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National Zoo Announces Sudden Death Of Brown Kiwi
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Zoo has announced the death of its six-year-old male brown kiwi named Manaia, who died Saturday, May 26, at the zoo.
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Virginia young women light up runway at unique fashion show
Several weeks ago, the small town of Woodstock, Va., became the capital of the fashion world.
Zoo cheetah cubs born in race against the clock
The veterinarian guessed that the young female cheetah on the operating table was still carrying cubs.
Opinionator | Disunion: Belle Boyd, Teenage Spy for the Confederacy
It was an oddly conspicuous act for a girl purporting to be a spy: On May 23, 1862, Belle Boyd, newly 18 and possessed of a "little rebel heart," sprinted across the battlefield in Front Royal, Va., crinoline swinging, bullets plowing up the earth around her.
Stimulus Money: Did It Complete the Job?
It was the promise of big bucks -- billions of dollars to bail out the economy -- but did the Stimulus Act complete the job? When the federal government started dishing out $830 billion, the goal was simple: Save and create jobs while stimulating the economy with "shovel ready" projects.
Railroad work to close Front Royal road access
Norfolk Southern Railroad plans to make improvements to a crossing in Front Royal but must close a major access road for much of Tuesday.
Fire destroys horse barn near Front Royal
A fire believe to have been caused by a hot lawnmower engine placed too close to hay or straw destroyed a horse stable Thursday evening at 245 Shannon Woods Drive near Front Royal.
By The Associated Press _____ This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 20: Battle of Front Royal, Va.
Firefighter applicants put to the tests, written and physical
The Warren County Fire and Rescue Service is closer to hiring five new career firefighters after the last of 23 participating recruits finished written and physical agility tests on Thursday.
Former legislator and Front Royal mayor Clifford L. "Clay" Athey, Jr. won his long-delayed approval to a judgeship in the 26th Judicial Circuit early Tuesday morning.
McDonnell's change of plans good news to SAAA
The General Assembly won't consider a budget proposal which would have hurt the state's agencies that help elderly residents.
Search warrants describes trail that led to accused burglar
A search warrant filed in Warren County Circuit reveals details about how Front Royal police followed a trail of evidence that led them to a man they arrested in a wave of burglaries from November through early February.
By The Associated Press _____ This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 13: Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Va.
Fauquier County Sheriff's Office
Two Arrested During a Larceny in Progress Near Linden.
Deputies responding to a larceny in progress arrested two Front Royal, VA men on Sunday, September 18, 2011.
View larger image Corey Snapp, of Winchester, photographs a scene along the Shenandoah River under the Va.
Jazmyn Marie "Jazz" Dorsett officially assumed the role of Queen Shenandoah LXXV on Friday to reign over this year's Bloom.
Va. driver dead, 6 students hurt in I-81 bus crash
State Police say a Virginia man is dead after his car crossed the median on Interstate 81 and slammed into a school bus.
US Nuns Stunned, Angered by Vatican Reprimand
After a night on the street, dozens of homeless men and women file into a shelter in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring.
Vanderbilt University Controversy: Tennessee Governor Vetoes College Discrimination Bill
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed a measure that tried to force Vanderbilt University to exempt student religious groups from its nondiscrimination policy.
Teen girl pleads guilty to malicious wounding
A 17-year-old girl pleaded guilty in Front Royal Monday to the malicious wounding of another teenage girl in an attack with a Maglite flashlight that left the victim severely injured.