Teens found guilty of rapes in Rockingham County bench trial
In Rockingham County Circuit Court two Harrisonburg teens aged 16 tried as adults were found guilty on 20 and 14 felony counts respectively for the alleged October 19 assault on a 22 year old James Madison University student. Jurors convicted Darren Vasquez and Brandon Valentin of multiple rapes and sodomies.
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Harrisonburg
James Madison University
Rockingham County
T.J. Wilson
Darren Vasquez
Brandon Valentin
Signs Of Life Signs Of Life
Medicare's long term health is improving slowly says the government yet both Medicare and Social Security face insolvency within about two decades without congressional action. Medicare inpatient grant fund exhausts in 2026, two years later than previously estimated, while Social Security remains at risk in 2033. Slowdown in health care spending and spending cuts from Obama's health care law help the balance sheet, though politically risky long term.
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Washington
Social Security
Medicare
Congress
Barack Obama
A Passion To Explore Cavers Keep Up Pace Into 60s
Harrisonburg report follows Yvonne Droms a Swiss citizen raised in Europe now in Singers Glen. With minimal gear she crawls into limestone caves along a Portuguese beach to trace the rock face openings. She continues exploring higher caves seeking the unknown.
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Mark Minton
Yvonne Droms
Singers Glen
Pendleton County
W.va
Harrisonburg
Droms
Grown Ups Misbehave At Kindergarten in Cleveland
A brawl at Michael R. White Elementary School during a kindergarten graduation led to eight arrests. Police said a participant pulled a pipe and another a hammer as adults and juveniles fought. two teenage girls argued and families joined in, with chaos spilling into the ceremony.
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Cleveland
Michael R. White
Wayne Drummond
Public urged to comment on Rockingham rezoning plan
The public can speak next week on Rockingham County development plans for commercial space and a park east of Harrisonburg as the Planning Commission collects comments on the rezoning request.
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Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Planning Commission
Unclear US and Virginia unemployment figures for April
Fragmentary data shows unemployment around 7.5 percent nationally and 8.1 percent in Virginia. Local figures vary with Harrisonburg metro cited near 4.6 to 5.4 percent. Notes say figures are seasonally adjusted at national level but not locally.
Unemployment Rate Drops in Harrisonburg April
Harrisonburg metro area jobless rate fell to 4.6 percent in April, the lowest in nearly four years, with Rockingham County and city included. The figure follows a 4.9 percent rate in March as Central Valley rates align with statewide and national trends. The national rate stood at 7.5 percent, down 0.1 percent.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia Employment Commission
Rockingham County
Central Valley
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