STAUNTON - Dave Butler never saw himself as the ministering type.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has declared Friday as a statewide day of mourning for the victims of Monday’s tragedy at Virginia Tech.

Yet another hefty gift has been made to the Wayne Theatre, lifting the spirits of volunteers who’ve been caught in a dizzying flux of good and bad news in recent months.

This week’s mass shootings at Virginia Tech have renewed the vigilance about safety and security on other Virginia college campuses, including Staunton’s Mary Baldwin College.

A new commander will lead the Staunton-based 116th into Iraq later this year.

VERONA - Augusta County Supervisor Tracy Pyles has a plan to stop the escalating costs of the county’s emergency operations center and at the same time help both Staunton and Waynesboro with 911 operations.

FISHERSVILLE - Wilson Memorial High School was evacuated for three hours Wednesday so police and K-9 dogs could check out a bomb threat.

A fatal plane crashed in Danville this morning.  The crash occured on Lexington Avenue near Halifax Road and the Danville Expressway.

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STAUNTON - Some students bowed their heads out of simple respect.

The Waynesboro Schools will take time on Thursday to pay tribute to Virginia Tech.

There are no tax increases or other apparent smoking guns in the 2007-08 Augusta County budget, but county supervisors still want to hear from the public tonight.

The Wayne Theatre is set to receive a major gift from the estate of local philanthropist Lucy Coyner, news that follows close on the heels of City Council’s surprise decision to nix any funding for that same project.

Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville was evacuated about 10 a.m. today after a bomb threat was found in a bathroom.

Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville was evacuated about 10 a.m. today after a bomb threat was found in a bathroom.

Gunman rampages on campus before killing himself

A local college official says Monday’s killings at Virginia Tech will prompt colleges and universities across the country to ask one question today: “Would I be prepared if it happened here-“

The world seemed to still make sense when everyone thought just one person was dead.

Community gets a look at renovated Kate Collins

Andrew Adams hated one soup kitchen because he believed the workers deprived him of food. He stopped staying at a homeless shelter because he was convinced the people who ran it were plotting to evict him.

Withdrawal would be costly, but Va. educators see few merits in program

Virginia Tech became the scene of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history when at least 33 people were killed this morning. At least 28 more were being treated at area hospitals.

At least 20 are now reported dead at Virginia Tech today, authorities say. VIDEO

Chesapeake woman named Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2007-08

Staunton-based Virginia National Guard unit prepares for deployment in Iraq

Erin Vivian may not want to go to war, but she will if that’s what it takes.

Not everyone in the crowd had a clear picture of how to stop local gang violence. All they knew for sure was that something has to be done.

Jordan Strickland admits role in local shooting, other attacks