Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

Virginia Republicans are selecting their candidates for Campaign 2013. The party is meeting in Richmond Saturday to pick its nominees for the state's top three offices. E.W. Jackson, a minister and retired marine, beat out six other hopefuls to become...

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gave the following remarks in accepting the Republican nomination for governor at the Republican Party of Virginia nominating convention in Richmond Saturday: "I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of...

Justin Fairfax, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general, won his third straw poll in less than a week Wednesday. The straw poll was taken at a candidates forum featuring Fairfax and his opponent - state Sen. Mark Herring of Loudoun...

Six months after Democrat Terry McAuliffe entered Virginia's gubernatorial race, he's barnstorming statewide with Democratic luminaries in an "official" campaign launch.    He also announced a fundraiser a month away with First Lady Michelle Obama.   ...

Last month a driver hauling hundreds of turkeys crashed on the way to a slaughter house in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Now, animal rights activists are calling fowl on the company People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, wants the company...

Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe will be in Richmond Monday. Senator Tim Kaine will join him to talk about strengthening community colleges. McAuliffe spoke about transportation Sunday in Norfolk. His next stops are Charlottesville and...

From restaurants to unique boutiques, you can find pretty much anything you need in the Roanoke area. With the growing popularity of what's being called an "old fashioned downtown" and the "buy local" initiative, more and more small business owners...

Two local food establishments closed their doors Sunday, one a family-owned bakery, the other a chain restaurant. Icing Bakery & Cafe, a family-owned store in downtown Boonsboro, closed Sunday, as did a Shoney’s restaurant at Hagerstown’s...

A tractor-trailer carrying nearly 1,000 turkeys crashed on Route 220 North on Wednesday morning, forcing one lane to close. The accident happened around 7 a.m. near Route 669 (Murray Hill Road). The tractor-trailer overturned in the median. About...

The Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors has elected Dan Dennison as president of the state broadcast organization. Dennison, news director of WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, will also serve as the group's Southwest representative. Doug...

The Salem High School Forensics team continued its dominance over the weekend, winning its eighth straight Virginia High School League state Group AA title on Saturday. The Spartans sealed the title with a 56-17 win over John Handley on Saturday in...

James Madison University is inaugurating its sixth president. Jonathan Alger officially takes the helm of the Harrisonburg university Friday. He tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that it's very unusual in American higher education for a university to...