Author: Staff
Who’s responsible for a dishwasher disaster that almost burned down my home?
By Christopher Elliott Imagine this: You buy a new dishwasher, but two days later, your kitchen fills with smoke. The stench of burnt plastic hangs thick in the air, and water pools across your floor. Turns out the heating element failed on the new dishwasher and burned a hole straight through the machine. For Sharon…
Commonwealth Transportation Board Awards $219 Million Contract for I-81 Widening at Harrisonburg
STAUNTON – The Commonwealth Transportation Board at its Jan. 6 meeting in Richmond awarded a $218.9 million contract to Triton Construction Inc. of St. Albans, W.Va., to widen about six miles of Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Construction is expected to begin this spring and take about six years to complete. The project adds…
REC Clears Winter Storm Fern With Limited Impacts; Urges Continued Cold-Weather Preparedness
Fredericksburg, Va. — Winter Storm Fern has moved through Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s service territory with limited impacts. However, extreme cold expected over the next few days could still lead to outages and other disruptions. “We were very fortunate that conditions were not nearly as bad as we had prepared for, and we appreciate that our member-owners…
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Prepares for Multi-Day Power Outages
REC’s full team and restoration materials will be pre-staged by Saturday.
Public notice: Fraudulent email impersonates Town of Front Royal department
The Town of Front Royal is warning residents and businesses about a fraudulent email scam that falsely claims to originate from the town’s Planning & Zoning Department.
2026 January Indictments-January Term
Jordan James Hall The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about August 29, 2025, in theCounty of Warren, Jordan James Hall, 21, of the 500 block of Virginia Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully, feloniously, and maliciously shoot, stab, cut, orwound Devin Owens with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable…
Virginia lawmakers weigh AI oversight bills
Virginia lawmakers are considering two artificial intelligence bills during the General Assembly session that would set new limits on how AI tools are used in schools and establish broader oversight standards for certain chatbot technologies.
Virginia lawmakers weigh fixed in-state tuition
Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation that would change how in-state tuition is set at public colleges.
Spanberger rescinds EO 47; sheriffs say ICE cooperation unchanged
Executive Order 47, issued by Youngkin in February 2025, required the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Department of Corrections to enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE.
Federal judge allows Va. inmates rights’ lawsuits to move forward
A class action lawsuit alleging that the Virginia Department of Corrections has violated its “Step Down” program by arbitrarily keeping people confined solitarily for long periods of time will be allowed to move forward, a federal district judge ruled this week.
