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Wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed nearly 50 homes and are forcing evacuations

Wildfires burning across the southeastern U.S. forced more people to flee Wednesday after destroying nearly 50 homes in Georgia and causing some schools closings as drought and winds fueled flames.

2 days ago in Trending, World

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.

3 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.

3 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.

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7 hours ago in Local, Sports

Area High School Scoreboard – Wednesday, 4/22

Area High School Scoreboard - Wednesday, 4/22

8 hours ago in Local, Sports

No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball lets ninth inning lead slip away in loss to Mary Washington

No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball lets ninth inning lead slip away in loss to Mary Washington

8 hours ago in Sports

EMU Baseball ends skid with doubleheader sweep of Regent

EMU Baseball ends skid with doubleheader sweep of Regent

9 hours ago in Sports

BC Softball closes regular season with two wins at Mary Washington

BC Softball closes regular season with two wins at Mary Washington

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20 minutes ago in Community, Local

National Drug Take Back Day this weekend in the Shenandoah Valley

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Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and law enforcement agencies throughout the valley are participating.

7 hours ago in Local, Sports

Area High School Scoreboard – Wednesday, 4/22

Area High School Scoreboard - Wednesday, 4/22

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No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball lets ninth inning lead slip away in loss to Mary Washington

No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball lets ninth inning lead slip away in loss to Mary Washington

11 hours ago in Community, Local

Great Community Give surpasses goal of $2.5 million

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7,803 donors contributed donations to 156 nonprofit organizations in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

14 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office searching for wanted man

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help from the public in locating Daniel Wayne Life.

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14 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died at 76

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the chart-topping family act The Osmonds, died Monday after decades with multiple sclerosis. He was 76.

14 hours ago in Entertainment

An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and ‘Heated Rivalry’

To the cheers and applause of thousands of BookCon attendees, "Heated Rivalry" author Rachel Reid and director-screenwriter Jacob Tierney walked on to the main event stage at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center. The two Canadians have been international celebrities for just a few months, and still find themselves wondering if all the noise is for someone else.

2 days 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.

2 days 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.