Updated: 7:09 PM There was plenty of patriotism and a few tears at the Virginia Army National Guard unit's Winchester headquarters this morning as about 180 guard members left for a deployment that will last at least 18 months.

Updated: 7:08 PM The House of Delegates has passed a bill that would double fines for people repeatedly violate High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on northern Virginia highways.

Updated: 7:06 PM Officials at the U-S Mint say new nickels will start showing up in change in several weeks.

Updated: 7:05 PM About 95 Army National Guards soldiers are gathering at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford today on their last day at home.

Updated: 7:03 PM A federal grand jury has indicted a man already serving a 20-year term in the slayings of two James Madison students eight years ago.

Updated: 7:01 PM A Senate committee killed bills today that would have imposed new restrictions on abortion clinics and distribution of the morning-after birth control pill.

Updated: 7:00 PM A Virginia judge has stepped down, after it was disclosed that he wrote racially charged remarks in an Internet chat room.

Updated: 11:13 AM It's a tough question for many communities. Should kids wear uniforms to school in a public school system? Waynesboro school officials are taking a closer look.

Updated: 5:46 PM Police say the man did the crime in Rhode Island, but he is now serving the time in the Augusta County Jail.

Updated: 1:41 PM Even with 5th and 6th graders going to the old high school, the school system still needs more space. The elementary school especially needs more room.

Updated: 6:51 PM Crews are digging under parts of Interstate 81, but unlike most road construction, drivers may never notice the project.

Updated: 6:47 PM If you need a ride to the valley's airport, there's now a set of buses ready to get you there.

Updated: 6:33 PM House budget negotiators dropped a demand today that part of the state budget be linked to passage of a statewide tax referendum.

Updated: 6:30 PM A courtroom twist this afternoon at what was supposed to be the sentencing of the guy known as "Tractor Man."

Updated: 6:28 PM President Bush now has a hand-carved wooden bust of an ancestor who fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War.

Updated: 6:24 PM A state senator accused a neurosurgeon today of lying to a Senate committee about a bill that would require anesthesia for fetuses before abortions.

Updated: 6:22 PM Virginia Tech's president is speaking out about the arrest of three Hokie football players.

Updated: 5:46 PM Firefighters in our area have been busy, but they say the warmer weather and dry conditions are not helping the problem.

Updated: 5:38 PM Kolani Noa was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison.

Updated: 10:28 AM The former police chief of Louisa has been convicted of assault and battery of a police officer.

Updated: 10:21 AM The Virginia Department of Transportation has unveiled what it calls the "Pothole Killer."

Updated: 10:19 AM Congress Wednesday wades into the debate over gay marriage, taking the first steps in what's sure to be a divisive election-year battle.

Updated: 7:48 PM Harrisonburg School Board decided that fifth and sixth graders will move into old high school.

Updated: 3:32 PM A Stuart's Draft woman has been convicted of embezzling more than $150,000, and this isn't the first time.

Updated: 3:35 PM A 19-minute chase has landed a local teen in hot water.