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Becky Neal
Becky Neal

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Neal Pleads Guilty
Resigns Treasurer's Post
by Jenny Jones
HARRISONBURG — Rebecca Neal pleaded guilty today to the felony offense of misusing public funds, said Commonwealth's Attorney Marsha Garst during a press conference. This afternoon, Neal’s attorney David O’Donnell issued a statement saying that Neal has resigned from her post as city treasurer. Had she not resigned, she would have forfeited her post upon finalization of conviction. Neal was charged with misuse of public funds from Feb. 26, 2004, to Nov. 21, 2007, in the amount of $91,524. The offense is a Class 4 Felony, punishable with up to 10 years in prison, Garst said. ... Click for entire article
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City GOP Ready For A Ticket  - Nomination Of Council Slate Expected Saturday

by Jeff Mellott

HARRISONBURG - The Harrisonburg Republican Committee is expected to nominate its slate of candidates for City Council at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in the Municipal Building at 345 S. Main St. ...Click for entire article
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Food Bank Hopes For A Delivery  - Mail Carriers Get Involved

by Heather Bowser

HARRISONBURG - With the cost of groceries soaring, demand for help is up while donations are down, leaving the Blue Ridge Area Food Network in a pinch, officials said. ...Click for entire article

 
 

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Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. Obama picked up the backing of nine superdelegates, including Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus who had been a Clinton supporter.


Myanmar seizes UN aid supplies, 'not ready' to let in US
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders seized aid shipments headed for cyclone survivors and told the top U.S. diplomat there Friday that they're not ready to let in American aid workers despite warnings the country is on the verge of a medical catastrophe. Another 4 inches of rain was forecast to fall next week as more than 1 million people waited for food, clean water, shelter and medicine to reach them. Diplomats and aid groups warned the number of dead could eventually exceed 100,000 because of illnesses and said thousands of children may have been orphaned.


Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges - all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats. Instead, the seven-month-old Justice Department investigation is focused on as few as three or four Blackwater guards who could be indicted in the Sept. 16 shootings, according to interviews with a half-dozen people close to the investigation.


Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of key parts of Beirut from Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-backed government Friday, a dramatic show-of-force certain to strengthen the Iranian-allied group's hand as it fights for dominance in Lebanon's political deadlock. An ally of Hezbollah said the group intended to pull back, at least partially, from the areas its gunmen occupied overnight and Friday morning - signaling Hezbollah likely does not intend a full-scale, permanent takeover of Sunni Muslim parts of Beirut, similar to the Hamas takeover of Gaza a year ago.


Plame seeks to resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity. A federal judge dismissed Plame's lawsuit last year, saying there was no basis to bring a case. Plame's lawyers asked a federal appeals court Friday to send the case back before the judge and force him to consider its merits.


Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins. "We've had three in January, three in December. Those two months are a busy time for us," she said, laughing.


Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
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Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003. "When we got it, it was two hunks of metal stuck together. We couldn't even tell it was a hard drive. It was burned and the edges were melted," said Edwards, an engineer at Kroll Ontrack Inc., outside Minneapolis. "It looked pretty bad at first glance, but we always give it a shot."


Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor
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NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served. Brown and neighbor Arlene Raymond got into a fight last July over Brown blasting her car stereo outside their Brooklyn apartment building.


Man crashes at driveway, sees home catch fire, gets ticket
Rock Island, Tenn. (AP) - A Rock Island man whose car was hit as he tried to make a left turn into his driveway saw his home going up in flames as he was airlifted to the hospital. Tennessee Highway Patrol officer Monte Terry said Justin Hill, 42, was hit by an oncoming car when he pulled into its path on Tuesday evening. Hill's wife heard the crash and ran outside, leaving the kitchen stove, where she had been cooking, unattended.


MLB suspends Mariners slugger Sexson for 6 games
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NEW YORK (AP) - Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, cited Sexson for "violent and aggressive actions."

 
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