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In 2023, visitors spent $242.2 million in Harrisonburg, a nearly 17 percent increase over pre-pandemic numbers that have grown every year since 2019. That spending supported 2,678 jobs in the city and contributed nearly $13 million to local tax revenue.

The event honors the heroic first responders of 9/11 by symbolically retracing the steps they took in service. Students enrolled in MTC’s Emergency Medical Technician and Criminal Justice classes will participate in the climb. 

Augusta County authorities are reporting that multiple phone scams have been circulating around using the Sheriff’s Office and Circuit Court phone numbers.

The rider of the Honda, Jacobo Wilson, 34, of Harrisonburg, died at the scene.

The Commanders allowed Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to score 37 points, the second most in the NFL through the first 15 games of Week 1, and rack up 392 yards.

Supplementary materials were back on the agenda at last night’s Rockingham County School Board meeting.

The event will be held from Sept. 27-29. Artists will hold demonstrations and workshops throughout the weekend at several locations in the park.

A suspect who was riding in a vehicle stolen from the Charlottesville area and driven into a Harrisonburg Police cruiser last month was expected to appear in court this morning.

If they meet the requirements necessary to obtain a pharmaceutical processor permit, the company will be free to cultivate cannabis plants, produce marijuana products and sell to qualified medical marijuana patients.

Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened this morning in Harrisonburg.