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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.

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...

STAUNTON — Staunton is gearing up for its annual Happy Birthday America event on July 4. According to event organizers, any lots, public or otherwise, that are part of Gypsy Hill Park and near the ball field will be limited to passes only. Hilltop at the old Lee High School may...

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...

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...

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...

Altered Trash Collection Schedule for Week of July 4 - 8, 2022. ALTERED REFUSE SCHEDULE: Public Works will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th. Trash collection for the week of July 4th to July 8th will run on a one day delay. Trash normally scheduled for collection on Monday will be collected on Tuesday.

STAUNTON — Twelve years ago, Becky Cox began volunteering for Weekly Religious Education classes. She helped walk students from Bessie Weller and Ware elementary schools to the classes. In 2014, Staunton School Board decided to halt WRE briefly and six years ago eliminated the program from Staunton Schools over...

STAUNTON — The Fourth of July weekend is upon us, and there's plenty going on in Staunton throughout the long weekend. Events start Saturday, so here's a brief rundown of what you can look forward to throughout the holiday weekend, and be sure to check out our previous stories below with all...

WAYNESBORO — It was a nerve-racking experience for Saryah Mandujano Thursday night. The 11-year-old described herself as a "really shy person," so standing in front of a room full of people for a debate was not something with which she was entirely comfortable. "I was trying to push through it because I...

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – A program in Lexington is helping generate wealth and promote more minority businesses opening in the area. Leaders with the “Walker Program” said it started in June of last year. The purpose of the program is to help people of color become entrepreneurs...

The Fourth of July is just days away as local residents and visitors begin their plans to enjoy fireworks, time with family and friends and some homemade, delicious food. As always, both Waynesboro and Staunton will be offering up some cool experiences, with the River City once again offering its belated Fourth of July celebration.

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - A 20-year-old Fishersville man appeared in court Thursday, June 30, after being charged with capital murder. Ja’Quez Brown is charged in the 2020 shooting death of Bruce Williams. Brown is charged with capital murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit robbery and attempted robbery in connection with Williams’ death.

Talk about your experience as a student. What is your major/minor? Did you participate in any other activities or campus organizations other than football?. VMI is very different from other schools as we also have to deal with military obligations, and wear uniforms. Every cadet at VMI lives on post in the barracks. We have extremely busy schedules and always have something to do. I’m an Economics and Business major, and it’s definitely not easy, but I really enjoy it.

STAUNTON — In 1970, a country music group began holding concerts in Staunton to celebrate the 4th of July. The Statler Brothers continued the tradition for 25 years, with the celebration drawing as many as 100,000 to the Queen City to see country music legends like Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Reba McIntyre, Charley Pride, Neal McCoy and Conway Twitty also perform.

Fox sightings are common in the City of Waynesboro and shouldn’t be a cause for concern, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. It isn’t unusual to see a fox or other wildlife in the city due to the blend of woodland and urban landscapes. Foxes are often drawn...

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Staunton-Waynesboro metropolitan area, located in Virginia, a total of 396 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 327 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, […]

The city, Staunton, Va., where Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States was born, is only 233.3 miles from Mocksville. Wilson’s father was a Presbyterian preacher so the family lived in the mansed at 24 N. Coalter St. It was in that house that Woodrow was born in 1856. After Mr. Wilson’s death in 1924, his widow bought his birthplace house. She enabled the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation to acquire the property and open it to the public. Only about ten percent of the furniture and other items in the house belonged to the Wilson family, but everything in the house is of the period when the Wilson family lived there. Many of the items were donated by the people in Staunton. The house is administered by the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, 540-885-0897.

STAUNTON — Facing the possibility of life in prison with no chance of parole, Ja'Quez Brown of Fishersville will go on trial Thursday in Staunton on a charge of capital murder. Based on evidence heard last summer during a preliminary hearing, it appears robbery could have been a motive in the slaying of 26-year-old Bruce Williams Jr. ...