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9 min ago | NBC29

Police Investigate Double Fatal Accident

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

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Related Topix: Deerfield, VA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

WHSV

Multiple Crashes Have Occurred on Same Stretch 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.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Daily News-Record

Va. Caves Closed In Light Of Deadly Bat Disease

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

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Goshen man not guilty of sex charge in retrial

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.

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Related Topix: Goshen, VA, Staunton, VA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

News Virginian

Motorcycles collide, killing 2

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.

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Related Topix: West Augusta, VA, Highland County, VA

Sun Jun 28, 2009

WHSV

Two Dead in Augusta County Motorcycle Crash

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.

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Related Topix: West Augusta, VA

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Staunton News Leader

County contemplates Greenville fire station

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.

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Related Topix: Greenville, VA, Fire, Raphine, VA, Stuarts Draft, VA, Middlebrook, VA

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Daily Progress

Testimony: Ex hired a hitmana

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.

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Related Topix: Stuarts Draft, VA, Verona, VA

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Augusta County Considers Fire and Rescue Station in Riverheads District

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

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Related Topix: Fire, Staunton, VA, Greenville, VA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Man sentenced for soliciting sex from teen

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.

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Related Topix: Staunton, VA, Stuarts Draft, VA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Augusta County Supervisors Vote Yes on Bids for Library Expansion

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.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

New Charge Against Wilkins for Damaging Fire Protection System

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

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

NBC29

Augusta Development Plans

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.

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Related Topix: Staunton, VA

Fri Jun 19, 2009

NBC29

Parents Fight Back Against Gangs in Augusta

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

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NBC29

Deputies Say Man Confessed to Killing

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

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Wed Jun 17, 2009

WHSV

Augusta County Civil War Roundtable

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.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Slaying suspect has bond hearing this morning

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.

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Related Topix: Staunton, VA, Churchville, VA, Verona, VA

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Augusta County Approves Ordinance for Economic Development Director

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

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Details on slaying emerge

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.

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Related Topix: Verona, VA, Staunton, VA, Churchville, VA

Fri Jun 12, 2009

WHSV

Fire Station Proposed for Riverheads

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

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Related Topix: Fire

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