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UPDATE: Is the Waynesboro vehicle break-in story that we reported something bigger?

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Trump could get ‘damaging wind,’ ‘heavy rain’ on his UFC-themed birthday party

Chris Graham

Good news for Donald Trump: the storms with damaging wind gusts and heavy rain expected to roll through DC on Sunday “shouldn’t last longer than 60-90 minutes.”

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UVA Lacrosse: Might we get a copy of the contract extension that Lars Tiffany says he signed?

Chris Graham

Perhaps an interesting development with my fun with public records requests efforts involving UVA Athletics, this one on the contract extension that former UVA Lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany says he signed before he was sacked.

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VDOT: Travel alerts for Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham for June 15-19

Chris Graham

VDOT has updated road construction and maintenance schedules for the coming week, and we’re highlighting the work that will impact travel in Augusta County, Nelson County and Rockingham County.

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UPDATE: Is the Waynesboro vehicle break-in story that we reported something bigger?

Chris Graham

The odd story about Waynesboro Police appearing to want to downplay a story about a rash of vehicle break-ins in the city from earlier this week is taking an odder turn.

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We’re giving an Austrian company $5M in tax dollars to locate its HQ in Roanoke

Chris Graham

Virginia is gifting $5 million in corporate welfare dollars to an Austrian life sciences company that announced plans on Friday to locate its first U.S. headquarters in Roanoke.

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Clean Virginia putting pressure on Spanberger, House Dems over data center tax breaks

Chris Graham

A powerful environmental lobby is pushing back at Gov. Abigail Spanberger and House Democrats for siding with data center developers over tax breaks that cost the state $1.9 billion a year.

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Former VMI Basketball assistant Kirby Dean returns to D1 roots in new role

Chris Graham

Kirby Dean is the former head basketball coach at Waynesboro High School and EMU, a Division III program he took to the Elite Eight in 2010 in a seminal moment in the school’s athletic history.

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Politics, Virginia

Clean Virginia putting pressure on Spanberger, House Dems over data center tax breaks

Chris Graham
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Politics, Virginia

We’re giving an Austrian company $5M in tax dollars to locate its HQ in Roanoke

Chris Graham

Virginia is gifting $5 million in corporate welfare dollars to an Austrian life sciences company that announced plans on Friday to locate its first U.S. headquarters in Roanoke.

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Albemarle County schools leader resigns as division deals with fallout from child sex arrests

Chris Graham

Matt Haas has resigned from his post as the superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools, the first domino to fall in the wake of the arrests of a fifth-grade teacher on child porn charges and an elementary school counselor on sexual battery charges.

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Politics, Virginia

Former Virginia Tech BOV rector sues Spanberger over his dismissal

Chris Graham
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Virginia

Yes, Virginia, still in a drought: 7.5 inches of rain behind, with summer heat upon us

Chris Graham
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Politics, U.S. & World

State AGs win injunction to block Trump effort to keep people hungry over politics

Chris Graham
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Politics, U.S. & World

Southern Baptists make it clear, again, that they don’t want women pastors

Chris Graham

ICYMI

1 Spanberger, House Democrats propose data center study as way around budget impasse
2 Ben Cline whiffs, badly, in House hearing on Southern Poverty Law Center
3 Rockingham County: Effort ongoing to reintroduce the American chestnut to the Valley
4 New HUD report shows us that homeless population locally, statewide, growing
5 Nelson County approves $8.9M purchase of property: A data center in the offing?

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Former VMI Basketball assistant Kirby Dean returns to D1 roots in new role

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Birthright citizen stars for USMNT in 4-1 win over Paraguay in World Cup opener

Chris Graham

Score one, no, two, for birthright citizenship, after Folarin Balogun scored not one, but two, goals for the U.S. Men’s National Team in its 4-1 win over Paraguay in the teams’ World Cup opener on Friday.

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Basketball

George Mason gives basketball coach Tony Skinn a two-year contract extension

Chris Graham

George Mason University is giving basketball coach Tony Skinn his third contract extension in three years.

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Baseball

UVA Baseball: Middle-of-the-order pop, in the form of MD transfer Jordan Crossland

Chris Graham
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Football, Politics, U.S. & World

Former UVA Football walk-on is a long shot in the Georgia GOP U.S. Senate run-off

Chris Graham
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Two former UVA Soccer stars set to compete in the 2026 World Cup

Chris Graham
Formula 1
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State AGs demand that Formula 1 terminate sponsorships with Big Tobacco

Chris Graham

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VDOT: Travel alerts for Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham for June 15-19

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Staunton: Man wanted in Wednesday shooting arrested, in custody

Chris Graham

Staunton Police have the man accused in a shooting incident reported on Wednesday in the vicinity of Gypsy Hill Park in custody.

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Seven arrested after wild pursuit through Waynesboro, Staunton, Augusta County

Chris Graham

A pursuit of a truck stolen in Waynesboro initiated late Thursday night continued all the way to Interstate 81 in Staunton.

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Virginia

Missouri couple gets prison time for grooming, sexual abuse of Virginia 13-year-old

Chris Graham
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Virginia

Richmond Police seeking info on Hanover County teen wanted in murder investigation

Chris Graham
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Local

Staunton: Police ID suspect in shots fired incident near Gypsy Hill Park

Chris Graham
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Staunton: VDOT announces Interstate 81 closure overnight Saturday

Chris Graham

Business Wire

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Refinancing vs. staying the course: A plain-English comparison

Business Wire

If you locked in a mortgage rate below 4% over the past several years, you're holding one of the most valuable assets in your financial life.

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RecentFollow plans: What you get with an Instagram tracking subscription

Business Wire

Instagram tracking is useful when a public profile needs more than a quick manual check. A single visit can show what is visible now, but it does not always help with repeated searches, new follows, follower movement, or saved context.

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What nobody tells you when you’re naming your business

Business Wire

Picked a business name but skipped the trademark search? Here's what that mistake costs, and the exact steps to protect your name before someone else claims it.

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A guide to S Corp reasonable compensation

Business Wire

Setting up an S Corp is an effective strategy to protect your hard-earned money. As an owner, you can bypass the hefty 15.3% self-employment tax on a portion of your profits.

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What happens when a disability case goes to federal court

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Learn what happens when a disability claim reaches federal court. See how experienced Social Security disability attorneys can help protect your benefits claim.

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