Rockingham County News

According to Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson of the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, investigators were looking for they synthetic drug known as bath salts.

Staunton police are seeking this man in connection with a burglary in March of LJ Sales and Service on Greenville Avenue.

Weldon Walter Click, 86, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at his home after a courageous 17-month battle with cancer.

Lori Ann Mitchell, who admitted to killing her mother during an argument in Rockingham County last year, was in court Thursday morning.

A Tennessee-based company that operates fairs and festivals purchased Meadow Event Park in Caroline County and the rights to the State Fair of Virginia this week.

Stuarts Draft has lost to Clover Hill in the Rockingham County Baseball League finals each of the last four seasons.

The Rockingham County Fairgrounds will now have the livestock component of the State Fair.

Three meth labs were busted in Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties and two of the suspects believed to be involved were arrested on Monday.

Warren County for years erroneously billed Front Royal to keep its prisoners at the jail, according to the town attorney.

However, it's not thought the two investigations are related to each other, Shenandoah County Sheriff's Maj.

A Broadway woman accused of driving drunk and killing a man on a mo-ped in January entered a plea agreement Monday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

Students at Cub Run Elementary School in Penn Laird got hands-on experience with safety and health issues at an annual event held on Saturday.

A Harrisonburg police officer suspected of shooting a dog in Clover Hill was charged today with the crime, the county sheriff told the Daily News-Record. On the afternoon of April 3, neighbors on Robinson Road reported seeing a man on a bicycle pull out a pistol and shoot the 8-month-old puppy between the eyes.

How does that standard police department motto go? Oh, yes, it is "to protect and serve." For a member of the force in the Virginia city of Harrisonburg, the motto should be extended to include the phrase "and take target practice on dogs in your path." Don't get me wrong.

United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will recognize volunteers who dedicate hours of hard work at its annual Day of Caring Rally.

Firefighters put out the remains of a fire that engulfed a building at the site of Custom Auto Repair near Mount Crawford on Friday.

To do it, you simply make a profile on the couchsurfing website and post where you live and whether you have an open couch.

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office says a Harrisonburg Police Officer shot a family dog a few weeks ago in Clover Hill.

James Franklin 'Jim' Mowbray Jr., 82, husband of Jo Ann Mowbray, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012, in the University of Virginia Medical Center.

The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors plan to ask Commonwealth's Attorney Amanda Wiseley for an update into the investigation of past misdeeds at the New Market Fire Department.