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August 2024 Weather in Review
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - With August and summer quickly winding down this weekend, and September about to begin, let’s take a look back at up and down month of August. The month begin with yet another heat wave, reaching 90+ degrees in seven of the first eight days of the month. While we average 21 days of 90 degrees or hotter for the year, that number had already been surpassed by the end of July.
Women's Volleyball Splits Day Two in Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Bridgewater College women's volleyball team split its two matches on Saturday in day two of the Battlefield Classic on Saturday. Final Score: Messiah 3, Bridgewater 0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-20) Records: Bridgewater 1-2; Messiah 2-1 How it Happened:. Bridgewater hopped out in front to a 5-1...
SBU Sports: Volleyball prevails in five sets over James Madison University
It was a victorious opening weekend for the Stony Brook volleyball team as they secured a five-set win over James Madison University in Harrisburg, PA on Aug. 31.The Seawolves were led by double-doubles from Quinn Anderson, who had 15 kills and 13 digs and Leoni Kunz, who had 12 kills and 16 digs. The win improved the Seawolves’ overall record to 3-0 on the season, their first 3-0 start since the 2006 season.
Dukes Fall to Stony Brook in Five Sets
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison volleyball team fell in five sets (25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 9-15) to Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. JMU falls to 1-1, while the Seawolves improve to 3-0, with all their victories coming in five sets. The redshirt senior tandem...
County Judge Arrested For Public Intoxication In Virginia, Police Say
A local judge was arrested for public intoxication in northern Virginia, authorities said.Charles F. Koehler Jr. a sitting judge in Loudoun County, was found walking down the Leesburg Bypass near South King Street in Leesburg by responding officers around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, local pol…
Four Harrisonburg Police Department officers honored with 2024 Award for Valor
Four Harrisonburg Police Department officers received the 2024 Award for Valor from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police on Tuesday night. The VACP Awards Banquet was held as part of the 99th Annual VACP Conference in Roanoke. The four HPD employees honored include:. Sergeant Brian Tusing. Officer John A....
Virginia’s prestigious women’s college bars transgender women from enrollment
Sweet Briar College, a distinguished private liberal arts institution for women, has announced a controversial new admissions policy that excludes transgender women from joining its campus for the upcoming academic year. This decision places Sweet Briar among the few remaining women’s colleges in the United States to adopt such a...
JMU Football Week 1 Roundtable Discussion: How will the Dukes Perform in 2024?
Bob Chesney and the Dukes take on Charlotte in Week 1. To preview the upcoming season, Bennett Conlin and Jack Fitzpatrick of JMU Sports News were joined by Taylor Adkins of JMU Sound Off for our first roundtable discussion of the 2024 season. What has you most excited about the...
Final: UVA waits out thunder, lightning, dispatches Richmond in opener, 34-13
Year 3 of the Tony Elliott era opens Saturday for the UVA Football program with the ‘Hoos hosting Richmond, a 2023 FCS playoff team. Rain is in the forecast here in Charlottesville for the 6-9:15 p.m. ET game window, and there are storms in the area, so, beware. The...
Back-to-school brew: teachers, administrators can get a free cup of coffee from Wawa
Wawa is providing teachers and administrators in the Mid-Atlantic with the perfect post Labor Day back to school pick-me-up in the form of a free cup of coffee. Here's when and how teachers and admins can get their free cup of coffee this week. ...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
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