I-81 Transformation Continues: Updates to Corridor Study
Virginia continues efforts to transform the Interstate 81 corridor with a comprehensive new study. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), working alongside the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, is developing an updated Corridor Improvement...
Albemarle County records first pedestrian fatality on public roads in 2025, police continue to...
A 40-year-old Albemarle County man has died after being struck by a vehicle Sunday evening and police continue to look for the driver that fled the scene. Michael D. Venezian was hit by a vehicle while walking in the 900 block of Monacan Trail Road around 5:30 p.m. That’s otherwise known as U.S. 29 and the incident...
Issues found at Nelson Co. DSS, children left in ‘unsafe situations’
NELSON COUNTY, Va. – We are learning more about the decision to change who oversees the Nelson County Department of Social Services (NCDSS) board. The announcement was made Wednesday. “We identified multiple practice issues and decisions made by agency leadership that were contrary to state law, regulation, and...
Staunton woman allegedly leads police on low-speed chase on Route 250
STAUNTON, VA (Rocktown Now) — A Staunton woman is in trouble with the law after she allegedly led police on a low-speed chase on Route 250. Waynesboro Police Sergeant Evan Bourne reports that on Tuesday night, an officer initiated a traffic stop on a U-Haul moving truck that had been the subject of a “Be on the...
Woman charged after crashing into Dayton ABC store
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - A Harrisonburg woman is facing charges after allegedly crashing into the front of the ABC store located along John Wayland Highway. According to Virginia State Police, the crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. A 2006 Honda SUV had crashed into the front of the...
Measles case confirmed to have traveled through Dulles Airport
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A case of measles passed through the Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday, August 12. “Outbreaks of measles do often occur when somebody travels abroad and returns to the US while sick,” said Emily Rich, Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiologist with the Virginia...
U.S. Attorney Todd Gilbert resigns after one month on the job
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Federally-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Todd Gilbert resigned Wednesday after a little over a month on the job. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed his exit. Gilbert gave no reason for his abrupt decision. On July 14, he posted...
Wynonna Judd’s Daughter Says She’s Sober 9 Months After Arrest for Stealing Church Van...
After her six weeks in jail, Grace Kelley was baptized into the Ground Zero Church of the Nazarene
Waynesboro woman charged in fatal crash reaches plea deal
WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Waynesboro woman charged following a fatal crash earlier this year has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. According to online records, Brianca Elaine Estes pled guilty to five charges during a hearing Wednesday afternoon in Waynesboro Circuit Court. Prosecutors decided not to...
Childhood vaccine task force reinstated
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A task force on safer childhood vaccines has been reinstated. After coming to a close in 1998, the task force is being brought back. “Nothing is more valuable, more precious than your children and the health of your children. And so, we should have a healthy robust dialogue in this...
