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Police arrest woman who tried to enter Monticello High School with a gun
Albemarle County Police arrested a 48-year-old Madison Heights woman who had a firearm in her purse as she attempted to gain entry into Monticello High School on Tuesday.
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VADOC intercepts drone delivery into Sussex I State Prison, seizes $324K in contraband
The Virginia Department of Corrections is investigating the attempt by somebody on the outside to drop $324,000 worth of contraband via drone into the Sussex I State Prison in the early hours of Monday.
Agency revokes license of Goochland County youth behavioral health facility
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has revoked the license of Hallmark Youthcare, following two incidents last month in which groups of young patients bolted from the facility in Goochland County.
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Waynesboro School Board to meet this week to discuss superintendent search
The Waynesboro School Board has set a special meeting for Thursday to continue its rushed search for a new superintendent.
New Trump tariffs on Canada will hit Virginia business, industry pretty hard
Virginia exported $2.9 billion in goods to Canada, our single-largest export market, in 2025.
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UVA Football: Depth chart for Week 0 season opener with NC State
The depth chart for our UVA Football squad is out for the Week 0 season opener with NC State coming up on Saturday.
UVA Football: List of high-profile arrests of players dating back to the ’80s
The news of the arrest of a UVA Football player, Solomon Beebe, last week, got me to undertake an exercise that turned out to be more work than I would have imagined: chronicling the high-profile arrests of guys from our football program over the years.
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NASCAR star Tyler Reddick shares battle with obstructive sleep apnea
Tyler Reddick, coming off a fifth-place finish in New Hampshire on Sunday, is using his perch as a top NASCAR Cup Series driver to out himself for having to deal with sleep apnea.
The truth about Sophie Cunningham: If not for White girl DEI, she’s not in the WNBA
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, the self-styled MAGA Barbie and obvious WNBA diversity hire, pulled a stats feat in Sunday’s nationally televised game between her Fever and the Chicago Sky.
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Spanberger issues executive order aimed at protecting Medicaid, SNAP access
The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law by Donald Trump last summer is going to take 300,000 Virginians off the Medicaid rolls, and cut services at Virginia hospitals – the ones that survive the $2.6 billion a year in federal funding cuts.
Charlottesville to Dewberry Hotel owner: Do something, or get off the pot
The City of Charlottesville has officially had enough with John Dewberry, the owner of an unfinished development at 201 E. Water St. known locally as The Dewberry Hotel.
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