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Warner, Kaine mum on Senate Majority Leader battle: Business as usual?
Ask a simple question of a United States senator, about who they plan to support as the next Senate Majority Leader, get talked down to like you’re gutter trash.
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UVA Football: Virginia snaps three-game losing skid with 36-7 win over Cal
Virginia held Cal to 201 yards of total offense, intercepted former phenom Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele twice, sacked him four times, and scored on two picksixes.
Significant law enforcement response at Augusta Health nets arrest, eventually
We started hearing about a significant law enforcement presence at Augusta Health Friday morning, and now we have the details of what was going on.
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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
Roanoke actor appeared in film with Reagan, had key role in ‘Miracle on 34th Street’
With the Christmas holidays approaching, there’s a good chance the movie Miracle on 34th Street will be shown many times on your television screen.
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Pause to Protect coalition calls for moratorium on data center construction
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
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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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Warner, Kaine mum on Senate Majority Leader battle: Business as usual?
Blue Wave: Virginia Democrats seek leadership roles in next Congress
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 Football
UVA Football: Virginia snaps three-game losing skid with 36-7 win over Cal
Virginia held Cal to 201 yards of total offense, intercepted former phenom Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele twice, sacked him four times, and scored on two picksixes.
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UVA Football: Anatomy of the dumb Cal play call that led to the 100-yard picksix
Checking the temperature: How UVA Football opponents did this weekend
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: What is the issue with all the guys on the injury report each week?
UVA Basketball
UVA Basketball: Any paint left on the walls of the visiting locker room at the Xfinity Center?
I’m not at the pay grade where I get to sit in on UVA Basketball practices, so I don’t know if Ryan Odom is an ass-chewer.
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UVA Basketball: Ryan Odom isn’t concerned about bench depth, but I am
UVA Basketball: #6 Virginia passes first road test with gritty win at Maryland
UVA Basketball: #6 ‘Hoos rally from 11 down to win at Maryland, 87-83
UVA Basketball: Don’t be upset at the underwhelming prep recruiting news
UVA Basketball: Elijah Gertrude emerging as Virginia’s bench ‘Superman’
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‘GameDay’ will be in Coral Gables for Miami-Virginia Tech game on Saturday
ESPN College GameDay, the once-iconic Saturday football pregame show, now a caricature of itself, will be on the scene for the Miami-Virginia Tech game this weekend.
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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
When Dr. J ruled the ABA: Remembering the Virginia Squires, 50 years later
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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Women’s Basketball: Virginia puts five in double figures in 80-61 win at ODU
Virginia-ODU was UConn-Tennessee before women’s basketball had UConn-Tennessee.
Community Calendar: Updated look at local events on the schedule for the holidays
Our updated Community Calendar for events on the schedule in the area for the coming weeks.
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