Hurricane Erin went through explosive strengthening as expected over the weekend as it skirts along the Caribbean. Luckily, Erin will miss the East Coast as it gets steered eastward by a cold front and stays in the Atlantic.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to return control of the county’s stormwater management program to the state. In a news release, the county announced the board voted to adopt a resolution declaring intent to return administration of the program to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

A school bus was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in Washington County on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Virginia State Police.

On Tuesday, July 29th, The Washington County Sheriff’s Office (Virginia) made an arrest in connection with an online investigation into child exploitation. A Jefferson County man traveled to Washington County,