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Louisiana judge rules against NCAA, clearing path for former NFL players to join LSU roster

SU coach Lane Kiffin's chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died. She was 92.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge Wednesday following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida where he initially was accused of driving under the influence.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

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Dukes hold off Liberty to open Napier era with 20-13 win

James Madison scored points on each of its first four drives to earn a 20-13 win over Liberty in the Battle of the Blue Ridge on Saturday at Bridgeforth Stadium.

23 hours ago in High School Sports, Local, Sports

Local High school football scores for Friday

HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Here’s the high school football scores from local, Shenandoah Valley games, on Friday, September 4,…

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Bridgewater Football drops season opener at Stevenson, 17-0

The Bridgewater College football team dropped its season opener to Stevenson 17-0 on Friday night.

1 day ago in Sports

JMU Men’s Soccer comes up short at No. 23 Princeton, 2-0

PRINCETON, N.J. (JMU Athletics) – On a Friday night where James Madison men’s soccer (1-3-0) out-numbered No. 23 Princeton (2-0-1)…

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4 hours ago in Local

Sunny, cooler and less humid today and Monday

It will feel a little like fall today and Monday before temperatures start to rise Tuesday.

10 hours ago in Local, Sports

Dukes hold off Liberty to open Napier era with 20-13 win

James Madison scored points on each of its first four drives to earn a 20-13 win over Liberty in the Battle of the Blue Ridge on Saturday at Bridgeforth Stadium.

14 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Waynesboro Police releases more information about Westwood Hills Elementary School shooting

Police have released more information about the shooting that happened on Wednesday at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro.

16 hours ago in Community, Local

JMU honors former President Jonathan Alger with new home for civic engagement at Alger Hall

Former JMU President Jonathan Alger was honored on campus with the opening of Alger Hall.

17 hours ago in Entertainment, Local

Wayne Theatre and Virginia Scenic Railway present “The Last Passenger: Ghost Stories of the Shenandoah Valley”

The Last Passenger draws from true stories, regional folklore, railroad disasters, mysterious deaths, and accounts that have endured through generations.

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17 hours ago in Entertainment, Local

Wayne Theatre and Virginia Scenic Railway present “The Last Passenger: Ghost Stories of the Shenandoah Valley”

The Last Passenger draws from true stories, regional folklore, railroad disasters, mysterious deaths, and accounts that have endured through generations.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Fall movie season has arrived. Here are 5 early Oscar predictions

It might be only just September, but the jockeying for next March's Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their Oscar campaigns at the Cannes Film Festival in May. But now that the fall festivals, in Venice, Telluride and soon Toronto, are in full swing, so is the prognosticating about what's in the mix for awards.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Psychedelic ‘Furthur’ bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit

Ken Kesey's school bus — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead, a band that rose from the city's famed hippie movement.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's theme park in east Tennessee will unveil new features for fans to honor the life of the "dreamer-in-chief," Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80.