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Yeah, the Democratic Party actually is splitting apart at its seams: I can vouch

Chris Graham

The mainstream media has been getting clicks of late with articles about how the Democratic Party is splitting apart at its seams, which got me in a lather, because, seriously, come on, try harder, right?

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UVA Basketball: Program formally welcomes eight newcomers for 2026-2027

Chris Graham

A group of folks on a message board made a big to-do about Nolan Adekunle, the final piece in the 2026 UVA Basketball transfer class, which, I don’t blame people, not much else to do in the summer for college sports fans.

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Family seeks answers in suicide death of inmate at Rappahannock Regional Jail

Chris Graham

The family of a Stafford County man who died by suicide on Sunday while in custody at Rappahannock Regional Jail is seeking answers – and justice. Christopher Lee Franklin, 40, had been in custody since his arrest on Jan. 17 on several charges – including two counts of rape – dating to troubling incident involving...

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Yeah, the Democratic Party actually is splitting apart at its seams: I can vouch

Chris Graham

The mainstream media has been getting clicks of late with articles about how the Democratic Party is splitting apart at its seams, which got me in a lather, because, seriously, come on, try harder, right?

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Virginia Department of Health working down nursing home recertification backlog

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The Youngkin administration fell behind, big time, on the regulatory oversight of nursing homes, leaving a huge backlog of facilities in need of recertification inspections.

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Brooklyn man dies in crash on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County

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A Brooklyn man died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County on Tuesday.

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Culpeper County: Postal carrier faces dozens of charges in mail theft case

Chris Graham

A postal carrier in Culpeper was arrested on Tuesday on more than three dozen charges related to mail that local residents said never arrived.

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Culpeper County: Postal carrier faces dozens of charges in mail theft case

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Virginia Department of Health working down nursing home recertification backlog

Chris Graham

The Youngkin administration fell behind, big time, on the regulatory oversight of nursing homes, leaving a huge backlog of facilities in need of recertification inspections.

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Augusta County Library, run by Neanderthals, pre-cancels 2027 Pride Day event

Chris Graham

Remember how the Augusta County Board of Supervisors shut down a scheduled Pride Day event at the Augusta County Library last year?

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Report: ODU shooter’s prison term went unreported, led to ‘tragic consequences’

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Waynesboro, its problems, many that they are: Where do we start here?

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Charlottesville Police make arrest in another reported rape in homeless encampment

Chris Graham
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Notebook: Democrats, who are going broke, move Virginia up in primary cycle in 2028

Chris Graham

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1 Albemarle County school administrator placed on leave amid sexual harassment probe
2 Lucky to be alive: Good Samaritan or something else? I’ll always wonder
3 Waynesboro: Satellite campus of natural history museum left out of state budget, again
4 Staunton: City to belatedly address stinky toilets at Montgomery Hall Park
5 Waynesboro: Mayor tips city’s hand on where things are going on Mimosa Farm request

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ACC releases media vote ahead of 2026 football season: Miami is the favorite

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UVA Football: ACC Network to broadcast its pregame show from O Hill on Week 0

Chris Graham

UVA Athletics is telling us on Tuesday that ACC Network will broadcast its pregame show, “ACC Huddle,” from Observatory Hill beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, ahead of the Week 0 game between Virginia and NC State.

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Mailbag: Who would I have on my Mount Rushmore of UVA coaches?

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A reader wrote me with a link to a column from Steve DeShazo, the former Free Lance-Star sports editor and columnist, and all-around nice guy, in which DeShazo listed his Mount Rushmore of UVA coaches.

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Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, UVA reach ‘amicable settlement’ over dismissal

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Loudoun County: Wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator shot multiple times

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UVA Football: What do we have in our new QB1, Beau Pribula? Analysis

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Staunton native Jackson Ingram has learned from big-leaguers Wagner, Gyorko

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1 Valley League team gives up playoff spot because of player departures
2 A Hangman’s Tale: ‘Hangman’ Adam Page finding life after Texas Death
3 New Rocktown High School softball coach looks to build program ‘from the ground up’
4 Charlottesville: Why does it cost $25,000 to host a local swim meet at the YMCA?
5 Waynesboro: Hall of Fame wrestling coach Terry Waters announces retirement

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Virginia releases new tidal river fishing forecast

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Virginia’s tidal river fishing forecast highlights strong populations of largemouth bass and blue catfish across the Potomac, Chickahominy, James, Rappahannock and York river systems.

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Christopher Lee Franklin
Virginia

Family seeks answers in suicide death of inmate at Rappahannock Regional Jail

Chris Graham
cyber bullying
Politics

Yeah, the Democratic Party actually is splitting apart at its seams: I can vouch

Chris Graham

The mainstream media has been getting clicks of late with articles about how the Democratic Party is splitting apart at its seams, which got me in a lather, because, seriously, come on, try harder, right?

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Virginia

Virginia Department of Health working down nursing home recertification backlog

Chris Graham

The Youngkin administration fell behind, big time, on the regulatory oversight of nursing homes, leaving a huge backlog of facilities in need of recertification inspections.

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Brooklyn man dies in crash on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County

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Culpeper County: Postal carrier faces dozens of charges in mail theft case

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‘Fully abolishing the police and prison system’ is an obvious bridge too far

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