FIRE DISRUPTS POWER ON NEW GRID
Staunton, VA-A transformer caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning in the basement of recently opened Allied Power, sources report. The facility was using an experimental new power source that claimed to be eco-friendly and waste free. A spokesperson for the firm declined further comment only saying that a fault in the system caused the fire. Damage was estimated in the millions.
GIRL, 8, MISSING FROM HOME
Waynesboro, VA A young girl, Magda McGRaff, was reported missing from her home early Wednesday. The 8 year old was last seen playing in the park just two blocks from her Aunt's house, where she lives. An eyewitness reported seeing a nondescript white cargo van in the neighborhood around the time Magda went missing. Police have no leads at this time.
PARK SERVICES RECEIVE ANONYMOUS GRANT
Richmond, VA The Shenandoah National Park has received a substantial gift of both money and land to the tune of an estimated four million dollars, and 1600 square acres from an anonymous source. The paperwork was drawn up in Harrisonburg by the law firm of Bergen, Myers and Jacob. It sites the specific uses for the monies, as well as setting into perpetuity grants for a new Museum, and general improvements for the Park.
CENTRE FOR PARANORMAL RESEARCH TO OPEN
Harrisonburg, VA In cooperation witht he Sizemore Institute of Eerie, PA an educational center and library has opened in the area. "There are a great deal of stories and unexplained phenomena of the supernatural in this region, so where better to study them" Director Gwendolyn Starchaser had to say. The Centre also hosts a number of retreats for New Age and Alternate Religions.
NEW FOLKLIFE MUSEUM BRINGS THE PAST TO LIFE
Halley's Ford, VA A page from the past has been turned, as the long-awaited Appalachian/Shenandoah Region Museum had its grand opening this Meorial Day Weekend. The new exhibit centers on an 18th centry farm, with tours running much like those at Historic sites such as Colonial Williamsburg and nearyby Monticello
WOLVES TO BE REINTRODUCED TO NATIONAL PARKS
Washington, DC Wolves, bears, and endagered red deer are amoung a few of the wild species being carefully reintroduced into the mountains of western VA. A spokesman for the DEPT> of the INterior made the statement from steps of the National Geographic Society and Museum. Overhunting and land development have taken their toll on native spcies. Silas Blackfeather, a renowned researcher will be spearheading the initiative.