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Waynesboro: Shooter was former student at Westwood Hills Elementary School
Anthony Ignatiadis-Isabelle was a former student at Westwood Hills Elementary School. Why is this important? Honestly, not sure yet, though it feels important.
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Harrisonburg: Teen shot, two others arrested, in B&E on Vine Street
A 19-year-old is in the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds from an incident in the 200 block of Vine Street in Harrisonburg on Tuesday.
AccuWeather: Record heat on both side of the Blue Ridge this week
That early taste of fall that we had for a couple of days last week, yeah, summer’s back, and it came back with a vengeance.
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Greene County sheriff hires MAGA state senator to press case on 287(g) agreement
Greene County Sheriff Steven Smith has lawyered up in the face of a demand for information into his agency’s continued work with ICE in violation of state law from Attorney General Jay Jones.
Spanberger meets with cattle farmers to discuss Trump beef imports
Today’s troll level: expert honors go to Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who hosted a roundtable in Botetourt County, just down the road from the home of our Sixth District congressman, Ben Cline, to hear from Virginia cattle farmers.
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UVA Basketball: UVA-UConn at Madison Square Garden is finally, months later, official
We first reported on April 22 that there was talk about UVA Basketball scheduling a game with UConn at Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 20.
UVA Football: A lotta love for the ‘Hoos from 1 million SP+ simulations
Bill Connelly, the ESPN guy who invented the SP+ metric, had a column today with the details of the 1 million simulations of the 2026 college football season that he ran using his preseason SP+ numbers.
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ODU Football to honor Lt. Col. Brandon Shah at 2026 season opener
ODU Football will open its 2026 season on Saturday with a tribute to Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, an ODU professor and Staunton native who was murdered in his ROTC classroom earlier this year.
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton main-eventing wrestling fundraiser in Louisa
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton is putting his hair on the line in the main event of a pro wrestling fundraiser show in Louisa next month.
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John Whitehead | Tyranny by technicality: The Supreme Court will not save our republic
For years, we have been warning that the U.S. Supreme Court would not save us from the American police state.
Facts and figures on Albemarle County school construction referendum question
Albemarle County voters will decide on the local November ballot the question of adding another 1 percent to the local sales tax to provide money for public school construction and renovations.
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