Updated: 5:52 PM Gov. Mark Warner says his next budget will include full funding for the state Standards of Quality for public schools.

Updated: 5:48 PM Clarke County authorities say a man found dead in the town of Boyce may have been beaten to death with a heavy-duty plastic hammer.

Updated: 9:26 AM Employees at Western State Hospital in Staunton are asking for higher wages

Updated: 9:28 AM Plans to renovate the old Stonewall Jackson Hotel have hit another roadblock.

Updated: 8:41 PM The future of Staunton's Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, and the children who attend, remains in limbo, but if it is closed, more than just the children will lose out. The city and its residents could be affected.

Updated: 7:57 PM Police will keep up the "party patrol" for the next month.

Updated: 5:17 PM We've all heard the old saying, "Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite." However, it seems more people are finding out the hard way.

Updated: 5:18 PM A new restaurant opened in Harrisonburg on Tuesday. But for the first three days, the owner knows he won't see a dime of the profits.

Updated: 8:45 PM While many residents were at home this Labor Day enjoying a day off from work, others were at home because they don't have a job

Updated: 10:08 AM A Staunton woman was killed Friday, after a motorcycle crash in Augusta County.

Updated: 10:10 AM Man still believes he did nothing wrong.

Updated: 10:13 AM Harrisonburg police say the Rolling Hills Antique Mall was once again the victim of theft.

Updated: 10:15 AM Volunteer firefighters don't get much opportunity to train in like-live conditions. So when they get the chance, they jump at it.

Updated: 10:16 AM Cars parked on front lawns. Some people say they are an eyesore, others say they're a necessity.

Updated: 4:55 PM Drivers won't be the only ones out in extra numbers this weekend.

Updated: 4:24 PM Gas prices are at an all-time high. But apparently, drivers don't care.

Updated: 10:45 AM An 18-year-old is accused of writing a version of the damaging "Blaster" computer infection that spread quickly across the Internet

Updated: 9:56 AM Hunting season is just around the corner, and would-be hunters are getting prepared.

Updated: 8:43 PM Though it varies from year to year, in the last six years, Harrisonburg has seen between six and 14 traffic crashes per year between vehicles and pedestrians.

Updated: 11:43 PM A local former NBA All Star will not only be bringing a basketball tournament to the Valley this weekend, he'll be raising money for children in the area with Leukemia.

Updated: 8:39 PM The parking ordinances in Rockingham County undergo their first revisions since implementation in 1984.

Updated: 5:50 PM At a time when schools are looking for ways to stretch your tax dollars, one expensive program is hoping to grow.

Updated: 10:40 PM Three Valley schools will close early because of the heat.

Updated: 10:05 PM He was a husband, a father, and a police officer. Tuesday night, he was killed while serving an arrest warrant.

Updated: 10:01 PM Renovations of a local building are forcing the Boys and Girls Club of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County out of its home.