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Bike to Work Day Last Updated: 3:21 PM 05/15/08 - Within the Streetscape project, Harrisonburg is looking to add bike lanes on Main Street downtown. (Full Story)

Watch Out for Ticks Last Updated: 6:56 PM 05/15/08 - Pet owners should be on the lookout for ticks this spring. (Full Story)

DUI Demonstration Last Updated: 6:46 PM 05/15/08 - Air care and rescue squads responded to an accident Thursday that allegedly involved alcohol at Fort Defiance High School. (Full Story)

Preserving New Market Last Updated: 6:37 PM 05/15/08 - APVA Preservation Virginia is calling attention to how truck traffic is impacting historic sites in New Market. (Full Story)

Human Error Causes Stimulus Glitch Last Updated: 11:16 AM 05/16/08 - The Internal Revenue Service says up to 350,000 households didn't get their $300 per child refund that should have been part of their economic stimulus rebate checks. (Full Story)

Advice on Meeting Health Reforms Last Updated: 6:00 PM 05/15/08 - Governor Tim Kaine is looking for advice on carrying out mental health and child-welfare reforms approved in this year's legislative session. (Full Story)

Planning for Winter Already Last Updated: 4:35 PM 05/15/08 - The Virginia Department of Transportation is already planning to make the roads safer for winter. (Full Story)

Cell Phone Tower Approved Last Updated: 2:53 PM 05/15/08 - The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors approved a 90-foot stealth cell tower Wednesday night. (Full Story)

Rangers Spray for Destructive Moth Last Updated: 12:31 PM 05/15/08 - Park Rangers started a full-on assault of something devouring plants inside the Shenandoah National Park Thursday. (Full Story)

Regular Climbs Closer to $4 Last Updated: 12:07 PM 05/15/08 - It's going to cost you even more for a fill-up. (Full Story)

Relic Hunter Faces Felony Charges Last Updated: 11:29 AM 05/15/08 - A relic hunter is facing three felony charges after police say he stole a Civil War artillery shell that had been embedded in a downtown brick building, making it an historic landmark. (Full Story)

Eliminating E-Waste Last Updated: 7:01 PM 05/15/08 - With the move from analog to digital television coming, the desire to buy the latest and greatest things will certainly increase. (Full Story)

Harrisonburg Emergency System Last Updated: 2:11 PM 05/15/08 - It's not common for tornadoes to occur in the Valley, but just last week, a tornado just missed this area and actually touched in other parts of the state. (Full Story)

Endangered Historical Sites in the Valley Last Updated: 3:41 PM 05/15/08 - A state group has put out a list of endangered sites including many in rural Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. (Full Story)

Gearing Up for X-treme Weekend Last Updated: 3:35 PM 05/15/08 - Waynesboro is gearing up for a big weekend. The city is hosting its X-treme fest. (Full Story)

Making a Traffic School Funny Last Updated: 5:32 PM 05/14/08 - In keeping with its commitment of promoting driver safety and providing the state's motorists with enhanced customer conveniences, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles approved Improv Traffic School (Full Story)

The Valley and Earthquakes Last Updated: 4:32 PM 05/14/08 - In the past, the Valley has been the site of some larger earthquakes, similar to the one seen this week in China. (Full Story)

West Virginians Oust Some Incumbents Last Updated: 11:54 AM 05/14/08 - West Virginia primary voters rejected a half-dozen incumbent legislators, all of them Democrats. (Full Story)

Commuter Rail from Culpeper? Last Updated: 11:38 AM 05/14/08 - Amtrak is considering launching daily passenger-rail service linking Culpeper and Washington by 2010. (Full Story)

Library Use Up Last Updated: 4:53 PM 05/14/08 - People are looking for ways to save money and even the libraries are getting into the act, especially when they offer residents the chance to borrow a book or movie for free. (Full Story)

Mowing the Lawns of Foreclosed Homes Last Updated: 11:22 AM 05/14/08 - Prince William County officials say they expect to spend more time and money than anticipated this year mowing the lawns of foreclosed homes. (Full Story)

Public Transit Gets Boost Last Updated: 4:20 PM 05/14/08 - People are doing anything they can to cut costs, and public transportation is feeling the effects. (Full Story)

Ice Cream Shop Helps Local Non-Profit Last Updated: 2:10 PM 05/14/08 - Bruster's Real Ice Cream in Harrisonburg offered to donate 20 percent of its sales Tuesday night to the Gus Bus Reading Road Show. (Full Story)

Primary Exhaustion Last Updated: 1:40 PM 05/14/08 - West Virginia voters are mobilizing in record numbers, but many are glad the national spotlight will be shifting. (Full Story)

Internet Safety Award Last Updated: 3:51 PM 05/14/08 - Law enforcement officials say identity theft is prevalent on the Internet, but so is online solicitation and child pornography. (Full Story)

Restaurant for Ex-Offenders Last Updated: 3:42 PM 05/14/08 - A vacant building in Staunton will soon be turned into a new restaurant that will be operated by ex-offenders. (Full Story)

Crowded Summer Flights Expected Last Updated: 5:23 PM 05/13/08 - Flying isn't getting any cheaper, but one trade group says that isn't going to mean less crowded flights this summer. (Full Story)

Remembering Fallen Officers Last Updated: 3:07 PM 05/14/08 - People in Harrisonburg paused Tuesday to remember those who gave their lives upholding the law. (Full Story)

Grant Helps State Museum Last Updated: 5:12 PM 05/13/08 - The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is getting $200,000 to add educational programs for all ages at the state museum. (Full Story)

Online Financial Aid Resource Last Updated: 4:02 PM 05/14/08 - The agency that oversees Virginia's colleges and universities has created an online site that offers information about federal and state financial aid. (Full Story)

Wilson's Limousine at Dedication Last Updated: 4:02 PM 05/13/08 - The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library is pleased to announce that President Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow limousine will be featured in the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Dedication Ceremony. (Full Story)

Local School Wins AG's Contest Last Updated: 2:32 PM 05/13/08 - Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced the winner in the Virginia Youth Internet Safety Contest Tuesday. (Full Story)

50,000 Patient at Center Last Updated: 1:24 PM 05/13/08 - The Wildlife Center of Virginia, an internationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in Waynesboro, has admitted the 50,000th patient of its history: a Common Loon. (Full Story)

VA's Medicaid Fraud Unit #1 Last Updated: 2:31 PM 05/13/08 - The Virginia Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is being recognized as among the best in the nation. (Full Story)

Waynesboro Council Considering Tax Last Updated: 2:01 PM 05/13/08 - The storm water debate continues in Waynesboro. (Full Story)

Teen Domestic Violence Play Last Updated: 8:10 AM 05/13/08 - May is prom month for many area high schools, including Fort Defiance in Augusta County, but that's not the only thing for which schools are getting ready. (Full Story)

Vacationing at Home Last Updated: 8:11 AM 05/13/08 - Tourism groups are encouraging people to look locally for their next vacation. (Full Story)

Streetscape Work to Begin Last Updated: 8:14 AM 05/13/08 - Downtown Harrisonburg is looking towards the future, as a new street scape project gets underway. (Full Story)

Weekend VA Gas Price Climb Last Updated: 5:46 PM 05/12/08 - Another weekend, another increase in gas prices. (Full Story)

Rockingham County Parent Notification Last Updated: 8:37 AM 05/10/08 - After a lockdown at Pleasant Valley Elementary School Thursday, some parents are questioning why they weren't notified sooner about the lockdown. (Full Story)