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The Luray Police Department announced the upcoming retirement of Chief C.S. “Bow” Cook, effective July 1, 2026.

The arrests were as part of investigation involving prostitution of minors.

The two-year investment will support Virginia residents with financial need who are in good academic standing.

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a package of legislation aimed at protecting reproductive freedoms, expanding access to contraception, and reducing cost barriers for reproductive healthcare in Virginia.

Virginia’s deepening drought is now expected to last through the entire summer.

Extensive bridge work is scheduled to start Monday, June 22, on Route 778 (Knightly Mill Road) in Augusta County between New Hope and Weyers Cave.

Authorities suspect the highly contagious Norovirus is the culprit of several sicknesses of people visiting the Appalachian Trail.

The project involves developing the Briery Branch Community Center into a multi-use community center and childcare facility that will provide spaces for residents to gather while supporting toddler daycare.

Authorities say firefighters were dispatched early in the morning to 525 Betsy Bell Road on reports of a large fire at Betsy Bell Wilderness Park.

A Stuarts Draft man was arrested after an investigation into sexual assaults between 2018 and 2024.