Moyers, WV

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Staffing shortages have begun to impact every area of the workforce, and medical facilities are just one piece of that. When the pandemic struck, many nurses were met with long workdays and hostile patients. Some made the choice to leave the field. Now, many hospitals, including...

A Harrisonburg man will spend 13 years in prison for causing a crash that killed a seven-year-old boy nearly a year ago. According to online records, Tony Nolasco was actually sentenced to 20 years in prison during a hearing Friday in Rockingham County Circuit Court. However, seven of those years were suspended.

BRIDGEWATER, Va. (WHSV) - Bridgewater’s Town Council had the chance to hear from residents Tuesday night. The council held two public hearings before beginning its regularly scheduled meeting. The public hearings were for the sale of land that would turn a portion of the former Sergio’s pizza property into a Rite Aid.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - This fall, a staple of the Staunton football program is making his head coaching debut for the Storm. Michael Bell Jr. was a standout player for formerly named Robert E. Lee High School before competing for Concord University. After his playing career, Bell returned to the Valley where he spent the past 12 years leading the JV football team in Staunton.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — The Fairfax County Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Exploitation Unit recently set up an online sting, the purpose of which was to be able to identify, catch and arrest predators who are trying to use the internet to exploit children. The sting led to the arrest of six men in the county.

The American Rescue Plan will provide $1,768,500 in federal funding for health centers across Virginia. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday that the funding will enable health centers to advance health equity through better data collection and reporting, as well as support data modernization efforts to better identify and respond to patient and community needs through improved data quality.

The Liberty Flames and the James Madison Dukes have canceled their football game scheduled for the 2026 season and have added a new home-and-home series, according to a report by Damien Sordelett of The News & Advance. Liberty was previously scheduled to host James Madison at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg,...

MT. CRAWFORD, Va. (WHSV) - CrossKeys Vineyards recently hired new Executive Chef Leo Velazquez, who came from Texas, and since he joined the business there has been a heavy focus on using local ingredients in the dishes that are served at the Bistro. “I’m a slow food chef, meaning that...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - As another school year kicks off in the Valley, local schools are prioritizing classroom safety. Rockingham County Public Schools are using multiple procedures to ensure the protection of students and teachers. The county is working with a school safety committee that includes law enforcement, first responders, and school staff members.

Bedford artist Kaye Lipscomb was awarded Best in Show for her entry, “Within Stillness Remains Potential for Action,” in Bower Center’s Paper Art National Juried Exhibition. Awards were presented Friday, July 22, when the juror/judge, Robert Stuart, of Staunton, Virginia, talked about the exhibit as a whole,...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Monday marks two years since the historic flood devastated parts of Staunton. Many businesses in the Queen City were already taking a financial hit due to COVID, then the flood came and cleared out many of them overnight. “We came in Sunday morning to absolute devastation,”...

While new cases of coronavirus continues to be high in Virginia, hospitalizations and deaths due to the virus are dropping. In fact, the WSVA listening area has seen just one COVID-related death in the last 10 days. That was in the city of Harrisonburg. COVID patients being treated in hospitals...

Grace Gordon is from Alexandria, Virginia, a city brimming with historic sites and museums on the Potomac River waterfront. Still, she largely took the city’s history for granted until enrolling in a World History course taught by Maritza Mullervy at Bishop Ireton High School. Mullervy’s class changed Gordon’s perspective on history: transforming it from a litany of names and dates into a fascinating story of human development and the movement of cultures. “Choosing not to learn and understand the history that came before us is like opening a book in the middle. You can’t just read from there and expect to make sense of it. You need to know what happened before in order to make sense of the world that exists now.”