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Local
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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.

Local
2 years ago
Virginia DMV rolls out motorcycle safety campaign

The DMV reports that as of July 31, Virginia has experienced over 1,200 motorcycle crashes, resulting in 63 deaths and among the jurisdictions with the highest number of fatalities is Augusta County.

Community
2 years 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
2 years ago
State Police identify victims in fatal crash involving passenger van and train

Virginia State Police say the crash was reported shortly after 8 p.m. Monday evening. A 2019 Ford transit van carrying four people was in the 100 block of Wayne Avenue when it was struck by the train and rolled over.

Local
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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.