Taylor Rizzari
Noon Anchor/Reporter
Harrisonburg, VA
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Taylor Rizzari joined the WHSV-TV team in April 2022 and serves as a reporter and content creator for Daybreak and Community Spotlight. She most recently worked as a Digital Reporter for KXMC-TV in Minot, North Dakota. Taylor is no stranger to the Shenandoah Valley, as she is originally from Winchester, VA.
Taylor graduated from Minot State University in 2019 (Go Beavers!), with a degree in Broadcasting and Professional Communication, with concentrations in Marketing and Sports Television Production. During her time at MSU she was a news and sports reporter, and producer for the university's weekly television show Inside Out, as well as a host of weekly radio shows.
In her free time, Taylor enjoys attending spending time with her family, attending sporting events, watching Netflix, and visiting breweries. She is eager to make Harrisonburg home and tell the stories of the communities in the Shenandoah Valley.
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In 2022, the Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA cared for 2,193 cats, many of which were strays.
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Fourth-grade students at South River Elementary are having fun and improving their writing skills through the school’s first-ever newspaper.
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MRL’s Summer Reading Program focuses on encouraging children and adults to read all summer long.
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The bags include items like water bottles, deodorant, toothbrushes, and feminine hygiene products.
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Jesse and Anna Bergey knew along with the changes, they also wanted to maintain the historical integrity of the home.
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Valley Playhouse has served the Harrisonburg community since 1966.
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A project that began in 2021 aimed to beautify and heal was recently completed at Sentara RMH.
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The Tarnished Plant bug has damaged nearly 80% of the farm's strawberry crop.
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Sherrie Morris says life had gotten in the way of regular appointments, so her doctor recommended she come in for a screening.
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MTC assistant director Chris Dalton says many hands have gone into making sure all pieces of construction are in place.
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The Page County Public Forum will be hosting a panel discussion on May 30 at 6;30 p.m.
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Teachers say this will be a first-time trip to the nation's capital for many of the 30 students attending.
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Registration for the derby is open until May 20.
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The ‘Confident Caregiver Dementia Conference’ will be held on May 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Blue Ridge Community College’s Plecker Center.
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A local stream is now healthier, and surrounding properties are now better-protected thanks to a recently completed project through Harrisonburg Public Works.
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The DMV says between 2018 and 2022 there were 30 fatal traffic crashes involving a motorcycle between Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Page counties.
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Grilled Cheese Mania Express is open at 25 N. Liberty Street Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m or until food is sold out.
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On May 13, community members are encouraged to leave non-perishable food items at their mailbox for letter carriers to collect.
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Free dental, vision, and medical services will be offered this weekend at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds.
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Staff at Everence Financial say conversations start with practical topics like budgeting, savings, and debt.
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Brain Injury Connections staff say around a third of the cases they see are stroke-related.
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Trishia and Chaz Fillion with the Neighbor Bridge are working to put the pantries all around the Augusta County area.
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The foundation’s biggest initiatives focus on giving students and faculty across the division the tools they need to succeed.
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Staff at JMU say it comes with a goal to increase diversity while looking beyond GPA and other metrics.
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Massanutten Regional Library is inviting the community to visit any of its seven branches throughout the week for events centered around the celebration of the written word.
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The end of April marks the kickoff of planting season, where employees focus on filling medians and other spaces throughout the city.
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Hannah Haught says her ultimate goal is to become a service dog trainer.
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The National Student Clearinghouse says so far in 2023 there has been a 2% bump in enrollment at community colleges.
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Owner Amanda Friss says despite some delays in construction, Parentheses Books is tentatively set to open sometime this summer.
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'Healthy Understanding of our Bodies' offers educational materials on several topics including consent and boundaries in relationships.
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Aristocat Café partners with the Humane Society of Shenandoah County, a foster-only nonprofit based out of Woodstock.
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With the availability of more payment options than ever between card, cash, or digital, financial experts say it is vital to keep an eye on where your money is going.
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Staff with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic say some of their diabetic patients have reported needing rationing their insulin due to its high cost.
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Erich Sneller has been an honors STEM chemistry and Spanish-language environmental science teacher at HHS since 2015.
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Every Tuesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the community is invited to Turner Pavilion to shop for products from vendors all based in the Shenandoah Valley.
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MTC is inviting the community to show off their vehicles alongside trucks and cars that faculty and students have spent years putting together.
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Over the last 25 years, Cat's Cradle has evolved into a nonprofit that helps thousands of cats annually by keeping feral populations down and finding the animals loving homes.
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Parks and tourism director Austin Shank says over the next year staff will collaborate on a continued educational programming expansion with experiences designed by grade level.
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The program helps mothers and caretakers in need with essential care items for their infants and toddlers like diapers, baby shampoo and lotion, and clothing.
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The Microtransit program will utilize City vehicles and be driven by City employees.
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The equipment is only active when school zone lights are flashing from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. and 2:45 to 4 p.m.
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One new addition being made possible by ARPA funding is the city’s fifth fire station, which has been in discussion among the city for years.
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On April 15, individuals and groups will be invited to join other volunteers to pick up trash along the Blacks Run stream that runs through the city.
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This week the Alzheimer’s Association released its annual 2023 Facts and Figures report, which shines a light on the disease’s current impact on individuals, their caregivers, and government and healthcare systems.
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Staff with Rockingham County Parks and Recreation say they want every visitor, even four-legged ones, to enjoy their time at Rockingham Park at the Crossroads.
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‘Cask for a Cause’ will be held Friday, March 17 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Brothers Craft Brewing in Harrisonburg to benefit the Meals on Wheels program.
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Adagio House offering new summer programming for teens with intellectual, developmental disabilities
The 2023 Summer Day Programming is geared toward children ages 13 to 18 who are diagnosed with an intellectual or developmental disability.
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The Harrisonburg Fire Department recently completed the installation of sprinkler systems at two of the city’s stations.
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BASE participants receive help with the transition to college life through early-move-in and personal campus tours, academic and social support from program mentors, and are set up with career counseling among other services.
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Kasey Thompson will now compete for National Student Journalist of the year.
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