Brad Zinn, The News Leader

Brad Zinn

The News Leader

Staunton, VA, United States

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  • The News Leader
  • USA TODAY
  • MyCentralJersey

Past articles by Brad:

PD: Man dead after leap from Waynesboro bridge

The Waynesboro Police Department said a man died Monday after jumping from a bridge on Hopeman Parkway. → Read More

Temporary shelter opening at church on Middlebrook Road

An emergency shelter for adults hosted by the Arbor Hill Church of the Brethren is opening Monday. → Read More

Gun reported at Waynesboro school, student arrested

Police arrested a juvenile Friday after it was reported a student had a firearm at Kate Collins Middle School. → Read More

Augusta County Sheriff's Office gets accreditation after snubs in 2015, 2019

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office received its accreditation this week after being denied twice since 2015. → Read More

Verona teen charged with rape, forcible sodomy

Verona man, 18, charged with two felonies in alleged sexual assault. → Read More

Man killed as Charlottesville surpasses 2022 homicide totals in first 2 months of year

Police said a man was shot to death Wednesday afternoon in Charlottesville in the city's third killing this year. → Read More

Stuarts Draft woman listing as missing

A Stuarts Draft woman has been missing since Feb. 8, the sheriff's office said. → Read More

Waynesboro man, 67, sentenced to five years in prison for child pornography

A contrite elderly Waynesboro man pleaded guilty to 10 felony charges Wednesday in a child pornography case. → Read More

Staunton man sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping girls

A man who raped two girls in Staunton was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week following his convictions. → Read More

Waynesboro man arrested two years after skipping court date in drug case

A Waynesboro man wanted for two years was captured over the weekend in Harrisonburg. → Read More

Weyers Cave home damaged in fire, no injuries reported

Multiple agencies responded to a fire Friday morning at a Weyers Cave home on Dices Spring Road. → Read More

Police: Man hit by pickup on Richmond Avenue in Staunton

Police said a pedestrian was struck Tuesday night by a pickup on Richmond Avenue in Staunton, according to a report. → Read More

Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Waynesboro

Police said a man was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Sunday night in Waynesboro, according to a report. → Read More

Wrong-way driver, other victims identified in Augusta County crash that killed three

Three people killed Monday in a crash on interstate 81 have been identified by Virginia State Police. → Read More

VSP: One dead in weekend crash in Stuarts Draft

Virginia State Police said one person was killed early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Stuarts Draft. → Read More

Staunton man sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping young girl

On Thursday in Augusta County Circuit Court, a man was convicted of raping a young girl in 2018. → Read More

Armed robbery reported at Waynesboro vape shop

Police said a man armed with a gun robbed a Waynesboro business Saturday night. → Read More

Authorities: Dead baby brought to Augusta Health in cardboard box

Police are investigating after a Staunton couple arrived at Augusta Health over the weekend with a deceased infant. → Read More

Plane crash in Rockingham County, one dead

A small single-engine aircraft crashed Wednesday in Rockingham County. → Read More

Authorities continue to investigate Broadway fire after 2 found dead

Two people were found dead Sunday after firefighters were called to a blaze on Deer Cabin Lane. → Read More