Authorities arrested a Fishersville man Tuesday on rape and aggravated sexual battery charges.

More than 300 spectators filled the Wilson Memorial High School gym Wednesday to watch eight basketball players try to score hoops, in spite of the donkeys they were riding.

Tory Allen Garrett and two attorneys walked away Wednesday from Waynesboro Circuit Court without an answer to questions that have lingered for a year in an animal cruelty case.

Area police and sheriff’s departments will receive thousands of dollars in state Homeland Security program grants announced Wednesday by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell.

VERONA – MeadWestvaco’s continued investment in Augusta County was rewarded Wednesday by county supervisors with a planned reimbursement to the company for county real estate taxes over a five-year period.

CHURCHVILLE — Authorities are investigating the death of a Churchville man found over the weekend in Bedford County, 80 miles from home.

Area schools were among 102 state public schools recognized by the Virginia Department of Education Wednesday.

A trial is underway today in Waynesboro court for Tory Allen Garrett, 53, charged last year with 36 counts of cruelty to animals.

A man found dead Sunday in the James River near the Snowden Bridge was identified this morning as Sean Peter Placko, 42, of Churchville.

Authorities arrested a Fishersville man Tuesday on rape and aggravated sexual battery charges.