$3B Merck Expansion to Create 500 Jobs at Elkton Facility
ELKTON, Va. — On October 20, 2025, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck has begun construction on a $3 billion, 400,000-square-foot phar…
Luray Woman Killed, Stanley Teen Injured in Head-On Crash
PAGE COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a crash that killed a local woman on Wednesday.
Camper Destroyed in Stanley Fire; No Injuries Reported
STANLEY, Va. — Last Tuesday, local firefighters battled a blaze that left a recreational vehicle a total loss.
State of Emergency Declared as SNAP Benefits Near Depletion; Senators Press USDA to Act
LURAY, Va. — On October 23, 2025, Page County officials posted an urgent message to residents who receive food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S…
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FROM NPR —
In small towns and rural communities, young voters say they feel unseen by leaders
Andrew Tait has a long workday. He bookends shifts as a warehouse supervisor for a nearby factory with early morning and late night chores on his family’s small farm in rural Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
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FROM STYLE WEEKLY —
Documentary about Shenandoah National Park readies for its world premiere at the Virginia Film Festival.
More than five years in the making, the film stars the flora and fauna of the 300-square-mile Shenandoah National Park in Virginia’s northwest corner.
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FROM THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY —
Mapping my city’s moral geography
Seventy years ago, this place where parking lots and government administration buildings echo was the beating heart of Harrisonburg’s Black community. Newtown elders recall the solidarity and mutual aid that characterized and sustained the community of their childhood.
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FROM NPR —
Virginia surveillance network tapped thousands of times for immigration cases
The highest number of searches originated from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. A spokesperson confirmed it conducted the searches because federal immigration authorities asked it to.
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FROM CVILLE RIGHT NOW —
Three accused in deadly [Rockingham Co.] Mennonite kidnapping plot face U.S. extradition
Three individuals who fled to Scotland after a failed 2018 attempt to kidnap children from the Shenandoah Valley’s Old Order Mennonite community could soon be on their way back to the United States.