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December 12, 2008
Memorial service scheduled for teen
A time for reflection and a memorial service have been scheduled for Lindsay Hyson.December 11, 2008
Teenager given 6 years for robbery
A Waynesboro teen has been sentenced to six years and two months in prison after pleading guilty to robbery, adding legal punishment to the beating he received when confronted during the crime.Goode: Recount should include military ballots
Facing the loss of his seat, U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. said Thursday that all late-arriving absentee ballots cast by U.S. troops overseas should be counted as part of next week’s recount in his 5th District race.Teen pedestrian killed
A Waynesboro teen rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon after being struck by an SUV has died.
Teen pedestrian rushed to hospital after SUV collision
A teen girl was rushed to the hospital today after a white Ford Expedition jumped the curb at Hardees, pinning her against the wall.Police to speak on ‘67 double-murder
Staunton police will hold a press conference Friday concerning an unsolved 1967 double-murder.December 10, 2008
Charges dropped against mother accused in daughter’s drowning death
Amber L. Sprouse, twice tried in court for the drowning death of her 11-month-old daughter, will not be tried again.
Families of ’67 murder victims describe years of waiting
The mother of one of two women killed at a Staunton ice cream stand in 1967 said Wednesday the crime burdened her and family members every day, in different ways, for 41 years.Testimony pushes stabbing homicide to grand jury
A Staunton judge certified a first-degree murder charge to a grand jury Wednesday as tearful defendant Nettie Lee Salisbury looked on, twice hearing calls of encouragement from supporters in the courtroom.Fallout to ripple through city
City officials say the latest news about layoffs at Invista’s Waynesboro plant is expected to have a trickle-down effect on the city’s coffers.
Grim news shakes workers
With children, with spouses and with homes already nearing foreclosure, workers streaming from the Invista plant Wednesday said job cuts have come at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way.
Invista plant halts nylon work, 210 jobs cut
December 09, 2008
Former deputy found not guilty of impersonating an officer
An Arlington woman charged in Augusta County with impersonating an officer last month was found not guilty Tuesday.Creigh Deeds piles stack of endorsements
Richmond politicians and community members today cited Sen. R. Creigh Deeds’ record on crime and justice in endorsing his bid for governor.Area hotels filling up
Even more than 100 miles away from the center of the presidential inaugural action, hotels are filling up fast.
Stabbing nets man 11 years in prison
A Waynesboro man will serve 11 years and three months in prison after signing a plea deal Tuesday in the stabbing of his girlfriend.Ill. Gov. charged in Obama successor probe
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on Tuesday on charges he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder in what a federal prosecutor called a “corruption crime spree.”December 08, 2008
Council hears from resident on rate hikes
The Waynesboro City Council heard from just one resident Monday during a public hearing on Waynesboro’s proposed fee increases for water, sewer and trash service.Arrest looms in ’67 murder case
Forty-one years after two young women were gunned down in a Staunton ice cream shop, a prosecutor said Monday police are preparing for an arrest, ending decades of anguish for the victims’ families.Former bus driver pleads guilty again, receives concurrent time
Less than a month after pleading guilty in Staunton court to having sex with a teenage boy, a former Staunton bus driver pleaded guilty Monday to similar charges in Augusta County.Memorial set for Va. victims of Mumbai attacks
A Virginia spiritual community is planning a a public memorial service for two members who were killed in the Mumbai attacks.
Wreck kills Verona man
A 45-year-old Verona man was found dead in his white Dakota Sport truck at about 11 a.m. this morning.
December 07, 2008
Field Manuel
Buena Vista native, world champion Phillies manager
‘We took them by surprise’
At Pearl Harbor, US response to Japanese raid is acclaimedEconomy creates spending dilemma during holiday season
It’s a tough economy out there, even for a kid. And many parents are wondering how to broach the subject.December 06, 2008
It’s Christmastime in the River City
Annual Christmas parade winds through downtown Waynesboro
Where’s the beef from?
New country-of-origin labeling laws discussed at industry symposiumVa. GOP focuses on 2009
Republicans aim to regroup, recapture majority next yearDecember 05, 2008
SLIDESHOW: Louis J. Hausrath—Through the years
Louis J. Hausrath -- Through the yearsInvista cutting 132 jobs
Company sees decline in demand, production
