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Judge finds Augusta County realtor Amy Argenbright guilty of two felonies
Augusta County realtor Amy Argenbright was found guilty of two counts of felony construction fraud Tuesday following a two-day trial and a two-week deliberation by Circuit Judge Shannon Sherrill.
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UVA Football: First look at Cal, which is absolutely a must-win game
You think UVA Football is reeling? Cal, this weekend’s opponent, was 7-5 in 2025, but former NFL head coach Ron Rivera moved on from Justin Wilcox, gave a first-time head coach, Tosh Lupoi, the big whistle, and the result has been, the wheels falling off.
Update: House Republicans defeat effort to impeach Pete Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, trying to head off an impeachment effort in the lame-duck U.S. House, insisted on Tuesday that “every one” of the military missions under his watch now under scrutiny “was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief."
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Staunton: Police searching for teen who has been missing since Oct. 18
The Staunton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Nayaliz Inez Scott-Moya, who has been missing since Oct. 18.
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How much are we spending to add an extra lane to I-81 in Staunton?
Developing: Plumber charged in abduction, death of Waynesboro man
Waynesboro: School Board at critical juncture in search for new superintendent
UVA Health acquires former State Farms operations center on Pantops
Staunton: Justice for Puff and Leroy, two dogs left to die in squalor
Virginia
VDOT humble brags about being ready for winter snow: Good for them
VDOT sent everybody in the media a release today bragging about how it’s ready for the winter snow season, which, fine, but can I just say, I’m not?
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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
Health insurance premiums too high? Check out the Virginia Premium Savings program
Botetourt County suit challenges local government on data center vote
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Pete Hegseth, facing impeachment, insists he was just following orders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, trying to head off an impeachment effort in the lame-duck U.S. House, insisted on Tuesday that “every one” of the military missions under his watch now under scrutiny “was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief,” which critics are saying comes across as the Nuremberg defense.
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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
Augusta County voters: A resounding ‘no’ on the school construction tax
Waynesboro corrects its 2022 Jim Wood mistake, returns Sam Hostetter to City Council
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UVA Basketball
UVA Basketball: Kalu Anya, shaking off the court rust, is a ‘key piece’ in the frontcourt
UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom remembered Kalu Anya from the Jan. 28, 2025, VCU-Saint Louis game, won by the Billikens, 78-69. Anya only shot the ball three times in 29 minutes, but his two points on the night weren’t what Odom remembered about the 6’8” forward’s contribution.
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UVA Basketball: Win in heavyweight matchup wasn’t one for the birds
UVA Basketball: Inside the numbers from #9 Virginia’s win over #12 Arkansas
Live Coverage: #9 ‘Hoos get early KO of #12 Arkansas in 91-72 win in DC
UVA Basketball: Elijah Gertrude emerging as Virginia’s bench ‘Superman’
UVA Basketball: Odom concedes his ‘bench is not the bench that we had last year’
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UVA Football: First look at Cal, which is absolutely a must-win game
You think UVA Football is reeling? Cal, this weekend’s opponent, was 7-5 in 2025, but former NFL head coach Ron Rivera, hired last year to serve as the GM for Cal Football, moved on from Justin Wilcox, gave a first-time head coach, Tosh Lupoi, the big whistle, and the result has been, the wheels falling off.
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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
UVA Football: What is the issue with all the guys on the injury report each week?
What I’m hearing about what the UVA Football money people are thinking
Where the mess that UVA Football is seems headed over the next few weeks?
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College Football Playoff expanding to 24: ACC Championship Game going bye-bye
The College Football Playoff is expanding to 24 teams beginning next season, meaning, among other things, no more ACC Championship Game, which, hey, at least Virginia made it to one ACC title game before it went into mothballs.
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Richmond basketball player Jack McCaffery diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma
VCU drops heartbreaker at Memphis on free throws in final seconds, 89-88
Broadway, Virginia Tech grad had a Rocky Mountain summer with the Rockies
Pro Wrestling Power Rankings: This week’s Top 10, post-‘Crown Jewel’
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Rockingham County: Authorities searching for man wanted on felony warrants
Not a lot of details here, but the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office is reporting today that it’s searching for a man named Joseph Lee Jenkins III, 44, of Page County, on several felony warrants.
Update: House Republicans defeat effort to impeach Pete Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, trying to head off an impeachment effort in the lame-duck U.S. House, insisted on Tuesday that “every one” of the military missions under his watch now under scrutiny “was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief."
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ACC Football: Players of the Week for Week 10 led by Jennings, Sheppard
The ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 10 were announced on Monday.
UVA Football: No change at QB, per Elliott, which, really, no surprise there
Beau Pribula is still the QB1, per UVA Football coach Tony Elliott, who addressed the media on Tuesday, after the team’s bye week.
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