Local
1 year ago
Camp LIT introduces young women to career in emergency response

The camp is not exclusive to only the fire department but also gets assistance from police departments and first responders from around the area. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Convicted serial rapist identified as murderer in Shenandoah National Park case

Stanley Meador, special agent in charge of the FBI Richmond Field Office, explained during a press conference, Walter Leo Jackson Sr., from Cleveland, was the man responsible for the crime.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Greene County Sheriff’s Office seeking man who fled traffic stop

According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, a sergeant with the sheriff’s department conducted a traffic stop Monday on Caleb Walker. Upon checking Walker’s information, it was found that he had an outstanding Felony Warrant out of another jurisdiction.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Remains found in Page County identified as man reported missing in 2022

Cubbage reported on the department’s Facebook page that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed yesterday that the remains were positively identified as Joshua Dee Bradford.

Local
1 year ago
Crews investigating McGaheysville house fire

Chief Jeremy Holloway reports that the call came in shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the 9,300 block of Red Top Court.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
BREAKING: Virginia State Police investigating alleged missing funds in Town of Broadway

Sergeant Brent Coffey stated in an email to Rocktown Now that State Police investigators are looking into the town’s financial situation but had no further information.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office investigating weekend bomb threat

An investigation determined that the call came from a prison in Clio, Alabama. 

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Luray police officer charged with drunk driving skips court hearing

Wagoner was charged with DWI first offense after he was arrested on May 26. That is a class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Waynesboro man shot over Memorial Day weekend has died

Seth Wayne Wallace, 22, of Waynesboro had succumbed to his injuries sustained in the May 25th shooting incident that occurred in the 1300 block of D Street.

A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rocktown Now Crime Report – June 14, 2024

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson updates us on the Sheriff’s Office’s activity from this past week. And with a heat wave expected to hit the Valley in the coming days, Sheriff Hutcheson offers some advice about how to avoid leaving children or pets in a hot car.

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