Woman Accused Of Attack With Car Appears In Court
Boyfriend Recovering From Near-Fatal Incident by Pete DeLea
HARRISONBURG - Nearly three months after police say his girlfriend ran him over, William "Pat" Asbury wheeled into the Rockingham County General District Court looking for justice. That process started Thursday with a judge finding probable cause to send the malicious wounding case to a grand jury.
The 38-year-old Harrisonburg man was in a wheelchair, his left foot in a boot, his right arm in a sling. Scars serve as a reminder of his head injury and what he could only describe as a "painful" monthlong stay at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.
"They all expected me to die," he told the Daily News-Record. "I just kept being stubborn."
On May 19, around 10 p.m., police and medics responded to a call for a pedestrian who had been hit by a car on North Valley Pike, about 3 miles north of Harrisonburg near the Lighthouse Motel.
Rescue workers found ...
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Plea Deal In Sex Case Hits A Snag
- Defendant Says He Can't Get A Fair Trial
by Pete DeLea
HARRISONBURG - Antonio Osorio signed the plea agreement papers and entered a guilty plea to aggravated sexual battery - a charge stemming from an accusation of inappropriately touching a 7-year-old girl. ...
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School Board Revises Staff, Student Policies
- City Division In Process Of A Larger Overhaul
by Jenny Jones
HARRISONBURG - The City School Board discussed several changes to its policies, including those dealing with student fitness and medications, during its meeting this week. ...
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Truckin' For Education ...
- Wal-Mart Truck Drivers To Aid Plains Elementary
by Jenny Jones
HARRISONBURG - Plains Elementary School will cash in on every accident-free mile Wal-Mart Distribution Center's private truck drivers travel later this month. ...
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Firefighters Hope To ‘Fill The Boot'
- Fundraiser Seeks Donations For Muscular Dystrophy
by Rob Longley
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY - Rockingham County firefighters want to help give muscular dystrophy the boot. But they need your help to do it. ...
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