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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.

The latest electronic dispatch from Charlottesville City’s Office of Economic Development (OED) says everything…in the words it refuses to say: “Thomas Jefferson.”. In a brief blurb titled “OED Fun Fact,” the office promotes Monticello’s upcoming Naturalization Ceremony:. With July Fourth just a few days...

Levi Otis spends a lot of time thinking about polyvinyl chloride, more commonly known as PVC. He’s a 2021 graduate of the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering, he owns a plumbing company, and like his colleagues, he spends a lot of time cutting and fitting plastic pipes. And that got him to thinking: What could he do to keep discarded PVC pipes out of the landfill?

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Turner Ashby is searching for a new baseball head coach. Andrew Armstrong has stepped down as the program’s head coach, according to a press release from the school’s athletic director Donnie Coleman. Armstrong coached the Knights to a state title in 2017 and TA...

Chooses Wahoos over Virginia Tech, Tennessee and Penn State. Former UVA star linebacker Clint Sintim, now the Cavaliers’ linebackers coach, built a strong relationship with one of the state’s top prospects over the past five months and that paid huge dividends on Friday afternoon. Kamren Robinson, the No....

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Two fraternities are being removed from the University of Virginia Grounds. The university has terminated the Fraternal Organization Agreements for Kappa Alpha and Phi Gamma Delta. This comes after both fraternities were investigated for hazing activities. Examples of activities that have been determined to be...

The former UVA basketball star will join the reigning Eastern Conference Champions

After two seasons with the Washington Wizards, former Virginia Cavaliers big man Anthony Gill has reportedly signed a new two year contract with Washington. The details of the deal are currently unknown, but it is proof of Gill’s impressive progression as a pro. Following three seasons in the prestigious...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation says Onesty Family Aquatic Center is closed Friday. According to an official, this is to allow for the cleanup of vandalism at the facility. A person reportedly broke into the facility through a back gate. The department says...

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...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (CBS19 NEWS) -- People who stop by the Charlottesville-area Wegmans will notice something is missing as of Friday. Last month, the New York-based company announced it would be removing single-use plastic grocery bags from six stores in Virginia, including the one in Charlottesville, and four in North Carolina.

The former UVA men's basketball star inked a two-year deal to return to the Wizards

STAUNTON — It was almost 11 p.m. the night of July 9, 2020, when gunshots in rapid succession rang out at the Springhill Village Apartments in Staunton. Bruce Williams Jr., 26, who lived at the apartment complex, died near the parking after being shot multiple times. Police found 15 shell casings from a .40-caliber...

(Note: In honor of Independence Day in 2021, we celebrated immigrants of the Charlottesville food community and their American Dream. To celebrate this year, this is an unabridged version of an article published in The Local Palate for the Charlottesville Albemarle Covention & Visitors Bureau.) When visiting Charlottesville, it would...

ELKTON, Va. (WHSV) - On Thursday night the Elkton Town Council held a special meeting to discuss the filling of two key vacancies in the town’s leadership. The council did not end up taking action to fill either of the openings but did hold a public comment period during which the fallout from last week’s firing of town manager Greg Lunsford continued.

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...

STANLEY, July 1 — It’s a whole plate of hot biscuits with mama’s gravy poured all over it…and then some. The 55th annual Stanley Homecoming has something for everyone, from those who love rides and games, to those who prefer to sit and listen to live music and enjoy some good grub.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Both northbound lanes of Interstate 81 are scheduled to be closed for emergency bridge repairs at Harrisonburg from 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, to 7 a.m. Thursday, July 7. The overnight closure allows contractors to remove a damaged beam from the westbound Route 33 (East Market...

ELKTON, Va. (WHSV) - Elkton’s Vice Mayor is scheduled to appear in Harrisonburg-Rockingham General District Court in July after a town employee filed a charge against him. According to court documents, Jilliyn Rae-Anne Monger, an employee of the Elkton Area Community Center, filed a criminal complaint on June 23rd against the Elkton Vice Mayor Randell Snow. It stems from an alleged incident that took place at the Elkton Area Community Center in January.