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As the prices of gas and food rise, many consumers are looking for places in their budgets to cut.

As the prices of gas and food rise, many consumers are looking for places in their budgets to cut.

Peg Hammond always set her sights high. This weekend, the Mt. Jackson woman fulfilled one of her dreams during the Western Pennsylvania BalloonQuest at Scotland Meadows Park in Union Township.

With the tough economy it's becoming more difficult and costly for volunteer agencies to provide rescue services.

Local farmers in Mount Jackson are learning about new technology that can save money and the environment.

"Cha-Ching" is an all too familiar sound at gas stations everywhere this summer as prices soar higher than ever before.

From the deep recesses of human imagination, this past week, the rehab department at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock unveiled their newly-designed pediatric therapy room.

Community, business and education leaders from throughout the state toured the Shenandoah Valley this weekend as part of an initiative to encourage cooperation between officials from different parts of the ...

Always moving, Charley Moore heads out to speak with one of the Mount Jackson town policemen.

Beginnings are always exciting, and controlled excitement is in the air this week at Cub Run Elementary School in Montevideo, the county's brand-new elementary school where students from four existing ...

With temperatures 102 degrees plus, fans and drivers still poured into County Line Raceway for even hotter Saturday night racing action.

Charles Barone has been creating masterpieces for years, and each one is different.

MOUNT JACKSON, Va. - Virginia State Police say they have arrested a man accused of murdering his wife in 1995. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“For this time of year, [water levels are] low and [if we're] going into a dry summer, it's cause for concern”

Wells fed by area aquifers are showing signs of severe drought, officials say, triggering concerns of future water shortages in Shenandoah and Rockingham counties. via The Daily News-Record

Relatives of a VCU student who was murdered in Richmond's Byrd Park plan to hold a benefit concert today in his honor. via WWBT

“They are further along than we are”

A Harpers Ferry, West Va. company has recently begun the process of attaining permits to start construction of a turbine wind generation facility along the western horizon of the Central Shenandoah Valley. via Shenandoah Valley-Herald

“It's the question of how [the chemicals] may behave in combination with each other, or if the chemicals present even have a direct bearing on the fish kills”

A conservation group released a study that found herbicides, insecticides, antidepressants, flame-retardant and other man-made chemicals in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. via The Daily News-Record

“Please be assured that VCU will do everything it can to be sure that those responsible are apprehended and prosecuted”

Tyler Binsted, 19, tragically lost his life late last Thursday morning when he was shot, while he and a female companion were robbed at gunpoint in Byrd Park in Richmond. via The Daily News-Record

“Last year we conducted 500 tests”

In the past, anglers enjoyed 100-plus catch rates on the small, but fertile North Fork River gurgling north through the Shenandoah Valley. via Shenandoah Valley-Herald

Police tell us someone helped the female victim of the shooting get away from the suspects. via WTVR Richmond