Augusta County, VA

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing person who was last seen at his Staunton home Friday morning, July 1, 2022. 86-year-old Robert Ray Rodgers is 5′9″ and 200 lbs. A picture of him can be found...

Update: Friday, 5:41 p.m. Robert Ray Rodgers has been safely located, according to a report from the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. First report: Friday, 2:23 p.m. The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing person who was last seen at his Staunton home Friday morning.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to find a missing man. According to the sheriff’s office, 86-year-old Robert Ray Rodgers was last seen Friday morning. He left his home in Staunton on foot and was reportedly going to walk...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - The Veterans of Foreign Wars and other local organizations held a drive-by parade Friday morning through Staunton and Augusta County. The parade drove past nine senior care facilities to spread the Fourth of July holiday spirit. “Fourth of July means a lot to our seniors who...

Update: Thursday, 5:02 p.m. Olivia Leann Minnick has been safely located, according to a report from the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. First report: Thursday, 10:18 a.m. The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a runaway juvenile who was last seen on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a runaway juvenile who was last seen in the overnight hours of early Thursday morning. Tristan Mac Cornelius, 16, is 5’10”, 150 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Cornelius is possibly wearing all...

The U.S. reported over 573,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 28, bringing the total count to more than 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,005,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

Staff writer Rebecca J. Barnabi has written a piece on a Staunton woman who is leading an effort to get the city school system to revisit the decision eliminating Weekday Religious Education, a weekly volunteer-led program with a curriculum presenting a narrow, conservative Christian worldview. As Barnabi notes in the...

Augusta County Democrats have organized the “Rally For Our *$?&@! Freedom” event on Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will take place at the Augusta County Courthouse in Staunton. The event Facebook page reads: “We have lost a great deal in the past few...

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation of a suspicious package with Virginia State Police (VSP). The suspicious item was reported inside the Murphy Deming Health and Science’s complex in Fishersville Virginia. A 911 call was received from an unknown male subject who claimed to find a...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - A local Eagle Scout is working to make sure everyone in the community will have a place to remember a beloved Staunton music teacher. Charlotte Gingerelli died in August 2020 after a car crash on Route 262 in Augusta County. “Ms. Gingerellli affected a lot of...

Rockbridge Vineyard and Brewery presents its 29th annual Summer Breeze Festival on Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event features beer, wine, food, music and vendors. Jimmy O will perform from noon to 3 p.m. For more than 40 years, Jimmy O has performed the most...

This report is being provided free to the public in order to assist with the missing persons search. If you would like to support The News Leader, subscribe today.  STAUNTON — The Augusta County Sheriff's office is looking for help finding a runaway teen from the Staunton area. The teen, Tristan Mac Cornelius, was last seen...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - A nonprofit in Augusta County scored some major funding on Tuesday to go toward its educational programs. RISE is a nonprofit focused on supporting African American communities in the Valley and on Tuesday it received $250,000 in state funding. “Anytime I can see programs where it...

This report is being provided free to the public in order to assist with the missing persons search. If you would like to support The News Leader, subscribe today.  UPDATE: Olive Leann Minnick has been located safely. Original story: ...

Two men were reportedly struck by lightning at a campground in Augusta County on Sunday afternoon.

MT. SOLON, Va. (WHSV) - Deputy Chief Bryan Mace of Augusta County Fire and Rescue confirmed two men were struck by lightning at the Stokesville Campground at 464 Stokesville Rd, Mt. Solon over the weekend. The call came in Sunday, June 26, at 1:45 p.m. One man refused transport and...

FISHERSVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - On June 28, 2022 just before noon, the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious item inside of the building at Murphy Deming Health Sciences complex, located on Baldwin Boulevard in Fishersville. An unknown male called 911 and stated he found...

WEYERS CAVE, Va – Fresh off its meeting in Harrisonburg, The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a design public hearing concerning the construction of truck climbing lanes on Interstate 81 in the Weyers Cave area. The July 27th meeting will take place at Blue Ridge Community College’s Plecker...