Alex Bridges

Winchester

Senior Reporter at Northern Virginia Daily

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Shenandoah County sheriff asks court to dismiss ex-deputy's suit

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

The Shenandoah County sheriff refutes a former deputy’s claim that he unlawfully fired the officer in 2024 over his handling of an alcohol-related crash. Sheriff Timothy Carter terminated then-Deputy Jacob T. Unger from employment with the law enforcement agency on April 22, 2024. Unger started working in the agency in December 2021. Carter also sought to have Unger’s state certification to serve as a law enforcement officer revoked.
Warren County supervisors review next year's budget

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

Warren County supervisors head toward approving next year’s budget with little additional money as a result of flat tax rates. The Board of Supervisors took a last look at the proposed fiscal 2026 budget last week before the public hearing on June 10. The board can vote on a budget no sooner than June 24. At that time they can adopt a spending plan at or lower than the advertised budget.
Warren County School Board may push supervisors for more money

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County School Board members may need to settle for less money from the Board of Supervisors next year than they want. But at least two School Board members say they should push for more local funding even if they don’t get it. Chairwoman Kristen Pence and members Andrea Lo, Thomas McFadden Jr. and Melanie Salins discussed the current, proposed fiscal 2026 budget at their meeting and work session on Wednesday. Vice Chairwoman Antoinette Funk did not attend.
To help with housing shortage, Front Royal council opens zone to lodging houses

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

Front Royal leaders took actions Tuesday that supporters say helps address the town’s lack of affordable housing. The Town Council voted 5-1 to approve a request to amend the zoning ordinance to allow lodging houses by special-use permit in the R-1 Residential Zoning District. Vice Mayor Amber Veitenthal and council members Melissa DeDomenico-Payne, Joshua Ingram, R. Wayne Sealock and Glenn Wood voted in favor of the motion to amend the ordinance. Councilman H.
Driver in fatal crash receives suspended jail time

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

A West Virginia woman received suspended jail time recently for her involvement in a fatal tractor-trailer crash along Interstate 66 in Warren County in October. On May 20, a judge found Dawn Michelle Mongold guilty in Warren County General District Court of reckless driving and sentenced her to 12 months in jail. The judge suspended the sentence in its entirety. The judge imposed one year of unsupervised probation and ordered her to pay court costs.
Repairs underway at flood-damaged Front Royal park

1 week ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

Parts of the park at Bing Crosby Stadium in Front Royal remain closed after Happy Creek flooded and damaged ballfields and a foot bridge. The Warren County Department of Public Works continues to make repairs this week on facilities throughout the park, Director Mike Berry said in an email Tuesday. Flood waters left the shelters covered with debris. Crews have since cleaned and opened the shelters. The foot bridge over Happy Creek sustained damage and remains closed.
Police continue to investigate April fatal crash in Shenandoah County

2 weeks ago | nvdaily.com | Alex Bridges

Virginia police have not yet filed charges in the April 25 vehicle crash that killed a Strasburg woman in Shenandoah County. Alysia M. Coffelt, 28, of Strasburg, died in a three-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8:35 a.m. on John Marshall Highway near Back Road. A 2011 Ford F-250 traveling east on the highway crossed a double solid yellow centerline, sideswiped a westbound 2010 Subaru Outback, and collided head-on with a westbound 2022 Toyota Camry, according to state police.
Police lock down 3 Shenandoah County schools over threats

2 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Alex Bridges

Three Shenandoah County schools went on lockdown early Wednesday afternoon in response to threats made by someone in the community. Law enforcement officials are still searching for the person.
Warren County schools superintendent responds to graduate's gesture following speech

2 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Alex Bridges

FRONT ROYAL — A graduate of Skyline High School in Warren County gave what many people in the community say was a Nazi salute at the graduation ceremony on Friday. Class President Kailey Hoyt made the gesture — putting her hand on her heart and then raising her arm — as she walked off the stage after delivering her speech. Hoyt’s action sparked anger on Facebook groups and other social media outlets over the weekend.
Shenandoah County authorities say school threat likely a swatting incident

2 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Alex Bridges

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office says a threat that caused authorities to lock down several county schools on Wednesday was likely a swatting call. Swatting is a form of cyber harassment in which individuals make false emergency calls to 911 or other emergency services claiming an active threat in order to induce a large-scale law enforcement response, often involving SWAT teams.