Cumberland News

HARRISONBURG - Daniel Snowden Chalfant, 80, of Harrisonburg died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Sunnyside Retirement Home, following an extended illness.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...PROVIDING CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA.

Two Virginia Commonwealth University students were robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night near the southern edge of the downtown Richmond school's main academic campus.

THE HOT TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE THE HEAT INDEX TO RISE TO THE 105 TO 109 DEGREE RANGE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

Powhatan's charm to newcomers lies in its rural/suburban ambiance, its attractive tax rate, its proximity to shopping and entertainment, and the sense of history it exudes.

A Powhatan County man accused of fatally stabbing and beating two Cumberland County residents was spotted near the murder scene out of breath, sweating and with blood on his person about the time of the killings, court documents say.

Richmond, Va. A Powhatan man has been charged in the murder of a man and woman in Cumberland County.

The Cumberland Sheriff's Office and the Virginia State Police are investigating a double homicide in the Lakeside Village area of the county.