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Waynesboro Police are investigating a vehicle break-in that turned into a vehicle theft.

In a vehicular sense, July 1, 1950, was one of the most disaster-prone dates in area history.

Augusta County Sheriff's deputies say one farmer did some crime prevention of his own over the weekend.

STAUNTON - Clarence Edward Morris, 80, of 340 Dupont Avenue and formerly of Poplar Avenue in Craigsville, died Saturday morning, June 7, 2008 at his residence.

AUGUSTA SPRINGS -James David Colvin, 78, of 3334 Little Calf Pasture Highway died Tuesday morning, June 3, 2008, at his residence.

VERONA - The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will host its monthly staff briefing today.

AUGUSTA SPRINGS - How many gallons of water do you think it takes to flush a toilet? 'Four,' Buffalo Gap sophomore Jenni Hendrick told the fourth-graders scattered around her.

CRAIGSVILLE - The Augusta County Sheriff's Office said a burglary occurred Saturday at a vacant home for sale in the 100 block of Augusta Springs Road. via Staunton News Leader

AUGUSTA SPRINGS - A 46-year-old man died of multi-system trauma Wednesday after a truck collapsed on him at his home in Augusta Springs. via Staunton News Leader

A man has died after being crushed by his own truck. The accident happened Wednesday evening in Augusta Springs, near Kunkle Tanyard Road. via WHSV

Sheep at Chester Farms near Augusta Springs. Chester Farms will host a wool fair at their Churchville location this weekend. via Staunton Daily News Leader

"The volunteers on the committees are the heart and soul of the human-rights system."

Laws long have protected Virginia's mental-health patients from abuse and neglect. via News Virginian

"We do this on a routine, unannounced basis across the state"

The Virginia Department of Corrections conducted a surprise search Saturday of vehicles, visitors and staff that were headed into the Augusta Correctional Center, according to a VDOC press release. via Staunton Daily News Leader

"It's a painful decision to close a business, but they took the moral high ground and realized the Red Cross is about service, not paperclips and bricks and mortar"

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham County chapter of the American Red Cross began closing its Harrisonburg office today, officials say. via The Daily News-Record

"We need input on how to be more proactive involving wildlife and game management"

WAYNESBORO - The semiannual meeting of the Waynesboro Game and Fish Protective Association was held Thursday night at the Shenandoah Heights Baptist Church, with information about the Augusta Forestry Center ... via Staunton News Leader

Perhaps no American in history has more name recognition than Thomas Jefferson. Although he lived over the mountain in Charlottesville, Jefferson's ties to Augusta were significant. via Staunton News Leader

VERONA - The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network has received $100,000 to combat child hunger in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. via Staunton News Leader

"The 'Webb Sites' program has been tremendously successful this past year, and I look forward to expanding the program to make my Senate office even more accessible to more Virginians."

Read the news release below: Senator Jim Webb created the "Webb Sites" program last year to provide satellite office-hour locations for Virginians to speak with a representative of the Senator's staff in their ... via WSLS

"There was a ton of folks working on this. They realized the concern in the community and pulled it together. I'm very relieved . . . I'm very elated that we were able to wrap it up so quickly."

Police Monday will begin court proceedings against two people they believe responsible for the Interstate 64 shootings that occurred last week. via Danville Register Bee

"You haven't had it too easy here for Democrats, but look at what you've done"

STAUNTON - Two Democratic leaders looking toward upcoming races chatted with party supporters at a fundraiser Sunday night. via Staunton News Leader