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Staunton: 25-year-old man arrested, in custody on child sex charges

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Mark Warner mourning the loss of his daughter, Madison, to Type 1 diabetes

Chris Graham

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, are mourning the passing of their daughter, Madison, 36, after a lifelong battle with Type 1 diabetes and other health issues.

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Madison County: Injured hiker rescued by helicopter from Old Rag Mountain

Chris Graham

A hiker who had suffered a head injury was rescued by helicopter from Old Rag Mountain in Madison County on Sunday.

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Richmond Police release identity of man who drowned in James River on Saturday

Chris Graham

Richmond Police have identified the male who died in the apparent drowning in the James River on Saturday as Pramanik Rukunuzzaman, 21, of Henrico County.

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UVA alum Chip Roy introduces Mamdani Act, aimed at brown-skinned people

Chris Graham

Chip Roy, a fellow 1994 UVA alum and Texas carpetbagger, and a leading MAGA bigot in Congress, has introduced legislation named for Zohran Mamdani that would empower the feds to remove brown-skinned people.

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Mark Warner mourning the loss of his daughter, Madison, to Type 1 diabetes

Chris Graham

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, are mourning the passing of their daughter, Madison, 36, after a lifelong battle with Type 1 diabetes and other health issues.

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Staunton: 25-year-old man arrested, in custody on child sex charges

Chris Graham

Ahmad Z. Walker, 25, of Staunton, was arrested on Friday on warrants for four counts of carnal knowledge of a child, three counts of use electronic means for child sex crime, and one count of obstruction of justice.

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Alon Ben-Meir: Trump’s apocalyptic rhetoric echoes nuclear annihilation

Alon Ben-Meir

It is hard to exaggerate the dire implications of Donald Trump’s April 7 post on Truth Social, stating that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” if no deal is reached with Iran.

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1 Analysis: Looking at turnout data to forecast the April 21 referendum
2 Waynesboro: Number of unhoused seeking shelter up dramatically
3 Waynesboro: The politics that might kill a needed affordable-housing project
4 Update: Victim ID’d in Augusta County shooting; shooter questioned, released
5 Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, wife Cerina, dead in apparent murder-suicide

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Richmond Police release identity of man who drowned in James River on Saturday

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Staunton students earn top honors in state-level music competitions

Chris Graham

Band and choir students in the Staunton public school system earned top honors at state-level competitions this spring.

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UVA School of Medicine researchers telling us more about near-death experiences

Chris Graham

As many as 10 percent of us have had what we think is a near-death experience, which, doing the math, that’s a lot – roughly 36 million in the U.S. alone.

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State AGs win antitrust suit against Live Nation after Trump regime tried to cut a deal

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Richmond: Two more face charges in Feb. 21 double-murder in Shockoe Bottom

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Earth Day Staunton 2026: Don’t take water for granted just because it comes from a tap

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VDOT: Overnight closures on Interstate 81 in Staunton this weekend

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Skydiver left with arm in sling after mishap at Virginia Tech spring game

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UVA Football: Thinking through who replaces Tyler Jones as the GM

Chris Graham

UVA Football coach Tony Elliott said there are “a couple of ideas and potential directions that we can go in-house” to find a successor to Tyler Jones, the GM of the football program, who is leaving for a promotion at Stanford.

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Baseball

UVA Baseball: Big day from Harrison Didawick fuels series-clinching win

Chris Graham

Harrison Didawick hit two homers, and had two diving catches in left in the ninth inning, to power, and then help preserve, a 5-4 Virginia win over Clemson on Saturday.

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Russini-gate: Are we making too much of how journalism is done these days?

Chris Graham
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UVA Basketball: Kymora Johnson withdraws from portal, returning for senior season

Chris Graham
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UVA Football: In-depth look at the wideout room, which is a work in progress

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Darby Allin was named in #SpeakingOut: Whatever happened with his case?

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Modern industrial activities are under continuous pressure to transport goods more quickly, eliminate manual labor and maintain productivity.

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Sports fans in the United States are spoiled with choices this summer with the upcoming schedule packed with a plethora of top-class events.

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In today’s fast-moving business landscape, organizations are under constant pressure to make informed decisions quickly while maintaining transparency and accountability.

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Why private tutoring is the fastest way to improve grades

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In today’s competitive academic environment, many Australian students struggle to keep up with the increasing demands of school.

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Small concrete box culverts are components of any water management system for minor waterways and home drainage systems.

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ICYMI

1 Why Tim Sands is stepping down at Virginia Tech: It’s not politics, it’s football
2 Manny Diaz signs extension at Duke: No money details, but it goes through 2031
3 WNBA team doesn’t want us talking about Azzi Fudd-Paige Buecker romantic relationship
4 UVA Football: Tony Elliott, finally, gets a contract extension, through 2030
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Richmond Police release identity of man who drowned in James River on Saturday

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Politics

UVA alum Chip Roy introduces Mamdani Act, aimed at brown-skinned people

Chris Graham

Chip Roy, a fellow 1994 UVA alum and Texas carpetbagger, and a leading MAGA bigot in Congress, has introduced legislation named for Zohran Mamdani that would empower the feds to remove brown-skinned people.

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Politics

Mark Warner mourning the loss of his daughter, Madison, to Type 1 diabetes

Chris Graham

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, are mourning the passing of their daughter, Madison, 36, after a lifelong battle with Type 1 diabetes and other health issues.

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Local/Regional News

Staunton: 25-year-old man arrested, in custody on child sex charges

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Alon Ben-Meir: Trump’s apocalyptic rhetoric echoes nuclear annihilation

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Unfit to govern: We need a 25th Amendment for the American Police State

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Vote ‘Yes’ now: We can fix the bigger problem with partisan gerrymandering later

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