Updated: 8:04 PM Firefighters put their lives on the line every day to save others, but not everyone is cut out for the job. Local firefighters are putting new recruits to the test to find out if they're ready for the task of fighting fires.

Updated: 7:53 PM Tanker explosion survivors go before a grand jury.

Updated: 7:49 PM The Grand Marshalls are chosen for this year's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.

Updated: 10:22 PM Ron Webb can remember the first time he saw Grace Covenant Church's "Lamb of God."

Updated: 7:01 PM Some charges have been dropped against the man police say tried to ram his car into theirs.

Updated: 6:59 PM Tourism in the Old Dominion's taken a hit. But in Staunton, it is a hit.

Updated: 1:39 PM A Staunton Business is gearing up for expansion, thanks to city help.

Updated: 1:32 PM It appears that where taxes are mentioned, there will be debate.

Updated: 6:51 PM The financial services building at JMU is being knocked down to prepare for a new one.

Updated: 5:52 PM Some employees at the Staunton/Augusta Health Department now have a bit more room to move.

Updated: 5:45 PM Some Valley pizza shops are trying to help a struggling arts program.

Updated: 12:18 PM Teens can spend a couple hundred dollars on their prom night, and that's something many of them can't afford. But now, one local organization is hoping you can help by making a difference for the less fortunate.

Updated: 5:58 PM On Wednesday, the House Finance Committee approved a bill that would boost sales taxes by a half-cent.

Updated: 5:48 PM The former president of the Staunton Skating Club now has a trial date.

Updated: 4:44 PM Students and faculty at one Valley college have done their part to help cancer research.

Updated: 5:31 PM One bus driver is trying to keep the tradition of Easter bonnets alive.

Updated: 1:26 PM The organization says an improved rail system would be better than the Star Solutions I-81 plan.

Updated: 1:25 PM There's a new development in the Battle Creek Landfill controversy. The Page County Board of Supervisors is now planning to appeal the DEQ ruling that shut down the landfill in March.

Updated: 6:11 PM Union workers at McQuay International in Verona say they love their jobs. They just wish management would treat them more fairly.

Updated: 6:00 PM Count VDOT among those keeping a close eye on the General Assembly's budget negotiations.

Updated: 5:47 PM While the rest of the valley enjoys the good times of economic growth, folks in Page County face a different reality. Unemployment is high, but jobs are making their way back to the area.

Updated: 4:32 PM It's not what some VDOT workers were looking for, but they found it. Virginia State Police say almost 20 hand grenades simulators, along with 15 boxes of military authorized ammunitions were found alongside interstate 64 this afternoon.

Updated: 4:38 PM Emergency officials say we're not getting the big picture: Disasters can happen to you.

Updated: 2:35 PM Authorities say some areas of the Shenandoah Valley have become a hotbed of methamphetamine use, thanks partly to the Interstate 81 corridor.

Updated: 1:14 PM Warm weather means more roadwork and more congested work zones. Now VDOT is launching a new high-tech way to get rid of some of the hassle.