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More than 14,000 acres burning under national forest oversight, almost 1,000 acres in national park By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 25 — After completing an initial assessment of the damage from recent wildfires in the […]

Friday’s rain helped, but wildfires still burning By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 23 — While the Rocky Ridge wildfire in Shenandoah National Park has spread to 1,000 acres and is 10 percent contained, the Route […]

Rain forecast for Friday night might not be enough to squelch flames By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 22 — Nearly 80 wildfires have been reported in Virginia since high winds fanned flames across the commonwealth […]

Community support for first responders overwhelming By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 21 — While many of Wednesday’s small fires in the region have either been extinguished or contained, at least three major wildfires spread out […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 20 — On Wednesday afternoon thousands in Page County were without power and at least three (or more) wildfires still rage as winds reached gusts of up to 50 mph on […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 9 — About 75 Democrats and independents gathered at the Luray VFW on Saturday to hear from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and two candidates in the sixth congressional district […]