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Judge rules against former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine in evidentiary matter
The legal team of former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine is picking another fight with the victim in the rape and abduction case that, for now, is on ice.
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Augusta County: Wave of larcenies reported in Fishersville subdivision overnight
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is reporting on Friday that it has received multiple reports of larcenies from motor vehicles in the Emerald Hills subdivision in Fishersville that occurred in the overnight hours from Thursday into Friday.
UVA Basketball: Don’t be upset at the underwhelming prep recruiting news
I get emails from fellow UVA Basketball fans lamenting the lack of progress under second-year head coach Ryan Odom on the prep recruiting trail, and as those of you who have written to me know, I sympathize.
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Waynesboro: Bus driver pushing School Board to address driver shortage
A school bus driver presented the Waynesboro School Board a detailed proposal for addressing the shortage of bus drivers this week.
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Significant law enforcement response at Augusta Health nets arrest, eventually
Mennonite kidnapping trial: Valerie Hayes, co-defendant, will have separate trials
Waynesboro: HERO attacks homelessness issue from a different angle
Judge finds Augusta County realtor Amy Argenbright guilty of two felonies
How much are we spending to add an extra lane to I-81 in Staunton?
Virginia
Pause to Protect coalition calls for moratorium on data center construction
A coalition of environmental groups is calling for a moratorium on new data center construction in Virginia until developers can show that they can meet specific environmental goals and standards on clean energy, water use and transparency.
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VDOT humble brags about being ready for winter snow: Good for them
Richmond couple gets jail time for bilking Medicaid out of a million bucks
Virginia DMV launches anti-distracted driver campaign that it’s calling ‘Open Your Eyes’
Pittsylvania County: Sheriff’s deputy plows into passenger vehicle on Route 29
VADOC kept close tabs on sex offenders on Halloween, to keep kids safe
Politics
Trump wants Vance to focus on ‘CORRUPTION’: No, not within the Trump administration
Tim Kaine wants to be the next Senate Budget Committee chair, and Bobby Scott, the dean of the Virginia congressional delegation, has the backing of the rest of the Democrats in the Virginia delegation to return as the chair of the House Committee on Education & Labor.
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Blue Wave: Virginia Democrats seek leadership roles in next Congress
Update: House Republicans defeat effort to impeach Pete Hegseth
Trump: ‘Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest’
PR firm sends us release touting MAGA’s DEI hire, Harmeet Dhillon
We need to convince Beth Macy to try again in the Sixth District in 2028
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UVA Basketball: #6 Virginia set to face Maryland in Friday night primetime matchup
Sixth-ranked Virginia gets another marquee-ish game this week, with a road trip to College Park to face former ACC rival Maryland, for a Friday night 8 p.m. ET tip.
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UVA Basketball: Don’t be upset at the underwhelming prep recruiting news
UVA Basketball: #6 ‘Hoos take care of Bucknell, 95-61, on ACC After Dark
UVA Basketball: Odom able to get minutes for bench guys in win over Bucknell
UVA Basketball: Inside the numbers from #9 Virginia’s win over #12 Arkansas
UVA Basketball: Elijah Gertrude emerging as Virginia’s bench ‘Superman’
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UVA Football: Tony Elliott filibusters his way through a 14-minute answer to a question
We’re not long from the press conferences that really don’t offer anything of value anyway going the way of the weekly TV coaches shows – remember those relics of the ‘80s, with the likes of George Welsh sitting in a studio on a Sunday morning grumbling his way through highlights of yesterday’s game?
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Judge rules against former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine in evidentiary matter
UVA Football: Update on how much Solomon Beebe has done since his no contest plea
UVA Football: First look at Cal, which is absolutely a must-win game
UVA Football: No change at QB, per Elliott, which, really, no surprise there
UVA Football: Schedule updates from the ACC for the final two home games
Sports
When Dr. J ruled the ABA: Remembering the Virginia Squires, 50 years later
Future Hall of Fame basketball player Julius Erving, on April 7, 1976, was 18-of-23 from the field and had a game-high 38 points as the New York Nets defeated the Virginia Squires, 127-123.
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College Football Playoff expanding to 24: ACC Championship Game axed
Buffalo Gap High School comes up short in $1M football field contest
West Virginia native Kenneth Lambert training for solo row across the Atlantic
Pro Wrestling Power Rankings: This week’s Top 10, post-‘Crown Jewel’
‘Hall of Fame’ co-host Brad Gilmore on his new book, ‘Making the Towns’
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ACC Football: Saturday schedule features three games involving Top 15 teams
A lot could be decided on Saturday in the race for the two spots in what will be the final ACC Championship Game.
When Dr. J ruled the ABA: Remembering the Virginia Squires, 50 years later
Future Hall of Fame basketball player Julius Erving, on April 7, 1976, was 18-of-23 from the field and had a game-high 38 points as the New York Nets won a road game, 127-123 .
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