Jeff Taylor

In one of the few swing states this election, the GOP is nominating people who "rock the boat and punch a hole in the boat every day." Why?

Eric Chrisman (left), vice chairman of the Winchester Electoral Board, and Bret Barton, an employee with the City of Winchester Facilities Maintenance Department, load polling place items into the back of a truck at the Winchester registrar’s office on North East Lane on Monday in preparation for Election Day, which is today. Polling places in Virginia will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Winchester Star plans to publish election results online tonight, if available. It’s unlikely that results will be received in time for Wednesday’s print edition.

Letter carrier of 14 years Tim Walker of Stephens City wears short sleeves and shorts while delivering mail on an unusually warm Tuesday on Sheridan Avenue in Winchester, where the front of a home has been decorated for the fall season. Tuesday's temperatures reached the mid-70s by afternoon.

Alyson Groft (left) and Donna Thornton were traveling through Winchester Thursday morning and happened upon the area's first Wawa convenience store, which was having its grand opening celebration that included giveaways like free coffee. The new Wawa is located at 1544 Martinsburg Pike in Frederick County near Interstate 81. Wawa is a national chain based in Pennsylvania. It's known for its custom sandwiches, especially hoagies, which are made to order.

BERRYVILLE — Despite all the hops, barley, yeast and other ingredients that go into it, beer is still more than 90% water, Chris Jacques points out.

The integration of advanced electric motor technology is a key component of the constantly changing automotive sector. Encoder motors and their close cousin smart motors are two devices that are playing a significant role in how vehicles are being designed. These advanced Direct Current (DC) electric motors are now rooted into many parts of vehicle platforms. And they are playing a crucial role in the overall functionality and sophistication of modern vehicles. (There are Alternating Current (AC) encoder and smart motors, but for this article we are going to focus on the DC type.)

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WINCHESTER — Entering Kimberly’s at 135 N. Braddock St. is a sensory treat any time of the year. But the holiday season at the expansive boutique is nothing short of

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