Left out in the cold: Region’s homeless population seek refuge during the day
The area’s homeless population must soon find refuge on their own during the day despite the forecast for bitter cold temperatures.
The area’s homeless population must soon find refuge on their own during the day despite the forecast for bitter cold temperatures.
Jay Matthew Kenyon, 47, of Harrisonburg, was sentenced earlier this month to 15 months in prison for brandishing a knife at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, putsch that Kenyon and thousands of fellow self-styled citizen-patriots led on behalf of Donald Trump.

The National Weather Service has put out a flurry of advisories due to the cold and potential for snow in Virginia.
VDOT has updated the schedules for road work in the Staunton District and Culpeper District for the week of Jan. 20-24.

A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for portions of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland with dangerously low temperatures predicted.

VDOT is prepping on both sides of the Blue Ridge for anywhere between one and six inches of snow on Sunday, with a winter storm expected to hit the area early Sunday morning.

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP since 2017, will speak Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the University of Mary Washington.
A Harrisonburg man was sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $2,000 for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Temperatures are predicted at below zero next week, and the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA wants to ensure that pets are safe.
Eastern Mennonite University will host its eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and Monday, Jan. 20.
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