Updated: 9:47 AM When it comes to doctor check-ups, parents have a responsibility, too. The Stagner family of Verona learned that the hard way.

Updated: 9:46 AM This is "do or die" week for some Valley farmers.

Updated: 9:40 AM Delays in I-81 improvements could end up costing you.

Updated: 6:35 PM Police are still waiting on the results of an autopsy to determine when and how a Broadway man died over the weekend. Investigators are calling the death "suspicious."

Updated: 10:08 AM It was a very special Father's Day for one local family. A nine-year-old boy from Verona has spent the past year battling cancer. But one particular medical test has revealed some exciting results.

Updated: 10:06 AM What's beneficial for your bones and brings in the bucks? The answer is, milk. Dairy producers in the Valley helped the industry generate more than $1 billion for the state last year. And Saturday, they took the farm to the mall to educate shoppers about their business.

Updated: 6:19 PM Gang activity has been cropping up around the Valley. Last week we brought you a story about gang taggings and graffiti in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Now authorities have analyzed it and you may be surprised by what it means.

Updated: 2:38 PM David Brinkley, who first gained fame as one-half of NBC's Huntley-Brinkley anchor team and for more than a half-century loomed large in the newscasting world he helped chart, has died at age 82.

Updated: 9:36 AM A Rockingham County convenience store wants an ABC license, but school officials are saying "no." For years, stores in the area have been turned down, but now one of them is going to Richmond with its request.

Updated: 7:39 PM People all over the valley are seeing more snakes this year, and the wet weather isn't helping. Here's what you need to know in case you have a close encounter of the slithery kind.

Updated: 9:34 AM Does it matter where the campaign funds of your elected officials come from? One candidate seems to think so. A local delegate race is heating up, and now money is the hot topic.

Updated: 10:16 AM If you thought your child's school is gun-free, the truth may be locked away in a car trunk on campus. A new Virginia law is expanding its provision for firearms on school property, and a local school board is shooting down that legislation.

Updated: 10:14 AM Harrisonburg could soon get some safer railroad crossings.

Updated: 10:13 AM Rainy days have made the city of Harrisonburg dip into its rainy day fund.

Updated: 10:11 AM Balance billing is turning into a problem at some hospitals around the country. But does it happen here?

Updated: 5:45 PM There was a problem with the Sherando High School diplomas handed out Friday night in Frederick County.

Updated: 5:44 PM A 12-year-old Rockingham County boy is dead after wrecking an all-terrain vehicle.

Updated: 9:16 AM It's the biggest re-zoning issue one Valley town has ever faced, whether to welcome a Wal-Mart Supercenter or shun the sprawl of the city. About 500 concerned citizens voiced their opinions Monday night at a town council meeting.

Updated: 6:38 PM The FDA could force a price war between competing allergy drug companies.

Updated: 3:08 PM The third largest chicken producer in the United States is about to get even larger.

Updated: 3:07 PM A group of local students are teaching other kids to love books, but these aren't books you can buy in stores.

Updated: 9:17 AM About a thousand proud pooches strutted their stuff Sunday at the 30th annual Rockingham County Dog Show.

Updated: 9:19 AM The Episcopal Church elected its first open and active gay bishop this weekend. It happened in New Hampshire, but the vote has local Episcopalians talking.

Updated: 9:20 AM It was another wet graduation for JMU students. This time, the show did go on.

Updated: 9:22 AM Summer is almost here and your kids will soon be begging for something to do. Parents, you can relax. The perfect summer escape for your family may be close-by in downtown Harrisonburg.