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November 05, 2008
Waynesboro man pleads guilty in gang attack
A second Waynesboro man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of assault and gang participation in relation to a May 10 beating at a gas station.Prices drop for 40 straight days
The price of filling up at the pump is dropping about as fast as leaves are falling off trees, but can sub-$2 per gallon gas last?
New assistant city manager appointed in Waynesboro
Jim Shaw will get an opportunity to “expand his career,” as he has been named Waynesboro’s new assistant city manager.Informant ‘taints’ 15 drug cases
A confidential informant “fell apart” when questioned, undermining cases against 15 of 28 suspected drug dealers arrested in an October sweep, authorities said Wednesday.GOP seeks to regroup
Though a Democrat carried Old Dominion for the first time since 1964, Virginia remains a state right of center.Warner ready to work
Fresh from a decisive victory in the Virginia U.S. Senate race Tuesday, Mark Warner said the onus is now on producing results for Virginia residents and the country.
Unreliable informant taints 15 drug cases
A confidential informant “fell apart” when questioned last week, undermining cases against 15 of 28 suspected drug dealers.Shaw named Waynesboro assistant city manager
Jim Shaw has been named Waynesboro's new assistant city manager.Men face sex charges after Wal-Mart arrest
Staunton police arrested two men for alleged prostitution and crimes against nature.Police seek alleged shoe thieves
Staunton police say two men stole a $65 pair of shoes Tuesday before 3 p.m. from Super Shoes.Woman arrested for drive-through assault
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lori Stone, 42, for multiple charges related to an alleged assault in a bank drive-through lane.Trailers and lumber stolen
A 49-year-old Greenville woman reported theft two trailers, a fiberglass snow plow blade and a hot tub from the back yard of her residence.President-elect Barack Obama’s remarks in Chicago
Text of Democrat Barack Obama's speech in Chicago after winning the presidential electionText of McCain’s concession speech
Text of Republican John McCain's concession speech Tuesday in Phoenix.Voters stream into polls in steady flow
Too young to vote, 14-year-old Karri Greenlee spent almost eight hours at polling places Tuesday handing out sample ballots.Goodlatte rolls to his 9th term
Incumbent 6th District Rep. Bob Goodlatte won a ninth term Tuesday by sweeping past Democratic challenger Sam Rasoul.Blue inroads in Valley
Area Democrats see party making progress in Va.November 04, 2008
Obama triumphs, will be first black US president
Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
Obama’s hometown giddy with prospect of victory
Thousands of Barack Obama supporters in the senator’s hometown gathered in Grant Park for a huge election-night rally they hoped would be a historic victory celebration.
Presidential race in Staunton close
With all five wards in Staunton reporting, Democrat Barack Obama has a very slim, 11 vote lead over Republican John McCain.McCain with big lead in Augusta County
Republican John McCain is winning handily in Augusta County with 24 of 26 precincts reporting.AP projects Goodlatte to win Sixth District race
The Associated Press is calling the Sixth District House of Representatives race for Republican Bob Goodlatte over Democrat Sam Rasoul and Independent Janice Lee Allen.Warner breezes to Senate victory
Democratic former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner breezed to victory in his bid for the Senate on Tuesday, snagging a southern seat long held by Republicans and fueling expectations that Democrats would solidify their now-thin leadership grip over the chamber.
