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HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The owner of Strite’s Legendary Donuts on Mount Clinton Pike who was severely injured in a fire-related incident two months ago is finally home. According to the family’s CaringBridge page, Andrea Dawn, daughter of Carl and Miriam Strite, was discharged from the hospital...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After three decades of building a life and a business in the Shenandoah Valley, the owner of Brothers Italian Restaurant has reached a major milestone: becoming a United States citizen. For more than 15 years, Massimo Coppola has done more than serve Italian food — he...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Staunton, Virginia – An 18-year-old was killed and another teen critically injured in a Tuesday evening shooting in the Maple Leaf Drive area of Augusta County. According to the Augusta County Sheriff’s...

The University of Virginia submitted its first quarterly report to the US Department of Justice as part of an agreement to halt federal investigations into the school’s DEI practices in late December. But some School of Nursing faculty say part of what the public university reported isn’t accurate.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR)- A decades-long federal study is drawing renewed attention after researchers reported that certain brain training exercises may reduce the risk of dementia years later. The study followed nearly 3,000 adults age 65 and older as part of the federally funded ACTIVE trial. Participants were...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Convicted killer Jens Soering and his attorney have filed a petition for a writ of actual innocence before the Court of Appeals of Virginia. They’re asking the court to vacate Soering’s convictions for murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom in 1985. Soering, a former...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The University of Virginia Board of Visitors is expected to name a new rector and vice rector at its meeting Friday, the first session attended by 10 new appointees from Gov. Abigail Spanberger. That group includes a pair of Charlottesville residents – Robert...

U.Va. Dine plans to extend the availability of meals at central dining locations for Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, according to U.Va. Dine Marketing Manager Andrew Smith. Ramadan began Tuesday and will end March 19 — U.Va. Dine’s plans include altering hours with a pre-dawn meal and an evening,...

FLUVANNA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A Fluvanna County grand jury indicted a man in connection to a killing more than two years ago. Maurice Brown is charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to a Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office media release.

Virginia’s best coffee is not always the one with the longest line or the flashiest sign out front. If you are not already part of the inner circle, chances are you are missing the state’s most authentic caffeine sanctuaries. Forget the Instagram famous chains packed with laptops and lookalike lattes.