Winchester News

What a surprise for workers at a landfill in Winchester, Virginia. And, what a surprise for the woman they found there.

WINCHESTER, Va. -- Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities have arrested a Sterling man they say robbed a Frederick County convenience store last week.

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University students could live in dorms downtown thanks to efforts by a city agency.

Two men charged in the theft of a woman's purse and subsequent check forgeries have been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are looking for two suspects they say robbed a convenience store in Frederick County early Friday morning.

Vogel mostly pleased with second year Halfway through her first term as a Virginia senator representing the 27th District, self-proclaimed policy wonk Jill Holtzman Vogel seemed more aware of -- and more taken by -- the people part of the job when she stopped by a Times Community News office last week.

A man charged with stabbing his girlfriend to death during a 26-hour standoff with police is back in West Virginia after being released from a Virginia hospital.

Authorities say a Frederick County man led a deputy in a chase before fleeing on foot early Monday morning.

EDINBURG Just five years ago, Erin Carver was sitting in a classroom at James Madison University.

WINCHESTER -- Police say a man who robbed a hotel clerk late Sunday night remains at large.

WINCHESTER, VA There are new charges for a man who police say killed his ex-girlfriend during a 26-hour standoff last week.

Samantha Larcomb of Washington High School has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.

A Virginia man faces sentencing for robbing a western Maryland bank with his grandson.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities identified a body found in West Virginia Saturday as that of Kayleigh Marie Plamondon, who had been missing since June 9. Plamondon has been named as the estranged girlfriend of Justin Shane Slater who stands charged with the murder of his brother, Gregory Scott Slater Jr.

State Police arrested a Virginia man Monday and found the body of his former girlfriend more than 24 hours after she was taken hostage inside her Martinsburg home.

That's the motto Kayleigh Marie Plamondon had tattooed on her arm, and it's a philosophy the 22-year-old lived by.

Tina Stride fought back tears Monday afternoon as she stared across the street at the Martinsburg home where her neighbor, 35-year-old Katherine Nicole Sharpe, was found dead at the end of a 26-hour hostage situation.

Nine families in Martinsburg are staying in a shelter while police try to resolve a more than 21-hour standoff with a Winchester, Va., man.

WINCHESTER, Va. - Investigators are trying to find a man wanted in connection with the murder of his brother and the wanted man's ex-girlfriend, who is considered "missing under suspicious circumstances." Justin Shane Slater, 21, should be considered armed and dangerous, according to the Frederick County, Va., Sheriff's Office.