Augusta County News

Virginia State Police are reconstructing a crash scene where two motorcyclists were killed this afternoon in Augusta County.

A stretch of road in Augusta County has been the location of another crash, the most recent of which occurred Sunday afternoon and killed two men.

While they may not be cute or cuddly, human beings rely on bats much more than some may think.

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.

Two men riding Harley Davidson motorcycles were killed Sunday afternoon after a head-on collision on Route 250 near Route 629 in West Augusta, not far from the Highland County-Augusta County line.

Two men are dead after a motorcycle crash in West Augusta earlier today. It happened on Shenandoah Mountain Drive about a half mile west of Route 629 Deerfield.

GREENVILLE - A meeting tonight should help county officials better understand any public interest in possibly locating a volunteer fire and rescue station in the Riverheads District.

A Stuarts Draft man asked an undercover police agent to kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend for $700, then talked the price down to $400 before being arrested, according to testimony during a preliminary hearing Thursday.

Population growth in Augusta County has residents considering a new fire and rescue station in the Riverheads area.

STAUNTON - An Augusta County Circuit Court judge sentenced a Charlottesville man to six years in prison for possession of child pornography and soliciting sex from a 16-year-old Stuarts Draft teen.

The Augusta County Library is closer to getting a new look. The board of supervisors voted four-to-three on Wednesday night to move forward with a renovation that will give the building a new entrance, new carpet, and updated heating and cooling.

The man charged in an Augusta County murder case is facing a new charge, but it's not one associated with the murder.

Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro are all working on plans for major new commercial developments but with all three projects less than 12 miles apart, could all of them survive? Augusta Marketplace would be the county's biggest commercial project ever, with close a million square feet of stores and restaurants.

Augusta County parents joined the Staunton Police Department and the Office on Youth for an anti-gang forum Friday night.

Investigators claim they have a confession from the man accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her in his vehicle.

The Augusta County Civil War Roundtable continues to gain interest in the county, and they're joining this week at the Waynesboro Heritage Museum for a presentation from award winning author Steve French.

STAUNTON - The man suspected in the weekend killing of a Staunton woman will appear in Augusta County General District Court this morning for a bond hearing.

Augusta County is planning to spend more than $100,000 to hire a staff to bring more business to the area.

VERONA - A local man has been charged with first-degree murder after the body of a Staunton woman was discovered Friday night by Augusta County sheriff's deputies in the parking lot of the Verona Food Lion, the sheriff's office reported this morning.

Augusta County could soon be expanding its fire and rescue coverage. The county is considering starting a new fire station in the Riverheads area.