 2013.

A woman who witnessed a fiery fatal wreck involving a Jeep is not taking "no" for an answer from Chrysler, which has refused to recall millions of Jeep models over the gas tank design.

The discovery of two small children playing in the rain with little clothing Thursday afternoon led to a Winchester woman's arrest.

Billie Clifton, owner of Sunflower Cottage in Reliance, kneels in a field of lavender last year.

What Jenelle Embrey saw happen to her friend in the rear-view mirror last year prompted her to become a leading critic of the Jeep Cherokee's safety record.

What Jenelle Embrey saw happen to her friend in the rear-view mirror last year prompted her to become a leading critic of the Jeep Cherokee's safety record.

Margaret Hoffmaster Schmidt, loving mother of Joy S. Enders and Nancy S. Romeo, passed away at the age of 93 on June 4, 2013, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's.

Voters across the northern Shenandoah Valley can vote in primaries Tuesday to determine who appears on election ballots in November.

Debbie Corrigan will turn 55 this year. A baby boomer with children and grandchildren, she loves researching her family history.

The Winchester museum's Julie Armel says the exhibit features 75 oil paintings and nearly 30 works on paper with both big names and lesser known artists.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit is a local agricultural lender that is owned by its member-borrowers.