DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) – Hurricane recovery efforts in Virginia are ahead of schedule as Route 58 in Damascus reopened Thursday. During Hurricane Helene, 1.5 miles of Route 58 were washed away, leaving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of the Virginia Creeper Trail that remains closed a year after Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury) As ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is usually a quiet town, and well known for Trail Days and the Creeper Trail. Monday, however, the town was full of the sound of chainsaws and heavy machinery as ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — The Town of Damascus has received good news from the state of Virginia recently. As the town continues to recover from the impacts of Helene, the state has awarded Damascus two $55,000 ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — Eighteen of the 34 miles of Virginia Creeper Trail are still closed after Hurricane Helene damaged several parts along the extensive path, but thanks to a group effort by several ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) – United States Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) held many events in Southwest Virginia Tuesday afternoon to celebrate funding for community projects, including the Creeper Trail ...

UPDATE: This story originally ran in the June 2025 issue. The 1.5-mile section of U.S. 58 mentioned here reopened May 22, after the June issue’s press deadline. The road repairs on U.S. 58 can’t be ...

On a September afternoon, Stuart Wright was trying to persuade a tourist to bring her son back to visit the town of Damascus in Washington County. “Bring that little boy down here and he can play in ...

PETERSBURG, Va. -- Following a successful relief effort in Western North Carolina last week, a group of small businesses and volunteers in the Tri-Cities is mobilizing again, this time to assist ...

A small town in Virginia holds a special place in the East Coast hiking community. Damascus, Virginia is known as 'Trail Town USA.' Seven trails converge in town, including two major ones, the ...

DAMASCUS, Virginia --- (3/5) On the third segment of "My Town: Damascus," News 5's John Engel takes a ride on the Virginia Creeper Trail; 17 miles of downhill riding from Damascus to Abingdon. New ...