Bike to Work Day
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Within the Streetscape project, Harrisonburg is looking to add bike lanes on Main Street downtown. (Full Story) |
Watch Out for Ticks
Last Updated: 6:56 PM 05/15/08 -
Pet owners should be on the lookout for ticks this spring. (Full Story) |
DUI Demonstration
Last Updated: 6:46 PM 05/15/08 -
Air care and rescue squads responded to an accident Thursday that allegedly involved alcohol at Fort Defiance High School. (Full Story) |
Preserving New Market
Last Updated: 6:37 PM 05/15/08 -
APVA Preservation Virginia is calling attention to how truck traffic is impacting historic sites in New Market. (Full Story) |
Human Error Causes Stimulus Glitch
Last Updated: 11:16 AM 05/16/08 -
The Internal Revenue Service says up to 350,000 households didn't get their $300 per child refund that should have been part of their economic stimulus rebate checks. (Full Story) |
Advice on Meeting Health Reforms
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Governor Tim Kaine is looking for advice on carrying out mental health and child-welfare reforms approved in this year's legislative session. (Full Story) |
Planning for Winter Already
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The Virginia Department of Transportation is already planning to make the roads safer for winter. (Full Story) |
Cell Phone Tower Approved
Last Updated: 2:53 PM 05/15/08 -
The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors approved a 90-foot stealth cell tower Wednesday night. (Full Story) |
Rangers Spray for Destructive Moth
Last Updated: 12:31 PM 05/15/08 -
Park Rangers started a full-on assault of something devouring plants inside the Shenandoah National Park Thursday. (Full Story) |
Regular Climbs Closer to $4
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It's going to cost you even more for a fill-up. (Full Story) |
Relic Hunter Faces Felony Charges
Last Updated: 11:29 AM 05/15/08 -
A relic hunter is facing three felony charges after police say he stole a Civil War artillery shell that had been embedded in a downtown brick building, making it an historic landmark. (Full Story) |
Eliminating E-Waste
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With the move from analog to digital television coming, the desire to buy the latest and greatest things will certainly increase. (Full Story) |
Harrisonburg Emergency System
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 05/15/08 -
It's not common for tornadoes to occur in the Valley, but just last week, a tornado just missed this area and actually touched in other parts of the state. (Full Story) |
Endangered Historical Sites in the Valley
Last Updated: 3:41 PM 05/15/08 -
A state group has put out a list of endangered sites including many in rural Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. (Full Story) |
Gearing Up for X-treme Weekend
Last Updated: 3:35 PM 05/15/08 -
Waynesboro is gearing up for a big weekend. The city is hosting its X-treme fest. (Full Story) |
Making a Traffic School Funny
Last Updated: 5:32 PM 05/14/08 -
In keeping with its commitment of promoting driver safety and providing the state's motorists with enhanced customer conveniences, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles approved Improv Traffic School (Full Story) |
The Valley and Earthquakes
Last Updated: 4:32 PM 05/14/08 -
In the past, the Valley has been the site of some larger earthquakes, similar to the one seen this week in China. (Full Story) |
West Virginians Oust Some Incumbents
Last Updated: 11:54 AM 05/14/08 -
West Virginia primary voters rejected a half-dozen incumbent legislators, all of them Democrats. (Full Story) |
Commuter Rail from Culpeper?
Last Updated: 11:38 AM 05/14/08 -
Amtrak is considering launching daily passenger-rail service linking Culpeper and Washington by 2010. (Full Story) |
Library Use Up
Last Updated: 4:53 PM 05/14/08 -
People are looking for ways to save money and even the libraries are getting into the act, especially when they offer residents the chance to borrow a book or movie for free. (Full Story) |
Mowing the Lawns of Foreclosed Homes
Last Updated: 11:22 AM 05/14/08 -
Prince William County officials say they expect to spend more time and money than anticipated this year mowing the lawns of foreclosed homes. (Full Story) |
Public Transit Gets Boost
Last Updated: 4:20 PM 05/14/08 -
People are doing anything they can to cut costs, and public transportation is feeling the effects. (Full Story) |
Ice Cream Shop Helps Local Non-Profit
Last Updated: 2:10 PM 05/14/08 -
Bruster's Real Ice Cream in Harrisonburg offered to donate 20 percent of its sales Tuesday night to the Gus Bus Reading Road Show. (Full Story) |
Primary Exhaustion
Last Updated: 1:40 PM 05/14/08 -
West Virginia voters are mobilizing in record numbers, but many are glad the national spotlight will be shifting. (Full Story) |
Internet Safety Award
Last Updated: 3:51 PM 05/14/08 -
Law enforcement officials say identity theft is prevalent on the Internet, but so is online solicitation and child pornography. (Full Story) |
Restaurant for Ex-Offenders
Last Updated: 3:42 PM 05/14/08 -
A vacant building in Staunton will soon be turned into a new restaurant that will be operated by ex-offenders. (Full Story) |
Crowded Summer Flights Expected
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 05/13/08 -
Flying isn't getting any cheaper, but one trade group says that isn't going to mean less crowded flights this summer. (Full Story) |
Remembering Fallen Officers
Last Updated: 3:07 PM 05/14/08 -
People in Harrisonburg paused Tuesday to remember those who gave their lives upholding the law. (Full Story) |
Grant Helps State Museum
Last Updated: 5:12 PM 05/13/08 -
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is getting $200,000 to add educational programs for all ages at the state museum. (Full Story) |
Online Financial Aid Resource
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The agency that oversees Virginia's colleges and universities has created an online site that offers information about federal and state financial aid. (Full Story) |
Wilson's Limousine at Dedication
Last Updated: 4:02 PM 05/13/08 -
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library is pleased to announce that President Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow limousine will be featured in the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Dedication Ceremony. (Full Story) |
Local School Wins AG's Contest
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced the winner in the Virginia Youth Internet Safety Contest Tuesday. (Full Story) |
50,000 Patient at Center
Last Updated: 1:24 PM 05/13/08 -
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, an internationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in Waynesboro, has admitted the 50,000th patient of its history: a Common Loon. (Full Story) |
VA's Medicaid Fraud Unit #1
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The Virginia Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is being recognized as among the best in the nation. (Full Story) |
Waynesboro Council Considering Tax
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The storm water debate continues in Waynesboro. (Full Story) |
Teen Domestic Violence Play
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May is prom month for many area high schools, including Fort Defiance in Augusta County, but that's not the only thing for which schools are getting ready. (Full Story) |
Vacationing at Home
Last Updated: 8:11 AM 05/13/08 -
Tourism groups are encouraging people to look locally for their next vacation. (Full Story) |
Streetscape Work to Begin
Last Updated: 8:14 AM 05/13/08 -
Downtown Harrisonburg is looking towards the future, as a new street scape project gets underway. (Full Story) |
Weekend VA Gas Price Climb
Last Updated: 5:46 PM 05/12/08 -
Another weekend, another increase in gas prices. (Full Story) |
Rockingham County Parent Notification
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 05/10/08 -
After a lockdown at Pleasant Valley Elementary School Thursday, some parents are questioning why they weren't notified sooner about the lockdown. (Full Story) |
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