No charges in fatal bus accident on JMU campus

Chris Graham

The Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on November 15, 2011, on the campus of James Madison University.  The crash occurred at 9:52 pm at the intersection of Carrier Drive and Bluestone Drive.  The crash involved a transportation bus owned by the City of Harrisonburg and a pedestrian which…

USDA aids Valley-grown blueberries

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A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help feed an organic blueberry revolution in the Shenandoah Valley. “Sustaining Organic Blueberry Production: Analysis of Practices and Assessing Outcomes,” a research projected directed by Roman Miller, PhD, professor of biology at Eastern Mennonite University, will look at the merits of organic horticulture as it relates…

Sampson to be inducted into College Hall of Fame

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Former Virginia standout Ralph Sampson will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 20 at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City. Sampson is the first Virginia player to be selected for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The eight-member induction class, which was announced on Feb. 28,…

Mojo at the Gateway

Chris Graham

The November Mojo Saturday Night is ready to groove with some real deep blues on Saturday, Nov. 19th. Fourteen-year-old Emma Leigh will perform her first blues show accompanied by John Hoy and some of the Li’l Bill Band. Barb Martin will bring her soulful blues to the stage and The Li’l Bill Band returns “post-graduation” from…

Press Conference: Mike London

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QUESTION:  Can you talk a little bit about the opportunity that major collegiate athletics and a game like this affords for raising awareness of causes and diseases like this? COACH LONDON:  When you have an opportunity that’s presented with a platform such as this, with a guy like Coach Fisher—a well-respected coach in college football…

WVPT honors winner in online contest

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WVPT congratulates Kevin Camden of Charlottesville as the winner of its Fender Telecaster electric guitar giveaway. Kevin Camden, an IT specialist at the University of Virginia, was automatically entered in the guitar drawing after he signed up as a contestant in TALENTWAR$, the station’s first online video talent contest and fundraiser. TALENTWAR$, offering $6,000 in…

UVa. women win at Providence

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Virginia earned a 55-38 victory at Big East foe Providence Monday night (Nov. 14). The Cavaliers improved to 2-0 on the young season and were led by junior Simone Egwu (12 points) and sophomore Jazmin Pitts (10 points, eight rebounds). “It’s a road game and we talked about being road warriors,” UVa head coach Joanne…

Supreme Court to hear challenge to health-care reform

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The United States Supreme Court said today that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – the health-care reform law passed by Congress in 2010. Virginia filed one of the suits that made their way up the federal system with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob…