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Former UVA Football walk-on is a long shot in the Georgia GOP U.S. Senate run-off
Former UVA Football walk-on Derek Dooley rallied to clinch a spot in the June 16 run-off for the Republican nomination for Jon Ossoff’s U.S. Senate seat from Georgia, but per the latest polling data, he’ll need to pull off another comeback to win the primary.
VDH: Beware Amish auction in Buckingham County amid measles outbreak
The Virginia Department of Health seems to be saying, that fundraising event scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Amish Parochial School in Buckingham County, yeah, maybe don’t go to that.
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State AGs win injunction to block Trump effort to keep people hungry over politics
A coalition of state AGs that includes Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has won a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump regime’s attempt to block states from getting USDA grants for their SNAP and WIC programs over MAGA politics.
Video: MAGA congressman Rob Wittman fakes phone call to avoid questions from reporter
Rob Wittman got caught on Tuesday faking a phone call to avoid a reporter trying to get him to talk about whatever House Speaker Mike Johnson’s “secret plan” is to fix Social Security.
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Two former UVA Soccer stars set to compete in the 2026 World Cup
UVA fans can add Haiti and New Zealand to their list of national teams to root for in the 2026 World Cup.
NoVa native walks off Nats with grand slam to complete stunning SF comeback
The Washington Nationals, with a 9-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth, were six outs away from a three-game sweep in San Francisco.
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Yes, Virginia, still in a drought: 7.5 inches of rain behind, with summer heat upon us
No surprise here, that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is telling us today that it is continuing the existing drought advisory statuses for pretty much the entire state.
A dog for dad on Father’s Day: Find one at the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA
The folks at the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA are trying to frame their push for shelter dog adoptions this month around Father’s Day by highlighting how “every dog deserves a dad.”
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