A Verona man charged with two counts of malicious wounding for his role in a Halloween double shooting in Staunton pleaded guilty Thursday in a deal with prosecutors for reduced prison time.

Ten years after receiving a suspended jail sentence for cruelty to animals, the owner of a Staunton horse facility was tried Tuesday in Augusta County General District Court by the same judge for the same offense in a separate case.

A judge Wednesday struck down a motion to dismiss as unconstitutional obscenity charges against a Staunton adult video store owner and one of his employees.

Plans to reconfigure Frontier Drive from Route 11 in Staunton to Route 250 in Augusta County are “very, very conceptual” at this point, according to a Virginia Department of Transportation official.

Campus crime committed by teachers is rare. But bomb threats made by teachers – such as the notes allegedly planted around Shelburne Middle School in February by a special education instructor – are almost unheard of, experts say.

Unifi Manufacturing is closing its Staunton facility Sept. 30, a move that will eliminate 145 jobs that area economic leaders are hopeful of replacing.

STAUNTON - Cokie Roberts came to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library on Thursday to discuss her latest and most ambitious book, “Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation.”

Sarah Crenshaw, George Ballew and Daniel Stuhlsatz won Staunton School Board seats Tuesday, while incumbent and write-in candidate Ron Ramsey fell short in his bid for second term.

Incumbent Staunton City Councilmen Dickie Bell and Dave Metz earned re-election Tuesday, while candidate Ophie Kier led the voting and Andrea Oakes narrowly held off the challenge of Bob Campbell.

STAUNTON — Staunton City Council candidates touted economic development, regional government cooperation and services for the elderly during a 90-minute forum Thursday at the Staunton Senior Center.

The Staunton Police Department is investigating two robberies that occurred late Saturday evening.
The first was reported at the Churchville Avenue Tastee Freeze at approximately 10:50 p.m., with the second occurring about 30 minutes later at the Royal Station on West Beverley Street.

A Staunton man was arrested Wednesday night after a stabbing incident at an apartment complex on Springhill Road.