September 04, 2008

Traffic stop results in foot chase

A routine traffic stop outside Staunton city limits turned into a lengthy foot chase by police and ended in the arrest of a man on multiple charges in the early morning hours on Sept. 1.



August 28, 2008

Man pleads guilty for role in double shooting

Otis Harrison Jr. pleaded guilty this week in Staunton Circuit Court for his role in a double shooting in Staunton last Halloween and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Man to face jury trial for fatal wreck

A Waynesboro truck driver involved in a wreck that killed an Albemarle teenager on U.S. 29 will face a jury early next year.

Trial set in wreck that killed teen girl
Trial set in wreck that killed teen girl

A truck driver from Waynesboro involved in a wreck that killed an Albemarle teenager on U.S. 29 will face a jury early next year.



August 26, 2008

Beasley found guilty in fatal street race trial

STAUNTON – Cory Beasley was found guilty by a 10-woman, two-man jury today of participating in a street race that caused the death of an Augusta County teenager last fall.



August 21, 2008

Staunton man charged with sexual battery

A 72-year-old Staunton man has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery in connection with separate incidents several months apart on West Beverley Street.



August 19, 2008

Involuntary manslaughter charge certified

A felony involuntary manslaughter charge against a Staunton man was certified to the grand jury during a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Augusta County General District Court.



August 18, 2008

Man found not guilty for role in street race

Following an all-day trial, a 12-member jury deliberated for 15 minutes Monday before finding a Staunton man not guilty of being a principal in the second degree in a road-racing accident that killed an Augusta County teenager.

Moped accident aftermath continues

A woman involved in a July 4 traffic accident that killed a moped driver was given the maximum sentence Monday in Waynesboro General District Court.

Suspected gang member gets 28 years

A man involved in a 2006 gang-related shooting was sentenced to 28 years in prison Monday in Waynesboro Circuit Court.

Washington sentenced to 28 years

A man involved in a 2006 gang-related shooting was sentenced to 28 years in prison today in Waynesboro Circuit Court.

Woman sentenced in moped death

A woman involved in a July 4 traffic accident that killed a moped driver was given the maximum sentence in Waynesboro General District Court Monday.



August 15, 2008

Store, owner found guilty of obscenity

After Hours Video Store owner Rick Krial and his store were each found guilty of one charge of obscenity today in Staunton Circuit Court.

Store owner, store found guilty of obscenity

STAUNTON - After Hours Video Store owner Rick Krial and his store were each found guilty of one charge of obscenity today in Staunton Circuit Court.

Obscenity case goes to jury

The Staunton obscenity case is now in the hands of the jury following closing arguments earlier in the day.



August 14, 2008

Pizza deliveryman robbed at gunpoint

Waynesboro police are looking for three men who robbed a pizza deliveryman at gunpoint late Wednesday on Alpha Street.

Pizza deliveryman robbed at gunpoint

Waynesboro police are looking for three men who robbed a pizza deliveryman at gunpoint late Wednesday night on Alpha Street.



August 12, 2008

Six potential jurors excused in obscenity trial

Six people have already been excused from serving in a high-profile Staunton obscenity case that has attracted some heavy-hitting lawyers.



August 11, 2008

Man charged with shooting woman in neck

A Charlottesville man has been charged with shooting a woman in the neck at a Waynesboro apartment complex Sunday night.

Warner to make Waynesboro stops Saturday

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner will make a number of Waynesboro stops Saturday prior to an evening appearance at a Staunton Democratic fundraiser.

Boyfriend arrested in woman’s shooting

A Charlottesville man has been arrested and charged with the Sunday night shooting of his girlfriend at a Waynesboro apartment complex.



August 08, 2008

Man charged for chase, weapon

A Fishersville man has been charged with two crimes after he fled Waynesboro police following a traffic stop Thursday night.



August 07, 2008

Man arrested after downtown W’boro stop, foot chase

A man was in custody Thursday night after he fled on foot from police on Broad Street following a stop for speeding.

Man questioned in woman’s disappearance

Authorities twice have questioned a Crimora man in the disappearance of his live-in girlfriend less than five years after his wife’s killing, Augusta County Sheriff Randy Fisher said Thursday.



August 06, 2008

Two arrested for area car thefts, burglaries

Following an 11-month investigation, the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with several law enforcement agencies, has announced the arrest of two individuals they believe to have been involved in a string of motor vehicle thefts and related burglaries.



July 29, 2008

Texaco station hit by early morning theft

A cash register, money-order machine and several cartons of Camel cigarettes were stolen in an early morning break-in Tuesday at the Rife Road Texaco in Waynesboro, police said.

Professor turns self in to police

A former Mary Baldwin College professor charged in a 26-count indictment of possessing child pornography turned himself in to the Staunton Sheriff’s Office sometime Monday, according to Officer Lisa Klein of the Staunton Police Department.

Early-morning burglary nets cash register, smokes

An early-morning break-in at the Rife Road Texaco in Waynesboro resulted in a stolen cash register, money-order machine and several cartons of smokes, Waynesboro police said.



July 28, 2008

Earhart case certified

A Waynesboro man charged with shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head had his case certified following a preliminary hearing Monday and will now go to a grand jury.

Two more UVa players arrested

Two University of Virginia football players were arrested during the wee hours Saturday at a downtown Charlottesville nightclub, after admitting to stealing beer from a cooler, authorities said.

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