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Officers were dispatched around 4:00 a.m. to a 911 open line in the 300 block of Orchard Avenue. When they arrived, police determined a stabbing had occurred and found two female victims at the scene.

Police first responded around 11:05 p.m. Aug. 29 to the 1200 block of Devon Lane for a reported gunshot wound. Authorities said one victim was found in serious conditionc.

Performances are scheduled for Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 19 at 3:00 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, September 20 at 3:00 p.m.

VDOT’s list of maintenance and construction work in the Shenandoah Valley for the week of August 31, 2026.

High pressure will move off the coast today, allowing a warmer and more humid air mass to move over the Mid Atlantic.

The Knights won 41-6 over Fort Defiance on Friday night.

Weak high pressure will build into the area, bringing more stable conditions through Saturday night.

Area High School Football Scoreboard – Friday, 8/28

James Madison volleyball opened the 2026 season with a sweep of Loyola Maryland (25-14, 25-20, 25-23) on Friday night inside the Convocation Center in front of 727 fans – the fifth-largest attendance for volleyball at the facility.

The crash occurred this morning, August 28, 2026, at approximately 8:15 a.m. on Coopers Mountain Road in Rockingham County.