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Local
14 minutes ago
Harrisonburg Police Department provides tips during Verizon cellular service outage

HPD announced on their social media page that this outage should NOT affect the ability to reach 911.  

Photo of JMU campus with Carnegie Certification graphic in the corner
Local
3 hours ago
JMU receives national recognition for community engagement

JMU has been recognized for the Advancement of Teaching with the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification.   

Irshad Manji
Local
3 hours ago
Bestselling author to speak on “Moral Courage: How to Make a Difference in a Messy World”

The lecture will be on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 7:30 PM in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

Crime & Safety
3 hours ago
A Crash Involving a Propane Truck on Lee Jackson Highway

Units were dispatched shortly after 4:30 Tuesday afternoon to a multi-vehicle accident in the 5200 block.

Headshot of Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice, senior historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., who will speak at Bridgewater College on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Local
4 hours ago
Holocaust Museum Historian to Speak at Bridgewater College for Holocaust Remembrance Day

On Tuesday, January 27, Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice will present “Nameless Victims, Silenced Voices: A Profile of Victims of the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Program” in Cole Hall at 7pm for free and to the public.

Local
5 hours ago
JMU-Virgina Tech game canceled in 2026; Dukes will play at San Diego State

James Madison football announced a non-conference opponent change for the 2026 schedule, as it has added a west coast trip to San Diego State on Sept. 19, 2026.

Harrisonburg Media Group and WSIG present Virginia FFA with a check.
Agriculture
5 hours ago
Harrisonburg Media Group and WSIG raise money for Virginia FFA

During the month of November, WSIG sold special FFA shirts with all proceeds going to local FFA Chapters.

Up close of Staunton Police K-9 Wilson, a German Shepard, at his retirement party.
Crime & Safety
5 hours ago
Staunton Police K-9 retires

K-9 Wilson retired earlier this week after countless hours training and over 800 deployments in his career with his handler MPO Owens.

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