Updated: 5:32 PM Improvments to Route 608 in Augusta County have been approved by V-DOT.

Updated: 10:18 AM A Valley man has been charged with felony animal cruelty after 58-dead cows were found on his farm.

Updated: 10:20 AM A few weeks ago, we showed you an in-depth story about the foster care crisis in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

Updated: 6:28 PM A new $100,000 face lift could be in the works for the city of Harrisonburg. Its five-year Comprehensive Plan is due for a review but the city is going a few steps further.

Updated: 11:09 AM Might you have a common illness called sleep apnea?

Updated: 11:33 AM With terror threats elevated and troops deployed, you may be wondering who's left on the home front to protect you.

Updated: 6:48 PM College student gets 48 years for arranging father's death.

Updated: 6:45 PM No sign of Chronic Wasting Disease in Virginia deer or elk.

Updated: 5:46 PM Delegate Chris Saxman wants to require those convicted of possessing child pornography to register as a sex offender with state police. If it becomes law, the number of offenders could grow dramatically.

Updated: 10:06 AM President Bush has not made a decision about going to war against Iraq.

Updated: 10:07 AM Any vehicle approaching the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport could be searched.

Updated: 10:08 AM The Corning Revere store will close its doors in two and a half months.

Updated: 10:10 AM The City of Staunton says it will fund its cost for the upgrades to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel through selling bonds.

Updated: 6:15 PM Staunton City Council must approve the proposal of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel.

Updated: 6:11 PM With snow on the ground and energy costs on the rise, this winter has been cold and expensive for everyone in the Valley. But some are struggling more than others to heat their homes. Applications for local energy assistance programs are up 10-15 percent this month.

Updated: 6:08 PM A bill that would increase the charge for possessing "sexually explicit material" in Virginia has sailed through the House of Delegates.

Updated: 6:07 PM Parents of drunken driving victim file lawsuit.

Updated: 6:05 PM Columbia raises gas prices by 7.5 percent.

Updated: 9:34 AM If derby and city officials can't work something out, the Soap Box Derby will be on the move.

Updated: 6:30 PM Everyday four out of ten people eat at restaurants and every year more than nine-thousand of those people die. According to the Centers for Disease Control it's more common than you might think.

Updated: 6:10 PM About 421 couples got divorced in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County last year. It's a 3.5 percent drop from 2001, but many say the number is still too high. Thursday, a couple known as the Marriage Savers came to the Valley, trying to make a difference by making marriages last.

Updated: 5:52 PM The first bank robbery in Front Royal since 1983 has police on the lookout.

Updated: 5:49 PM There's new information in a Valley murder-suicide. Shenandoah County Police say a preliminary autopsy report shows 72-year-old Wilt Singleton was one of the victims.

Updated: 5:28 PM Three Winchester police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in a fatal Christmas Day shooting.

Updated: 3:41 PM UWATEC AG announced a recall of dive computers sold in 1995 and 1996 and Trak Inc. announced a recall of snowshoe bindings.