Frederick County News

A substitute teacher has been sentenced to five years probation after entering an Alford plea to a charge of trespassing in a private place with prurient intent.

Road kill discovered off Interstate 64 near Keswick late last week spurred hopes that the carcass might be a specimen of the legendary - and supposedly extinct - eastern cougar.

When Teresa Seal was pregnant with her second child, she and her husband Jeremy knew they'd soon outgrow their townhouse on Seventh Avenue in Luray.

A self-described "unemployed job-seeker," Mark Warner is once again approaching politics from a businessman's point of view.Warner, the former governor ... Christian home official guilty of Social Security ...

The expansion of a limestone quarry at one of the nation's most endangered Civil War battlefields threatens a mecca for re-enactors of a key Union victory, the National Trust for Historic Preservation warns.

Traffic alert: Week of June 16-20 Traffic alert: Week of June 16-20 Frederick County Interstate 81 * Exit 307 northbound and southbound Exit ramp work.

Timothy M. Kaine told land conservationists on Thursday that their help has helped his administration to be slightly ahead of a pace to permanently set aside 400,000 acres of open space during his four-year ...

Traffic Troubles Wednesday's storms caused traffic delays all of the Valley and in the Washington D.C. area.

Frederick County health officials say the county's annual ban on open burning begins Sunday and will remain in effect until Aug.

Expansion Approved The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night on Chemstone Quarry's request to expand.

As the high price of gas continues to rise, counties in the metro area are looking at ways to cut costs when it comes to spending tax-payer dollars on fuel.

Law enforcement officials in the northern Valley are thanking one local citizen for helping them catch an alleged bank robber.

“We felt pretty good about that”

First quarter retail sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County were up a little more than 1 percent on the strength of robust growth in the county, according to the latest state report. via The Daily News-Record

Negotiations toward a new contract for Frederick County public school teachers are at an impasse. via WJLA-TV Arlington

The attorney for a Frederick County sheriff's deputy who delivered a fatal electronic shock to a 20-year-old man says his client is gratified that he won't face criminal charges. via WJLA-TV Arlington

“The moral of the story is to start putting money [in a savings account] at a younger age”

Berryville to restrict tractor-trailer traffic The traffic light at Main and Buckmarsh streets in downtown Berryville is green. via Clarke Times-Courier

Frederick County commissioners have declared English the official language of Frederick County government. via WJLA-TV Arlington

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in parts of Hanover, New Kent and King William counties as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area on Sunday. via WDBJ7

Emergency communications officials in Frederick County are reporting numerous road closings due to local flooding, mostly in the northern portion of the county. via WJLA-TV Arlington

Drivers who arrive in Virginia from the north will find a new rest area on Interstate 81 in Frederick County. via WSLS-TV Roanoke