HARRISONBURG - Loren Swartzendruber praised the value of a college education Wednesday morning even as the nation's unemployment rate remains seemingly stuck above 9 percent, leaving thousands of young graduates scrambling to find steady work.

When he learned in February 2008 that ratings for Fishersvilleamp;rsquo;s volunteer firehouse had plunged to rock bottom, Augusta Countyamp;rsquo;s top official said Wednesday, he notified board members at the station but not the countyamp;rsquo;s elected supervisors.

He told Morgan Lockett's attorney that he could renew the motion.brpMorgan Elizabeth Ward Lockett was so abused by her husband that she may not have been able to form the intent to kill her son Aveion Lewis -- the intent necessary to sustain the first-degree murder charge against her, one of her attorneys…

Its like shooting in the dark, hoping to hit a balloon releasing millions of dollars and saving the day. But Gov. Bob McDonnells idea of talking the legislature into auctioning off the states Alcohol Beverage Control stores to fund transportation doesnt sound like it makes much sense. And to have the…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Things are finally looking up for the Atlantic Coast Conference with a league-record five football teams ranked 20th or higher in the preseason poll and some traditional powers poised for breakout years. Or maybe its merely another chance for the beaten-down conference to disappoint.…

STAUNTON — Robert E. Lee has never lost a regular season Southern Valley District football game.