The Hollywood Cemetery spans 135 acres and overlooks the James River. Two U.S. presidents and more than 18,000 Confederate soldiers and generals are buried there.
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Law enforcement agents thwarted a kidnapping attempt today by “violent extremists” against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Rockbridge Regional Jail is working with an outside agency to start a program to help inmates re-enter society. The jail superintendent hopes it will reduce overcrowding and the 82% repeat offender rate.
The county sheriff’s department holds a “zero tolerance” policy toward drugs.
The three men belonged to the Rise Against Movement. Some officials have likened the group to a street-fighting club and members refer to themselves as the mixed martial arts club of the “alt-right” fringe movement.
Police found three adults unconscious in a car, with an uninjured infant in the back seat. Drug paraphernalia was also found.
A scammer posing as a sheriff’s deputy has been targeting the area, threatening intended victims with arrest.
Dog-related crimes have risen in Rockbridge County in the past month. Local officials are trying to inform the public about animal control ordinances.
The Lexington Police Department released 2015 crime counts in seven categories.
By Rachel Stone Lexington police confronted a tense situation on the eve of Thanksgiving last year. A man named Joseph Anthony Jackson of…