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Storms rock parts of Rockingham and Augusta county
BRIDGEWATER VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Severe thunderstorms moving through Southern Rockingham and Northern Augusta County Friday evening, downed power lines and trees and caused damage to buildings in the Bridgewater area. Power had been restored to most homes by early Saturday morning, with only a few homes in Augusta...
Severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a. Southwestern Rockingham County in western Virginia…. The southwestern City of Harrisonburg in western Virginia…. * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 824 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bridgewater, or near Harrisonburg, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD…60...
Be aware of ticks as the weather warms up
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - As the weather warms up, ticks are coming out, and doctors are warning to be on the lookout for them to make sure you don’t get bit. Lyme Disease can be contracted from a deer tick bite. If you think a tick has been attached to you for more than 24 hours, you should contact your doctor.
Showers and thunderstorms through Sunday
Today: cloudy and cooler with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm, mainly later. High 60. Winds. Tonight: occasional rain and drizzle. Low 54. Winds south-southeast 3-6 mph. Tomorrow: cloudy and warmer with showers. High 71. Winds south 6-12 mph. Monday: remaining cloudy and warmer with a thunderstorm in one...
Man found guilty of trespassing at Broadway High School
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The man arrested for trespassing at Broadway High School back in late January was found guilty. 42-year-old David Rudmin appeared in Harrisonburg-Rockingham General District Court for a bench trial Thursday morning. Back on Jan. 31, Rudmin was arrested for trespassing on school property when he was...
Virginia drivers will learn to zipper merge in work zones on I-81 starting May 13
The Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District is launching a pilot program about zipper merges in work zones. With a zipper merge, traffic entering an active work zone uses both travel lanes up to the single lane closure and then takes turns operating like two sides of a zipper at the merge point to form a single lane, traveling past the work zone.
WSVA Tag Sale, 5/03/24
CHICKEN BBQ TOMOROW MORNING AT THE MT.SIDNEY RURITAN PARK. CHICKEN READY AT 9 A.M. 2005 JEEP / 1966 BUICK / ZERO TURN MOWER 540 810-0549. YARD SALE TODAY AT 3210 PEOPLES DRIVE IN HARRISONBURG. MODEL TRAIN SHOW THIS SUNDAY AT AUGUSTA EXPO IN FISHERSVILLE . FROM 10-4 TOMATO CAGES/ FENCE...
What’s our region’s risk of wildfires? We’re betting it’s higher than you think
With the growing impact of climate change, understanding how to prepare for wildfires has become more relevant in Virginia, according to the USDA Forest Service. A team from the forest service reports they were assigned to a complex, or group of wildfires, in western Virginia earlier this year. The team heard over and over that “people here just aren’t used to this kind of thing.” However, there had been a wildfire within 100 miles last fall.
RHSPCA holds ‘Name Your Price’ event
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - As the Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA continues to struggle with an excess of dogs, the shelter is waiving adoption fees for the next two weeks in favor of a ‘Name Your Price’ event. From now until May 15th, adopters can decide what they want to pay...
Work on South Main Street in Harrisonburg planned through May
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Upgrades to roadside infrastructure near downtown Harrisonburg may inconvenience some drivers through the end of the month. According to Harrisonburg Public Works, ramp, sidewalk and concrete improvements are starting today at South Main Street and the Grattan Street cut-through – near the city’s World War I memorial.
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