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Shenandoah National Park announces extended traffic safety and sobriety campaign
Shenandoah National Park will conduct an extended traffic safety and sobriety campaign from June 1 through Nov. 15, with periodic checkpoints along Skyline Drive and at the park’s main entrance stations during the busy summer and fall foliage seasons.

Prosecutor says bus driver in fatal I-95 crash was driving in criminally negligent manner
The driver of a tour bus involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 has been arrested and is being held without bond, according to Stafford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Olsen.

Five killed, dozens injured in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Stafford
Stafford County, Va. — Virginia State Police is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that killed five people and sent dozens more to area hospitals Friday morning on Interstate 95 southbound in Stafford County. The crash occurred at approximately 2:35 a.m. May 29 at the 146-mile marker. According to Virginia State Police, the preliminary investigation indicates that…

Warren Coalition honors health video contest winners
Warren Coalition honored four local middle school students as winners of its Health Video Contest, which drew a record 11 submissions this year. The winning videos promote healthy habits including sleep and regular exercise and will be used as healthy living ads throughout Warren County.

Valley Pharmacy at Warren Memorial Hospital to close July 1
Valley Pharmacy, the retail pharmacy at Warren Memorial Hospital, will close July 1 as Valley Health responds to federal funding reductions, low utilization and sustained financial losses. Staff will help patients transfer prescriptions through June 30.

Local residents march in 250th anniversary National Memorial Day Parade
Local residents marched in Washington, D.C., as members of the Virginia Regiment during the 250th anniversary National Memorial Day Parade, answering a last-minute request from organizers seeking colonial reenactors.

Samuels Public Library Youth Events – June 2026
These are the events being presented by the Youth Services Department at Samuels Public Library during the month of June 2026.

Increase in Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdoses
The NVRDGTF has reported three fatal overdoses and three non-fatal overdoses this year, all since February.

National Park Service urges visitors to stay “bear aware” as spring and summer activity increases
Visitors should use extra caution in bear country as spring and summer bring increased bear activity.

Virginia Cooperative Extension offers free pressure canner gauge testing in June
Virginia Cooperative Extension will offer free dial-gauge pressure canner testing throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley during the first week of June.










