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According to online records, John Wesley Whitaker Junior pleaded guilty to a pair of amended misdemeanor charges during a hearing Wednesday afternoon in General District Court. A judge then sentenced him to 24 months in prison with 22 of those months suspended.
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Sunday, June 29, 2025, at 3:27 a.m. on North Valley Pike in Rockingham County.
Alexander Ramos Perez pled guilty to two of the felony charges, including malicious shooting, during a hearing Tuesday morning in Rockingham County Circuit Court.
The traffic enforcement and educational safety initiative focuses on distracted driving, impaired driving, speed compliance and seat belt safety.
Jacob Preston Sipe will serve 17 years for the shooting death of Trevor Hill which happened last summer.
In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson goes over some of the new laws that will take effect on July 1 in Virginia and motorcycle safety.
Scammers are making rounds, knocking on members’ doors, claiming an affiliation with SVEC in hopes of setting up a solar installation and/or learning more about their bill.
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing person who was last seen on June 11, 2025, but was reported last night by a family member.
The Highland County Sheriff’s Office in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested 55-year-old Charles Houston Smith of Monterey yesterday, June 23, 2025.
At approximately 1:57 PM today, June 23, Virginia State Police and Augusta County Fire/EMS and Augusta County Sheriff’s Deputies were alerted to a train derailment along tracks in Augusta County.