Local
1 year ago
City of Harrisonburg declares drought warning

Harrisonburg City Council adopted a resolution declaring the warning during their Tuesday night meeting. While the water consumption relative to the city’s supply has not reached critical mass, a spike in consumption during bouts of extreme heat over the summer prompted the measure. 

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Bond hearing delayed for Augusta County man charged in weekend hit and run accident

According to online records, John Randozzo Junior had his bond hearing Tuesday afternoon continued until October 18 in General District Court. He will remain in custody in the meantime.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Virginia State Police announce traffic enforcement initiative north of the Shenandoah Valley this week

Sergeant Brent Coffey explains that the agency will be conducting Operation DISS-rupt on all 76 miles of Interstate 66 today and tomorrow.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Page County woman charged with breaking and entering

Sheriff Chad Cubbage reported that deputies responded last Thursday, Aug. 8, to a report of a breaking and entering into a home in the 100 block of Donovan Drive in Stanley.

Community
1 year ago
RCPS Board adopts policies limiting flags and decor, restricting student electronic devices in county schools

Rockingham County Public Schools will limit which flags and decor can be displayed, and student cell phone and personal electronics use will be prohibited starting this school year.

Local
1 year ago
Shenandoah National Park lifts fishing ban following heavy rainfall

Extremely dry conditions and low stream flows prompted the ban on June 27. However, recent rainfall has improved conditions resulting in lifting the fishing ban.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Maryland man pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges in Harrisonburg’s US District Court

A Maryland man who used the drug dependency of at least three women to compel them to engage in commercial sex work, pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Local
1 year ago
GoFundMe set up for tenants displaced by Dayton Mini-Market fire

A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise $25,000 to help the Patel family, who owned the structure, as well as the eight tenants who lived in the apartment.

Local
1 year ago
Rockingham County Fair opens this week

Monday night’s events include a concert featuring Dylan Scott and Tyler Farr. Other events include Go Kart Racing and the Cowgirl Circus.

Court gavel with American flag in the background
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Hearing delayed for Luray police officer charged with DWI in Rockingham County

Michael Wagoner was originally charged with D-W-I first offense after he was arrested on May 26. The class 1 misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine.

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