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Natasha McCurdy had a plea hearing schedule for this week in Staunton Circuit Court, but online records indicate that the hearing was continued again at the request of her attorneys.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the fifth inning, James Madison softball used seven stolen bases and timely strikeouts from Kirsten Fleet to earn a 5-4 victory over Troy in the first round of the 2025 Sun Belt Softball Championship at the Troy Softball Complex on Wednesday night.

High School Baseball, Softball & Soccer Scores – Wednesday, 5/7

James Madison junior Wyatt Peifer tied the game in the eighth inning with a solo home run to force extra innings, but the Dukes fell to Maryland, 6-4, in 10 innings on Wednesday evening at Veterans Memorial Park.

Glen Kauffman, a Financial Planner who works out of the Harrisonburg office, received the Praxis Mutual Funds Sales award, now known as Praxis Investment Management.

Tony Branch pleaded guilty to the two felony charges he faced during a hearing Wednesday afternoon in the circuit court. One of those charges was unlawful wounding.

The Harrisonburg Police Department arrested David Joseph Liguori, 35, of Harrisonburg in connection to an animal cruelty case and a hit-and-run.

VDOT will continue bridge deck rehabilitation work on the southbound bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, just south of exit 269 near Shenandoah Caverns, and north of New Market this weekend.

The 7:30 pm concert is partially supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts.

According to Waynesboro Police Captain Jamie Dunn, Jordan Thomas Urban was arrested Tuesday following a months-long investigation that began when authorities received a tip back on November 16th, 2023.