17+ hour, 18+ min ago  (177+ words) A Texas man lost control of his vehicle while driving on Route 262 in Augusta County on Monday, striking another vehicle head-on, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander being driven by Stephen Sean McMahon, 40, of…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (263+ words) An unnamed man is dead, and an unnamed Augusta County sheriff's deputy was wounded, in an exchange of gunfire on Parkersburg Turnpike west of Staunton Wednesday night. Per a press release from Virginia State Police, which is leading the investigation…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (175+ words) Contractors are beginning work this week at two intersections in the Route 254 corridor in Augusta County, which will lead to delays for motorists. The work will be at the intersections with Route 262/254 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway/New Hope Road) and Route…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (373+ words) Augusta County Treasurer David Bourne is defending the use of a Staunton bank for its needs insisting there are "significant financial advantages for taxpayers" despite it being outside county borders. The complaint originally came up during the November Board of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (162+ words) An Augusta County man is dead after an accident involving a scooter on Wednesday night in Harrisonburg. John Berrett, 51, of Greenville, was pronounced dead at Sentara RMH, according to the Harrisonburg Police Department. Berrett, who was traveling on an electric…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (230+ words) The Augusta County Sheriff's Office is working to connect with residents through their smartphone or other mobile device. The ACSO has launched an app through OCV Connect to deliver notification alerts and real-time updates to keep the community informed. Sheriff…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (541+ words) Our local readers long since noticed that we didn't give any coverage to the local elections for seats on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors and Augusta County School Board. The strategic choice there: we weren't going to be able…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (255+ words) Augusta County residents now have access to a service called Augusta Alerts, a new emergency mass notification system being rolled out by the Augusta County Department of Emergency Management. Per a press release from the county government, Augusta Alerts will…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (238+ words) An Augusta County man was arrested after a search warrant was executed on Lyndhurst Road for narcotics and firearms on Thursday. The Augusta County Sheriff's Office conducted the raid with SWAT, K9 and drone teams. Augusta County Fire and Rescue also…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (392+ words) Parents with children at the Augusta Health Childcare Center woke up Monday morning to an email with some bad news. Unless they work in the hospital network, they'd have to find somewhere else for their kids. Jacie Grant said she…...