Updated: 6:20 PM After the never ending winter and a so far stormy spring, you won't imagine what else Mother Nature has in store for us; cicadas! After a 17 year absence, these bugs are making an appearance in the Valley.
Updated: 6:12 PM Thursday night, the school board approved an average of a 4 percent raise for its teachers. The board unanimously approved this plan to increase employee salaries. It would be the first raise in four years.
Posted: 10:07 AM U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is traveling to Slaughter Pen battlefield in Fredericksburg to promote a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the American Battlefield Protection Program.
Posted: 8:30 AM People will be hitting the streets of Harrisonburg walking for chocolate and it's also a chance for them to support the Collins Center.
Updated: 6:58 AM Senior citizens in the Valley describe Medicare as helpful, but there are a few things they need to look out for to prevent Medicare fraud. According to the Office of Inspector General with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year, they found that a quarter of all Medicare payments to nursing homes are made in error.
Updated: 6:49 PM The state health commissioner awarded a Valley nurse as Virginia's public health nurse of the year. She was chosen out of four candidates by region in the state.
Updated: 2:02 PM On Thursday, Governor Bob McDonnell's team announced grants for 11 projects across the state aimed at strengthening the agriculture and forestry industries.
Updated: 10:20 AM Do you ever want to change something about the way you look? Many people turn to plastic surgery for help, but how young is too young to go under the knife?
Updated: 6:30 PM A picture of a school bus going through flooded waters raised concern among parents. A WHSV reporter spoke with the district superintendent about how schools deal with this flooding.
Updated: 6:29 PM Flooding has been widespread across the Valley this week. One woman was concerned about the flooding and what that means for people's safety.
