6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (737+ words) Age limits in foster care in the U.S. vs. Ireland Augusta Free Press Age limits in foster care in the U.S. vs. Ireland Every year, thousands of young people navigate the complex foster care system, facing uncertainty about their futures as they…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) Grace Christian School opened its 2026-2027 school year on Thursday at its new location, the campus of the former Beverley Manor Elementary School – marking the first time in 30 years that students from preschool through the 12th grade are together under one roof....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) The Virginia Department of Health is telling us to go ahead and ignore Donald Trump on MMR vaccines, because he doesn’t know anything. “Virginia’s families should be able to trust that our vaccine recommendations are grounded in the best available…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) The sales tax in Virginia ranges from 5.3 percent in most areas all the way to the low sevens in our major metro areas. They’re waving it this weekend, for people doing back-to-school shopping, and also, for the doomsday preppers among…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (508+ words) Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge is seeking homes for more cats from a property in Rockbridge County that is the site of one of the more aggressive animal hoarding cases we’ve seen in these parts in a while. Sixty-four cats…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (353+ words) The Wayne Theatre in Downtown Waynesboro will premiere a production of Children of Eden, the acclaimed musical featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by John Caird, with live performances running weekends from July 31 through Aug. 9. “At its…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (540+ words) Drowning rarely looks the way people expect. It can be quiet and easy to miss, especially when a person is exhausted or unable to call for help. A person in serious trouble may not be waving or shouting. They may…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (568+ words) Five male juveniles who left the Hallmark Youthcare psychiatric facility in Goochland late Monday night were eventually located – less than 36 hours after a group of eight female juveniles receiving care at the facility were located and returned after another breach....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (274+ words) Marriage license requirements differ by country and by state. Sometimes, there are more specific conditions by municipality within a state. Moreover, the processing timeline for a legal ceremony in a foreign country can run weeks longer than domestic paperwork. Some…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (541+ words) It’s already the settled law of the land, marriage equality, but Virginia still has embedded in its state constitution, thanks to the politics of 2006, a provision narrowly defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. The push for…...