The driver, Irfan Ahmad Mawlazoy, 25, of Stafford, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

A former employee at Liberty Point Behavioral Healthcare in Staunton was convicted on Feb. 19 for sexually assaulting a teen ...

It's difficult to overstate the sheer scale of the impact the COVID-fueled lockdowns of 2020 had on society at large.

A second lawsuit challenging Virginia's congressional redistricting special election resulted in an injunction, but the ...

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors oppose a new bill requiring local governments to engage in collective bargaining for ...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will give Democrats' response to the State of the Union. California Sen. Alex Padilla will ...

The Waynesboro Players will present the first full production of "Whatchamacallits" at Blue Ridge Community College. Playwright Rick Hite wrote the play as an homage to his mother's experience in a ...

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An Augusta County man has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for attacking his ex-wife at her home in March 2025.

Rep. Ben Cline and national Republicans are suing to prevent an upcoming April 21 election on a redistricting constitutional amendment in Virginia.

Senya Johnson was the first FCCLA state officer from Fort Defiance High School since 2011. She's starting to wrap up her year ...