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More Shenandoah Valley residents are experiencing homelessness
The latest point-in-time results come as home prices and rents skyrocket in the region. The number of people experiencing homelessness in the upper Shenandoah Valley increased between 2023 and 2024, according to newly released data. The results of a January count came at an April 11 event by the Western...
Moorefield High School community mourning loss of Gary Foster
MOOREFIELD, Wv. (WHSV) - The Moorefield and Petersburg communities are in mourning after two young men were killed in a car crash back on April 16. 23-year-old Jaron Rowland and 17-year-old Gary Foster, a Moorefield High School student were both killed when their vehicles collided. Now the Moorefield High School...
National Police Week to Honor Fallen Officers with Vigil and Remembrances in Washington D.C. and Bloomington
In a display of remembrance and respect, this week America turns its eyes to its law enforcement officers, marking National Police Week from May 12 through May 18 and specifically honoring those fallen in the line of duty on National Peace Officers Memorial Day, announced for May 15, a tradition instigated by President Kennedy back in 1962 and set in stone by Congress in that same whirlwind year.
Great Allegheny Passage Trail ranked among the best trails in the U.S.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Great Allegheny Passage Trail which runs from Pittsburgh to Maryland has been ranked among the best recreational trails in all of the United States.The list of the best recreational trails was compiled by USA Today and was voted on by readers.The GAP Trail was ranked 4th best in the country and stretches for 150 miles, starting in Pittsburgh and running all the way to Cumberland, Maryland. The trail climbs approximately 2500 feet above sea level as it stretches from Pittsburgh through McKeesport, West Newton, Connellsville, Ohiopyle, and Confluence before crossing into Maryland and the Eastern Continental Divide. The trail crosses 16 bridges as it winds along the river and through the mountains of Pennsylvania.USA Today says that the GAP Trail was the first to earn a spot in the National Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.
Springfield Man Arrested for Possession of High-Capacity Handgun with Defaced Serial Number
Springfield cops nabbed a man with a defaced, high-capacity handgun after responding to a disturbance call last Friday, authorities said. Edwin Torres Jr., 31, was arrested at a Harrison Avenue apartment when officers observed him clenching the loaded weapon, the Springfield Police Department reported. Law enforcement rushed to the 0-100...
$20 million gift to create performing and visual arts center at Shenandoah University
The $20 million gift from alumnus Wilbur Dove, and his wife, Clare, was made in anticipation of the university’s sesquicentennial next year. It is not the first gift from the couple. The couple donated funds that allowed for the construction of two of five apartment-style residence halls and created an endowed scholarship in the name of Wilbur’s roommate.
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