Local
1 year ago
City officials to break ground on Harrisonburg’s fifth fire station

Harrisonburg Fire Chief Matt Tobia explains that when the fire station opens, it will cut down on the response time in the Park View area.

Jacob Preston Sipe mugshot
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
One dead, one in custody after morning shooting in Waynesboro

Waynesboro Police Captain Jaime Dunn says officers were dispatched shortly after 9 a.m. to the 400 block of James Avenue for a report of a discharge of a weapon.

Community
1 year ago
RCPS Board discusses proposed flag policy

The Rockingham County Public School Board met this morning to discuss a proposed flag and decor policy.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Harrisonburg man found guilty in connection with mysterious death

The Harrisonburg man that authorities say was responsible for the mysterious death last summer was found guilty of an amended charge.

Jacob Preston Sipe mugshot
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Waynesboro police investigating fatal shooting

Captain Jaime Dunn reports that the incident happened just after 9 a.m. in the 400 block of James Avenue.

Local
1 year ago
Last week of Empty the Shelters event at RHSPCA

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — Adoptions have not been on pace for the Rockingham […]

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Trial continues for Harrisonburg man charged in connection with body found at construction site

It is Day 6 of the trial of Aaron Christopher Gordon Junior, who is accused of murdering Towan Julian Cappell, after his body was found at an Eastover Drive construction site on August 18 of last year.

Local
1 year ago
Youngkin appoints Harrisonburg man to Virginia Board of Forestry

One of his appointments is Michael Harold of Harrisonburg, who was appointed to the Virginia Board of Forestry.

Community
1 year ago
Majority of JMU class of 2023 employed within six months, report finds

James Madison University announced this morning that over 25-hundred undergraduates from the class of 2023 found work within six months of receiving their degrees, and more than 1,500 of them filled jobs in Virginia.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Plea hearing set for man accused of hijacking tractor trailer on I-81

According to online records, an Augusta County Circuit Court judge selected August 29 as the date for the plea hearing for Jacob Falso, 31 of Freeville, New York.