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3 hours ago in Local
Water line break on Rawley Pike in Rockingham County causes water delays
Water restoration is estimated for late this afternoon.
3 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Harrisonburg Police Department announces selection of three captains
HPD has selected Chris Watson, Evan Keirce, and Lisa Best to serve as captains after a recruitment process.
3 hours ago in Local
Route 33 Westbound in Harrisonburg to close starting July 6
All westbound lanes of Route 33 between the intersections with Linda Lane/Burgess Road and North Carlton Street in Harrisonburg will be closed starting July 6.
4 hours ago in Ask the Expert, Features, Local, Native Advertising, Senior Living & Retirement Expert
What “The Boroughs” gets right (and very wrong) about senior living
Netflix's new hit The Boroughs follows a group of retirees into a desert community where they fight time. What does it accurately and inaccurately show about retirement communities?
7 hours ago in Local
Overnight power outage leaves thousands without A/C
Dominion Energy reported that over 6,300 customers were out of service.
Entertainment
3 hours ago in Entertainment
Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS
Former child actor Daveigh Chase's death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier.
20 hours ago in Entertainment
Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after ‘It Ends With Us’ dispute
Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us."
20 hours ago in Entertainment
Bello again: Pierre Coffin, voice of the Minions, finally understands his yellow henchman
Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese, but it's a dialect — like most things Minions — that's taken time to hone. "I have this file on my phone of Indian dishes or weird words." Coffin says. "People come up to me and say, 'You should say that!' and I write it down."
1 day ago in Entertainment
A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Novak Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match
Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court during his Wimbledon first-round match Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding.