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On April 2, the Wildlife Center of Virginia admitted its first baby raptor of 2025 — a nestling Great Horned Owlet from Fredericksburg, Virginia. The owlet had fallen out of its nest and was found on the ground. Rescuers initially planned to re-nest the young bird, but noticed its eyes were cloudy. Concerned the owlet might be blind, they brought it to the Center for evaluation.

Meet Liesl and Jax, the RHSPCA Pets of the Week!

The Harrisonburg Fire Department is inviting community members who are interested in a career as a firefighter to attend their annual Community Fire Academy.

At approximately 3am, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of an in-progress suicide threat with a knife at a residence in the 6-thousand block of Rawley Pike. 

Grayson Hall Smith was sentenced last Friday to 10 years in prison with 9 of those years and 6 months suspended.

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The mural is located on the side of the MRL building facing East Bruce Street.

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Miscues by the James Madison softball defense proved to be the difference in Sunday’s contest as the Ragin’ Cajun defeated the Dukes by a score of 9-2 to take the third game of the Sun Belt Conference set on Sunday afternoon at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.

James Madison baseball fell to No. 20 Troy, 4-0, in Sun Belt Conference action as the teams wrapped up the three-game series at Veterans Memorial Park on Sunday morning.

Check out the traffic delays you could face in the Shenandoah Valley for the week of April 14, 2025.

In 2022, Medicaid transfers in Shenandoah County totaled $110.53 million, amounting to $2,458 per capita, or 19.4% of total government transfers, according to information from the Economic Innovation Group. Among all government transfer programs, Medicaid

Louisiana made it a one-run ballgame with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but James Madison softball held off the Ragin’ Cajuns, defeating them by a score of 8-7 to clinch the series in a back-and-forth affair in Sun Belt play on Saturday night at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.

Compete has been a staple for James Madison football since the arrival of Head Coach Bob Chesney and the three compete periods proved to be the difference in Saturday’s Spring Game, as the Offense snuck past the Defense, 40-38, at Bridgeforth Stadium.

James Madison was tied through three innings with No. 20 Troy, but a three-run homer from the Trojans in the fourth inning broke it as the Dukes fell, 6-3, on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park in Sun Belt Conference baseball.

#14 James Madison lacrosse led wire-to-wire and commanded all aspects of play in an 18-4 victory over Temple at Howarth Field on Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the Central Shenandoah Valley, including Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, and Nelson counties.