The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a strong armed robbery on and malicious wounding at 213 Sir John’s Road on August 29, 2010. The victim reported he was robbed at gunpoint by a white male wearing a mask and dark colored clothing, armed with a dark colored revolver, a white male wearing blue clothing and a white female last seen wearing blue jeans with holes, a white top, black leather boots to her knees, dark brown hair and gaps in her teeth. The victim sustained injuries to his person …

Blasting will occur in Rockbridge County on Interstate 81 on Sept. 7 and Sept. 9 at 1 pm.   The blasting locations will be on I-81 between mile markers 197 to 199.  Signs are posted in this area. Both northbound and southbound lanes will have a rolling mobile lane closure.
The blasting is part of the I-81 truck climbing lane project in Rockbridge County. The work zone is along the northbound lanes from mile marker 195.6 to 202.5, which is just north of Lexington.  Blasting days …

American pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of its biological product, Botox® Therapeutic, for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Department announced today. The resolution includes a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $375 million and a civil settlement with the federal government and the states of $225 million.
Under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), a company in its …

A midday collision between a southbound Norfolk Southern freight train and Conway Freight tractor trailer closed Main Street for two hours on Wednesday. There were no reported injuries and Main Street was reopened at approximately 2:30pm EST.
At around noon the Conway Freight driver was attempting to back an approximately 40-foot trainer up to a building loading dock near the intersection of Main Street and the railroad. When the driver encountered difficulty negotiating the narrow service road that parallels the tracks his truck cab was temporarily positioned over the tracks.
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On Monday, August 30, 2010, after midnight, Ptlm. B. Rouse of the Martinsburg Police Department was on patrol in the area of the Martinsburg Mall and observed a suspicious vehicle with occupants, parked in the parking lot. Upon approach of the vehicle, Ptlm. Rouse could detect the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle.
A short time later after making contact with vehicle, the occupants were removed and searched. During the search of one occupant, identified as Edward Miles, a bag was located in his pants that contained approximately 20 smaller …

All Mohammad Lonekashmiri of Berryville wanted was to buy some milk.  But when he went to the Food Lion at 409 North McNeil Road in Berryville, he bought something else first: a $120 Million Cash Blowout ticket from the Virginia Lottery.  He scratched the ticket and discovered it was a $1 million winner!
“I forgot why I was there,” he told Lottery officials. “I forgot the milk.”
$120 Million Cash Blowout is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. As the name …

West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Paul Mattox and Highways officials announce that beginning August 31, two new sections of Route 9 in Berkeley and Jefferson counties will open to traffic. The nearly $25 million first section is 2.05 miles from Opequon Creek to Short Road (Berkeley County Route 9/19) while the 2.65 mile second section from Short Road to Leetown Road (Jefferson County Route 1) contract was around $27 million. Orders Construction Company, Inc. and Central Contracting Inc., both of St. Albans performed the work.
“The opening of this 4.65 mile …