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AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A man convicted of killing a man, whose body was found in the George Washington National Forest, has been sentenced to prison. Joseph Cunningham was sentenced Monday ...
The USDA Forest Service George Washington and Jefferson National Forests has closed the Clinch Ranger District and the Mount Rogers National Recreation area due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene.
The U.S. Forest Service originally planned to ban fracking in the 1.1 million-acre George Washington National Forest, but energy companies cried foul after a draft of the plan was released in 2011.
The pipeline would run in part through the George Washington National Forest, where a 0.1-mile segment of the pipeline would cross about 600 feet (about 183 meters) beneath the Appalachian Trail.
AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A suspect is in custody after a 49-year-old was found dead in a remote area of the George Washington National Forest. The Amherst County Sheriff's Office received a ...
This spring, firefighters across the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Roanoke plan to conduct prescribed burning to reduce hazardous fuels, restore wildlife habitat and improve ...
(WFXR) – The George Washington and Jefferson Forest reopens areas that suffered damage and closed after Hurricane Helene. Areas in the Clinch Ranger District and Mount Rogers National ...
LURAY — Trails are closed in areas of the George Washington National Forest in Page County where two forest fires have burned more than 600 acres. The U.S. Forest Service says a fire at Burners ...
Prescribed burns in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests this week will produce smoke visible across the Shenandoah Valley. The U.S. Forest Service issued a statement Tuesday ...