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Late Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth

Queen Elizabeth II lives on at the Cool Britannia gift shop across the road from Buckingham Palace. Four years after the queen's death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain's longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats

John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dismembered in his car

Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday.

6 days ago in National, Trending

Severe storms continue to produce heavy rain, lightning and flooding across parts of US

Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin.

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9 hours ago in Local, Sports

JMU Softball uses a four-run seventh to rally past No. 23 Virginia, 9-7

James Madison softball scored four run in the top of the seventh, coming back from a three-run deficit to knock off No. 23 Virginia, 9-7, in a midweek thriller on Tuesday evening at Palmer Park.

9 hours ago in Local, Sports

Area High School Scoreboard – Tuesday, 4/21

Area High School Scoreboard - Tuesday, 4/21

9 hours ago in Local, Sports

James Madison Baseball falls at George Mason, 7-4, for eighth straight loss

James Madison baseball was taken down by George Mason after the Patriots scored five runs in the fifth inning to earn a Tuesday afternoon win, 7-4, at Spuhler Field.

9 hours ago in Local, Sports

No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball rolls past Washington and Lee, 13-3

No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball rolls past Washington and Lee, 13-3

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Great Community Give kicks off

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Banner promoting 'Great Community Give' on a brick porch displaying April 22, 2026 and a QR code.

Donations can be made all day until 8pm tonight to over 150 local non-profit organizations.

54 minutes ago in Local

Business Route 33 to close in Elkton Wednesday morning

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The road will close for water-line repairs near the river bridge and will be lifted as soon as work is complete.

2 hours ago in Local

HCPS School Board discusses student screen time

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Harrisonburg School Superintendent Dr. Michael Richards began a discussion with the school board about student screen time.

9 hours ago in Local, Sports

JMU Softball uses a four-run seventh to rally past No. 23 Virginia, 9-7

James Madison softball scored four run in the top of the seventh, coming back from a three-run deficit to knock off No. 23 Virginia, 9-7, in a midweek thriller on Tuesday evening at Palmer Park.

9 hours ago in Local, Sports

Area High School Scoreboard – Tuesday, 4/21

Area High School Scoreboard - Tuesday, 4/21

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21 hours ago in Entertainment

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with ‘Sold’ topping the list

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS

South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dismembered in his car

Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday.

2 days ago in Entertainment

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is no match for ‘Super Mario’ or ‘Hail Mary’ at the box office

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" and "Project Hail Mary" dominated the North American box office again this weekend, leaving "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" in third place for its debut.