SKYLINE

  • Trip To Pick Up Stove An Excuse To Visit Family

    The sun is shining and, with the unusual warmth we’ve been experiencing, it almost seems like spring. We were glad for the warmer weather last week. Our house didn’t have heat from Wednesday until Saturday morning because the glass on our Hitzer coal stove broke. So, we decided to trade ours in for a new one.

  • Deen’s Diabetes Underscores Need For Healthy Diet

    Unless you’ve been in solitary confinement for the past month, you know that Paula Deen, the likable queen of Southern cooking, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes several years ago and chose not to reveal it to her many fans, meanwhile continuing to demonstrate, promote and profit from her signature high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt cuisine.

  • Where In The World Is Ron Doyle?

    Two warnings precede today’s information. First, I like most Google products and am a big Google supporter (read: prejudiced). Secondly, I work for Ntelos Wireless. Since I am going to talk about phones, I want to warn you of any possible bias.

  • Filling A Need

    When Mary and Jim Koogler, 66 and 69, rang in 2010, they had no idea what was in store for them in the months to come.

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TODAY'S NEWS

  • Panel Not Ready For Agribusiness Plan

    HARRISONBURG — A proposal to regulate and promote agribusinesses in Rockingham County hit a speed bump Tuesday night.

  • Colleges Support (Ex-)Troops

    HARRISONBURG — Former Navy electronics technician Michael Harrison, 56, used to remind his fellow service members of one thing: “When you go home, you got to expect change.”

  • Trissel Returns

    Greg Trissel is back on Dayton Town Council for a second stint. The former councilman was appointed to fill a vacant seat during a meeting Monday evening.

  • Robbery Suspects Hunted

    HARRISONBURG — City police are looking for two suspects who robbed a Harrisonburg man at his home Monday night.

  • City Holdup Suspects Held Without Bond

    HARRISONBURG — A Rockingham County judge on Tuesday ordered two men accused of robbing a city pharmacy at gunpoint over the weekend held without bond.

  • Beating Case Going Forward

    HARRISONBURG — The case of a Harrisonburg man accused of beating a city firefighter during a medical call will head to a Rockingham County grand jury.

national news

  • Jubilant Santorum wins Minnesota and Colorado
    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 01:13 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican presidential caucuses with ease Tuesday night and was declared the victor in Colorado as well, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's appeal among the ardent conservatives at the core of the party's political base. Read More

  • Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban
    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 01:13 AM

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays. Read More

  • Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight
    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 01:13 AM

    DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception. Read More

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Sports news

  • Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 07:15 PM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple," as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants' Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti. Read More

  • AP Source: Memphis to join Big East
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 08:07 PM EST

    Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East. Read More

  • Kershaw and Dodgers agree to $19M, 2-year deal
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 11:02 PM EST

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract. Read More

Business news

  • Greek debt talks drag on but banks signal progress
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 06:26 PM EST

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday on a debt-relief deal but crucial talks between Greek coalition leaders about forcing more austerity upon a hostile public were again postponed. Read More

  • Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 08:11 PM EST

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to the follies that have dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price. Read More

  • Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 12:28 AM EST

    BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its creditors to cut the country's massive debt load. Read More

Entertainment news

  • Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 09:25 PM EST

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Testimony concluded Tuesday in a trial that will decide whether the Golden Globe Awards remain on the NBC television network through 2018 with a federal judge strongly urging both sides to settle before a ruling is necessary. Read More

  • RI judge denies Richard Hatch $25 IRS payment bid
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 07:12 PM EST

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A request by reality television star Richard Hatch to give the Internal Revenue Service a reduced payment of $25 for January in his tax evasion case has been denied by a Rhode Island judge. Read More

  • 2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online
    Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012 07:00 PM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday. Read More

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