Augusta County News

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office got the call about the explosion just before 5 a.m. Thursday.

Franklin Donnett Brown was not able to appear in court Thursday afternoon because he is still in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds.

Investigators say a 14-year-old victim came forward last week. She says she was molested from the time she was 8 years old until she was 13.

Virginia State Police are investigating an explosion that damaged a pickup truck.

The Augusta County school located in Waynesboro is closing its doors in less than a month.

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help finding a man wanted in connection with a cross-mountain crime spree.

A Craigsville man is behind bars, accused of sexually molesting a young girl over the past two years.

Three young Black Bear cubs have been taken in by The Wildlife Center of Virginia after their mother was found dead near a road in Augusta County on Saturday.

Local law enforcement officers are celebrating National Police Week, seven days to remember the sacrifices officers make on the job.

The Mabel Memorial School on Reservoir Street will have a final resting place that does not include becoming rubble.

Police say they pulled him over in Augusta County on Interstate 81, but then he drove off, sending three troopers on a high speed chase.

As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, the Harrisonburg Police Department is urging everyone to buckle up.

A Fluvanna man has pleaded guilty to setting his own house on fire. Jeffery Wayne Rosson of Troy pleaded guilty to felony arson on Thursday.

This week, the city of Harrisonburg talked about plans to demolish Mabel Memorial Schoolhouse after July 1 in a report published on Tuesday, May 7. Brink is planning to move the Mabel Memorial Schoolhouse all the way to his home, which is about four miles past Bridgewater in Augusta County.

The approved budget includes a three percent raise for city workers and school district employees.

Year after year, some people have little success growing plants. Augusta County horticulturist Mark Viette believes many times it's not their fault.

CULPEPER Motorists traveling on Route 29 north of the South Fork Rivanna River will encounter single-lane closures on Wednesday while a contractor for the Virginia Department of Transportation removes hazard trees in the median.

In a new public service announcement, the Virginia Tech softball team is showing its support for Morgan Harrington's family in a pledge to "Help Save the Next Girl." "We want to take a moment to recognize an absent honorary member of our team today, Morgan Dana Harrington," says the members of the team in the PSA.

The Albemarle County Police Department arrested Fred William Quick on May 6, 2013 at a residence in the North Garden part of the county.

State and federal agriculture officials are urging farmers to complete the 2012 Census of Agriculture.