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After a three-day trial, a Staunton Circuit Court jury convicted Alex Paxton of Shenandoah Friday morning on a charge of strangulation while acquitting him on the rape and abduction by force charges.

In a video promoting the Virginia Department of Transportation’s “Improve 81” initiative, Spokesman Ken Slack says that road crews plan to extend merging lanes around the rest areas in Mount Sidney, giving drivers more time to reach interstate speeds before entering or exiting I-81.

Lieutenant Douglas Ingold told host Jim Britt on WSVA’s Early Mornings Friday that there has been an increase over the past year in the number of success stories of those helped by the local Salvation Army Corps.

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson goes over arrest and jail numbers from the past couple of weeks. He also explains the department’s drug takeback program in response to a viewer’s question of the week.

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Harrisonburg Police Department (HPD) is adding two mental […]

STAUNTON, VA (Rocktown Now) — The City of Staunton’s Environmental Programs Division was honored […]

VALLEY DISTRICT Turner Ashby (9-0, 5-0) @ Spotswood (6-3, 4-1) Broadway (6-3, 4-1) @ […]

HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – Five Dukes scored in double figures as James Madison […]

The resolution recognizes the rights of school employees to organize, form, join or assist an employee association, as well as to engage in collective bargaining on issues related to wages, hours, benefits, safety, and other employment conditions.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting […]