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  • The Rock Falls

    ELKTON – When the East Rockingham High School baseball team is faced with a do-or-die game, it seems to perform. But when the stakes are lower, the underclassmen-laden Eagles apparently still need to figure out how to maintain their success.

  • Arbogast Sharp

    BROADWAY – Except for a 17-3 rout of Turner Ashby High School, Broadway’s baseball team was a bit shaky in going 4-2 in their last six baseball games – losing by a run, winning by a run and ultimately, according to senior Quinn Arbogast, lacking intensity.

  • TA Loses Oddly

    BRIDGEWATER — Turner Ashby High School gave Fort Defiance too many outs too many times.

  • Knights Rout Blazers, 15-3

    BRIDGEWATER — Turner Ashby High School’s ninth batter had two hits. So did one of its reserves. Three other Knights also had multiple hits.

  • Schedule and Scores

  • Gobblers Breeze

    BROADWAY – Moving from shortstop to left field, senior Heather Bagwell was not exactly in her comfort zone, playing a position she’s seldom played during her softball career at Broadway High School.

SKYLINE

  • Want To Change A Habit?

    Based on the emails I received after last week’s column about my heart attack — thanks for all the kind words — many of you do.

  • The People’s Pulse

    Last week seemed scheduled to toy with constituents’ political barometers: Vice President Joe Biden expressed approval of same-sex marriage on May 6 during NBC’s “Meet the Press,” North Carolinians voted Tuesday to outlaw gay marriage in the state, and President Barack Obama returned volley with an unexpected endorsement of gay marriage on Wednesday during an interview for ABC.

  • Coppelia’ Comes To BC’s Cole Hall

    HARRISONBURG - The Rockingham Ballet Theatre will bring the classic “Coppelia” to stage once again this weekend.

  • ‘Zuppe’ Offers Gumbo Of Soup Recipes

    At first, I was surprised that the American Academy in Rome would assume that Italians might need their help in preserving time-honored food traditions. This is a subject Italians are famously passionate about.

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TODAY'S NEWS

  • HPD Officer Charged

    HARRISONBURG — A Harrisonburg police officer suspected of shooting a dog in Clover Hill last month was charged with the crime Friday.

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  • Blessed Relief

    HARRISONBURG — The 20th annual Brethren Disaster Ministries auction and sale continues today at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds.

  • Rosetta Stone Carves Jobs

    HARRISONBURG — Rosetta Stone laid off about three dozen employees in Harrisonburg this week. While company officials would not give an exact figure, spokeswoman Miranda Harper said Friday that “less than 40” workers were let go.

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  • Doc Gardner: ‘The Last Of A Breed’

    HARRISONBURG — When describing Dr. Joseph Gardner, the term “miracle worker” seems to fit most aptly with explanations and memories friends and family most remember the late physician by.

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  • Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Downtown

    HARRISONBURG — As Lynn Chasko was driving along South Liberty Street Friday morning, he noticed a green, four-door sedan headed straight toward him down the one-way street.

  • Grains Of Optimism

    HARRISONBURG — Agriculture officials have estimated that Virginia’s wheat crop yields this year will be substantially higher compared to last year, but local farmers say it’s still too soon to tell.

  • Looking Ahead: BC Maps Out Strategic Plan Through 2020

    HARRISONBURG — A newly created position at Bridgewater College will bring the school’s sustainability efforts together under one director.

  • Valley Schools Excel At Tech Meet

    HARRISONBURG — Several local schools are being recognized for their performance at a state Technology Student Association competition sponsored by a local foundation.

  • Strasburg Man Charged With Break-In

    Philip Chadwell, who was accused earlier this week of attempting to cook methamphetamine in his Strasburg residence, was charged with additional crimes Thursday involving a theft in Winchester.

  • Harrisonburg Dems Set Caucus Date

    HARRISONBURG — The Harrisonburg Democratic Committee has scheduled a caucus for June 11 to nominate candidates for City Council.

  • Flip’N Burg-R Shuts Down In City After Six Months

    HARRISONBURG — Bruce Forbes is flipping the lights off at his company’s short-lived burger restaurant.

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  • The People's Pulse

national news

  • Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration
    Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:03 PM

    CHICAGO (AP) — Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet. Read More

  • World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 01:08 AM

    CHICAGO (AP) — World leaders weary of war will tackle Afghanistan's post-conflict future — from funding for security forces to upcoming elections — when the NATO summit opens Sunday. Read More

  • Powerful quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 04:46 AM

    SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) — One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, killing at least four people, collapsing factories and sending residents running out into the streets, emergency services said. Read More

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Sports news

  • Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 04:03 AM EDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching a 26-footer. Read More

  • Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:02 AM EDT

    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Read More

  • I'll Have Another wins Preakness, Triple try next
    Saturday, May 19, 2012 09:46 PM EDT

    BALTIMORE (AP) — I'll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance. Read More

Business news

  • APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 08:54 AM EDT

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending. Read More

  • Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 03:55 AM EDT

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week — from birthday, to IPO, to I DO. Read More

  • Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 07:24 AM EDT

    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials. Read More

Entertainment news

  • Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from 'SNL'
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 02:51 AM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years. Read More

  • Jacques Audiard praises B movies at Cannes
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 07:03 AM EDT

    CANNES, France (AP) — Jacques Audiard is on a quest to revive the B movie. Read More

  • Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant loses
    Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:30 AM EDT

    TORONTO (AP) — The first-ever transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant strutted the runway Saturday night, making it to the penultimate round before losing her bid to win the title. Read More

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