The Virginia Museum of Transportation, in partnership with the Virginia Scenic Railway and Steam Railroading Institute, announced that the legendary Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 will operate a limited series of summer steam excursions from June and July.

The scene of this crash has been cleared, according to VDOT.

The Buena Vista Police Department announced Wednesday that it had made an arrest of a 27-year-old man in connection with a series of recent vehicle tampering incidents.

Schools are starting up in a few weeks, and school districts are helping you cross things off your child’s list.

Motorists traveling through Virginia’s Staunton and Lynchburg transportation districts should prepare for multiple highway work zones and traffic impacts from July 7 through July 11, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

Heads up, drivers! Bridge work is set to start taking place overnight on I-81 near Staunton, and it could affect your commute.

If you plan on driving through the Staunton area on Interstate 81, westbound I-64, or Route 262 anytime soon, keep an eye out for new detour signs.

Northbound Interstate 81 is closed near Staunton due to a tractor-trailer crash at mile marker 224.

The Staunton Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person.

Virginia State Police have warned of possible scam calls in our region, particularly in the Staunton and Radford areas.

Virginia State Police has issued a critically missing adult alert for a Staunton woman who was last seen driving northbound on Route 11 in her vehicle.

The project, which aims to expand key areas of I-81 to three lanes, is progressing faster than expected.

The 611 locomotive is under steam and leaving Roanoke very soon.

Tickets for 611 fall excursions are now available for purchase.

UPDATE - 11:30 a.m.

Lord Botetourt snaps Riverheads 52 game win streak, led by QB Jakari Nicely.

The Storm was victorious, with a final score of 40-7.

Following the CDC’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, options for where kids can get the vaccine are expanding in our region.

Randall Wolf (D) and John Avoli (R) are vying for the seat in the Virginia House of Delegates District 20 race.

The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) will soon begin providing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to those eligible, effective immediately.

To help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, Staunton River High School and Staunton River Middle School will be going virtual for the remainder of the week.

Three Virginia men are behind bars following a multi-agency narcotics investigation in Staunton and Waynesboro, state police say.

A Virginia man is in jail after attacking another man who he targeted with a racial slur, police said.

An Amherst man wanted on several warrants was arrested after a three-hour-long standoff on Thursday, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

STAUNTON, Va. – A 90-year-old Virginia man is dead after he was hit by a car while trying to cross a highway, authorities said. State police said the accident happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 16) on Jefferson Highway in Staunton. Howard A. Tillou died after being taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center, police said. It’s unclear why Tillou was in the road. The accident happened near an assisted living facility.

Someone’s pet was exposed to a rabid raccoon on Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. On Friday, a raccoon found in Staunton, Virginia, was submitted for rabies testing after a suspected encounter with a pet. The raccoon tested positive for rabies and while it no longer poses a threat, any person or animal that may have been exposed to the raccoon’s saliva would be considered a potential exposure and should receive medical evaluation. Rabies is deadly to animals and humans once symptoms begin, but can be prevented in humans if they receive vaccine and medication soon after exposure. VDH has this advice to help prevent the spread of rabies:

ROANOKE, Va. Five children in Virginia have now had Multisystem Inflamitory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), according to the Virginia Department of Health. The latest case reported in the commonwealth was of a child who lives in the Central Shenandoah Health District. That health district contains Rockingham, Augusta, Rockbridge, Bath and Highland counties, as well as the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington and Buena Vista. The other four cases reported were located in the Prince William, Alexandria and Fairfax health district. Two cases were reported in the Fairfax health district.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – The 38-year-old at the center of a manhunt in Rockbridge County on Monday has died. UPDATEAuthorities found the suspect they were searching for, who is now in custody, according to the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office. When the law enforcement officers and Rockbridge deputies located the fugitive, the suspect ran away, through Mill Creek, and holed up in a culvert pipe that Mill Creek flows through. ORIGINAL STORYLaw enforcement officers are searching for an armed person in Rockbridge County. People are being asked to avoid North Lee Highway in the Timber Ridge area as a search is underway for a subject that ran away, according to Rockbridge County Fire-Rescue & Emergency Management.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. - Authorities are searching for a missing Virginia woman who was last seen in Staunton. Meghan Mitchell, 27, was last seen Tuesday in Staunton, according to the Augusta County Sheriff's Office. Mitchell is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes, according to the Sheriff's Office. Authorities say Mitchell was last seen in a 2006 light blue Kia Sorento with Virginia license plate UUS-3083. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Augusta County Sheriff's Office at 540-245-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 800-322-2017.

ROANOKE, Va. - The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Virginia made a trip through Roanoke to remember two men killed for their skin color more than a century ago. The Pilgrimage for Racial Justice began in Staunton and is marching through southwest Virginia. Dick Willis, a deacon with the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Virginia. "Stop letting others be powerless. Stop letting others be voiceless."