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23 arrested on 105 drug charges
Law enforcement officials in Shenandoah County arrested 23 and filed 105 drug-related charges against them Friday, the culmination of an investigation that lasted slightly more than a year. → Read More
Goodlatte: Criminal justice reform still alive
U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke, insisted Friday that reports of the demise of criminal justice reform legislation in Congress have been greatly exaggerated. → Read More
FBI seeks serial bank robber linked to local heists
The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information contributing to the arrest and conviction of an unknown man believed to have been responsible... → Read More
Opioid bills pass House
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed 18 bills intended in various ways to dampen the effects of illegal opioid drug use in the nation’s communities, but funding remains uncertain. → Read More
More robbery information disclosed
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office released additional information Monday about a robbery early Friday morning at the 7-Eleven store at 4697 John Marshall Highway in Linden. → Read More
Salahi loses short term rental appeal
The Virginia Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a Warren County landowner of a Circuit Court judge’s ruling upholding a decision to deny him a permit for short-term tourist rentals. → Read More
Man acquitted of assault on law enforcement officers
The videos from deputies’ body cameras show the unfolding of a real-life scenario like those have that led to officer involved fatal shootings in other places around the nation. → Read More
One person injured, three dogs lost in fire
A fire destroyed a two-story duplex at 1365 Robinhood Lane in Front Royal late Wednesday morning. → Read More
Crime commission scraps asset forfeiture bill
The authority of law enforcement agencies in Virginia to cash in assets seized as a result of criminal investigations, even if the suspects have not been convicted, remains unchallenged after a vote by the Virginia State Crime Commission. → Read More
Trials set in untaxed cigarettes cases
WOODSTOCK – A nearly two-year struggle over the legality of the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office’s elaborate attempts to nab out-of-state purchasers of untaxed cigarettes lurched toward a pair of jury trials Tuesday after a judge rejected several defense motions. → Read More
Five indicted in motel robbery
A Warren County grand jury on Monday indicted five defendants in a robbery and beating case that left the victim with serious injuries. → Read More
Transition quiet for same-sex marriage licenses
The issuance of same sex marriage licenses has gone smoothly in area jurisdictions and throughout the state since the U.S. Supreme Court scrapped Virginia’s ban on gay and lesbian unions. → Read More
Strasburg firefighters choose executives, officers
The Strasburg Fire Department has chosen Chad Sherman as its new president and replacement for Chris Ritenour, who resigned on Sunday. → Read More
ATF joins VFW fire investigation
Almost five months after fire destroyed VFW Post 1860, the cause of the fire remains undetermined and still under investigation. → Read More
Jury acquits man of forcible sodomy charge
A local man was acquitted Tuesday of forcible sodomy after a two-day jury trial in Warren County Circuit Court. → Read More
Fire department president resigns
The president of the Strasburg Fire Department has resigned less than six months after he was appointed. → Read More
Anti-drug group hires an executive director
The Winchester Police Department’s community relations and crime prevention specialist has been hired to lead the planning for a drug court focused on getting addicts into treatment and finding alternatives to jailing them. → Read More
Three charged in hit, run case
Three town residents have been charged after an investigation into a hit and run case in which one person was taken by helicopter to Winchester Medical Center, and police say they found evidence of plans to distribute drugs illegally. → Read More
Fire chief wants answers on recruitment, retention
Warren County Fire Chief Richard E. Mabie hopes the impending selection of a recruitment and retention specialist will help shore up the number of volunteer firefighters whose ranks have been harder to fill in recent years. → Read More
Early morning warning
An early Sunday morning fire in Woodstock left a home heavily damaged and forced the evacuation of an occupant who was alerted to the danger by a newspaper carrier. → Read More