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UPDATE: Body found in Bath County belongs to missing JMU professor
Virginia State Police have confirmed that a body found Friday in Bath County is Harriet Cobb. Cobb, who lived in Rockingham County, was a professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. ============================ Original story from Friday,...
Tags: Bath County
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Voter Registration fraud case delayed again in Harrisonburg
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- A preliminary hearing for a Pennsylvania man accused of throwing away Virginia voter registration forms has been delayed again. Media outlets report that Colin Small was scheduled to appear in Rockingham County General...
Tags: Trials, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Court Preliminary, Elections, Politics
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Sandy Adams is a ‘Public Safety Professional’ for Romney
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOutgoing U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, the former Orange County sheriff's deputy defeated in a bitter primary last month by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, has been named an honorary co-chair of “Public Safety Professionals” for Mitt... -
President Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkey (VIDEO)
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- President Obama continued the White House tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey, but for the first time, the public decided which bird would get the honor by voting on the White House Facebook page. The winner? Cobbler, of the blue...Tags: White House, George Washington, Barack Obama, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Mount Vernon
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Rockingham Co. bridge closed after vehicle hits it
A Rockingham County bridge is closed indefinitely after a vehicle hit the span and damaged it. Media outlets report that the vehicle hit the bridge on North River Road in Mount Crawford on Sunday. The Virginia Department of Transportation says the...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation
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GOP contractor in Rockingham County charged with voter fraud
A man who worked for a contractor hired by the state Republican Party has been charged with 13 felony and misdemeanor counts after sheriff's deputies in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley say he tossed voter registration forms into a dump bin. The Rockingham...
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Prosecution, Elections, Politics
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Ryan to attend Roanoke fundraiser, campaign in Harrisonburg
Assignment ManagerRepublican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will attend two events in western Virginia Friday. Ryan will rally Republicans at an event in Harrisonburg. He's scheduled to take the stage at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds around 3:15 Friday...Tags: Republican Party, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Elections, Politics
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UPDATED: GOP VP candidate Ryan attends Roanoke fundraiser
Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan rallied Republican supporters and raised thousands of dollars today during a visit to Western Virginia. Ryan walked off his plane at Roanoke Regional Airport with his mother and his wife around 5:30PM, and headed...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Democratic Party, Paul Ryan
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Child killed, six others hurt when SUV plows through Rockingham County bus stop
Assignment ManagerAn 18 month old child was killed and six other people were hurt when an SUV plowed through a school bus stop in Rockingham County Friday morning. State troopers say a teenager was behind the wheel of the SUV. Here is the complete news release from...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Nutmeg
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UPDATE: Two inmates who walked away from Augusta County work crew caught
Joshua Ansell and Shawn Barb were arrested at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday in Staunton. Ansell and Barb walked away from a work crew in Augusta County on Wednesday morning. They are inmates at the Cold Springs Correctional Center. --------------------------...
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Danville Utilities introduces traceable copper wire
WDBJ7 ReporterIt was a textbook call for the Rockingham County, North Carolina, Sheriff's Office; A man spotted near a power facility outside an abandoned factory. Officers say his motive was to steal copper wiring. It didn't work - deputies say he died trying....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Criminals, Companies and Corporations, Rockingham County (North Carolina), Theft
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Seven hurt in bus-truck wreck on I-81 in Rockingham County
Virginia State Police say seven people have been injured in a collision between a commercial passenger bus and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County. State police say in a news release that five passengers on the bus and both drivers...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Virginia Department of Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Motorvehicle Accidents
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