
Harrisonburg Fire Department medical director earns prestigious certification
Dr. Peter Williams has recently earned board certification in emergency medical services through the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Peter Williams has recently earned board certification in emergency medical services through the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center was awarded national accreditation on Nov. 19 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in the communications program.

The Harrisonburg Fire Department and retired HFD Chief Larry Shifflett are seeking donations of new children’s bicycles to support kids in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham community.

As the holiday season begins, the Harrisonburg Fire Department wants to stress to the community the criticality of working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

HPD has arrested Anthony Robinson, 35, of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder in addition to two felony counts of concealing, transporting or altering a dead body.

The Harrisonburg Fire Department is seeking the public’s help in providing any information relating to a structure fire that occurred in a multi-family apartment unit over the weekend.

Close to 1,000 residents of the Shenandoah Valley participated in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Greater Augusta at Gypsy Hill park on Oct. 9 and the Walk in Harrisonburg on Oct. 16 at James Madison University’s U-Park.

The Harrisonburg Police Department responded to Mr. J’s, located at 1731 South High Street, for a reported robbery around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday.

The last Harrisonburg Public Works street paving project of the year is now underway.

Officers with the Harrisonburg Police Department responded to the 200 block of South Avenue for a report of a male with a gunshot wound to his upper body Monday at 10:05 p.m.
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