Top and Local News http://www.dnronline.com/news_top.php en-us Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 HARRISONBURG - A high-speed police chase through eastern Rockingham County came to a halt Monday night in Harrisonburg, when the object of pursuit flew off East Market Street and landed on its side in the median. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44425&CHID=1 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 HARRISONBURG - On Saturday night, as last weekend's snowstorm started to subside, Spc. Sean Wheeler and Sgt. Derek Braswell of the Virginia National Guard received a mission much different than any they experienced while deployed in Iraq. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44427&CHID=2 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 HARRISONBURG - The snowiest winter to hammer the Shenandoah Valley in more than a decade has drained Harrisonburg's snow-removal budget. Now, it's about to exhaust the city's stockpile of salt, too. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44428&CHID=1 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 HARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority is seeking a rezoning and special-use permits to allow a home at 715 N. Main St. to be used as a shelter. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44429&CHID=2 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 HARRISONBURG - The central Shenandoah Valley is set to experience a frigid déjà vu today, and the arctic pummeling could put this winter at the top of the record books. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44430&CHID=1 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 ELKTON - Jack Rimer's not the kind of guy who just coasts through life. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44431&CHID=2 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 A petition recently filed by a national conservation organization in an effort to protect bat populations could result in the closing of some caves in Rockingham County. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44432&CHID=2 Tue, 09 Feb 10 00:00:00 -0600 HARRISONBURG - Two James Madison University students apparently are learning a hard lesson: If you're going to throw snowballs at cars, make sure they're not police cruisers. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=44433&CHID=1