LOCAL SPORTS

  • ‘Out-Toughed’?

    NORFOLK — Old Dominion swingman Kent Bazemore had the most apt description for what fellow Monarchs senior Chris Cooper looks like when he barrels his 6-foot-9, 230-pound frame around the paint to grab rebounds. “He’s like a grown man out there,” Bazemore said. “Like he’s really 30 years old playing against little kids sometimes, getting rebounds like that.”

  • Tech Likes Eberly

    BROADWAY – Broadway High School senior Josh Eberly was perfectly content to attend Virginia Tech as a non-athlete, following in his older sister’s footsteps as a veterinarian student in Blacksburg. Now, Eberly has another option: He has been guaranteed a spot with the Hokies’ football team as a recruited walk-on.

SKYLINE

  • A Comic Collective

    HARRISONBURG - What do you call a 33-minute set featuring 11 comedians hoping to dish out a few laughs at the Little Grill Collective? A “Ha-Ha Fest.”

  • More Than A Mountain

    From my north-facing kitchen window, only the top of the peak is visible, like the tip of a huge iceberg. Massanutten Peak. When I first moved to the Valley in 1978, I lost my moorings. You see, I was raised on a grid. The streets of Long Island ran east-to-west and the avenues north-to-south.

  • Meet The Neighbors

    With an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 in the Valley, chances are your child’s teacher, your mechanic, lawyer or favorite restaurant’s owner is a refugee.

  • Guerilla Gallery To Host One-Night-Only Art Exhibition

    The Guerilla Gallery Art Show, a one-night-only exhibition by local artists, will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Feb. 3 in the Newman Ruddle Building, 2 N. Main St., Harrisonburg.

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TODAY'S NEWS

  • RUSH Raids Ex-JMU Athletes’ Home

    HARRISONBURG — Investigators with the RUSH Drug Task Force raided the home of two members of the 2011 James Madison University football team Wednesday, seizing suspected steroids and marijuana.

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  • Allen Raps Stagnant Congress

    HARRISONBURG — Congress needs a greater sense of urgency if it wants to fix America’s economy, according to former Gov. George Allen, who’s hoping to regain the Senate seat he lost in 2006.

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  • Bond Denied In Shooting Case

    HARRISONBURG — Shackled and wearing a jail jumpsuit, an Elkton resident accused of shooting another man Monday took the stand Thursday in an unsuccessful attempt to win his release on bond.

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  • Lobbying For Education

    HARRISONBURG — Local school board members are hoping to affect legislation before the General Assembly this session by going straight to the source.

  • Longtime DN-R Employee Retires After 25 Years

    HARRISONBURG — When Dick Morin, former editor and general manager of the Daily News-Record, got an inquiry about a job opening from Betty Hinkle, he didn’t hesitate to respond.

  • One Of The Best

    HARRISONBURG — Asked about the possibility his school could win a national award, Larry Shifflett sounded more like a Hollywood actor up for an Oscar than the principal of South River Elementary: “It’s pretty nice to be nominated.”

  • Interest-Payment Bill Advances To Senate

    HARRISONBURG — Legislation to curb what amounts to a de facto penalty on local governments when companies botch their tax returns is making its way through the General Assembly.

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  • Rezoning Unlikely To Get Green Light

    A hotly debated rezoning request isn’t likely to meet approval from Elkton Town Council. Most council members are expected to back the Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny an application seeking to rezone 10 acres adjacent to Elk Run Cemetery.

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national news

  • Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct.
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 11:55 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Read More

  • Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 11:55 PM

    BEIRUT (AP) — In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. Read More

  • Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 11:55 PM

    To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see. Read More

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Sports news

  • Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 11:24 PM EST

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too. Read More

  • UConn's Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 06:52 PM EST

    STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn's Jim Calhoun doesn't mince words when it comes to his health. Read More

  • Rangers' Hamilton confirms alcohol relapse
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 07:37 PM EST

    ARLINGTON, Texas. (AP) — Josh Hamilton shed no tears, used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done. Read More

Business news

  • Greek debt talks to stretch into weekend
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 06:55 PM EST

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — "Crucial" issues remain to be resolved in Greece's critical negotiations over a second multibillion euro international bailout, and talks would continue into the weekend, the country's Finance Minister said early Saturday. Read More

  • Canadian PM to visit China next week
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 07:16 PM EST

    TORONTO (AP) — Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas. Read More

  • Shareholders sue Hecla Mining Co. after deaths
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 06:51 PM EST

    COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Some shareholders have sued Hecla Mining Co. for stock losses they endured after the federal government shut down the Lucky Friday Mine for safety violations. Read More

Entertainment news

  • Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 11:03 PM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Read More

  • Keith Urban makes return from vocal surgery
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 11:49 PM EST

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Keith Urban is back. Read More

  • Jason Segel honored by Harvard theater group
    Friday, Feb 03, 2012 09:56 PM EST

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jason Segel has been honored as Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Read More

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