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Charlottesville filmmaker, living with ALS, makes death the focus of final doc
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Chris Farina, in 2016, began work on a new project with the working title “Death Becomes You,” with the idea of tackling what is very much a taboo subject: death.
UVA Football: The defense will once again be the foundation in 2026
Betcha didn’t think about how the UVA Football defense was the backbone of the 11-win season in 2025.
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Harrisonburg: Health District, Sentara offering back-to-school clinics
The Central Shenandoah Health District and Sentara Community Cares will provide back-to-school vaccinations and sports physicals for rising seventh- through 12th-graders and sports physicals at events in Harrisonburg over the next two weekends.
Waynesboro School Board lays out its plan for a rush job superintendent search
The Waynesboro School Board is going ahead with a plan to name a new superintendent by late October or early November, which, not coincidentally, would fill the job before the Nov. 3 elections for two open seats on the five-member public body.
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Spanberger launches new advisory council on jail, prison reforms
The office of Gov. Abigail Spanberger is taking applications from people interested in serving on a new advisory council dedicated to advancing jail and prison reform.
Trump blasts Pirro, saying U.S. Attorney ‘choked’ in handling of Reflecting Pool case
Former Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro “choked” with her handling of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool case, a furious Donald Trump said in his daily Oval Office media gaggle.
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The bigots know that biological males aren’t trying to take over girls’ sports
How many people born male have ever played in the WNBA? How many have had a tryout with a WNBA team?
Former NBA star Chris Bosh to Wemby on blood clots: ‘Take your medicine’
As a fellow pulmonary embolism survivor, the item involving Chris Bosh, whose career was cut short by a PE, giving advice to Victor Wembanyama, whose 2024-2025 season was cut short by a blood clot, was going to get my attention.
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No surprises in Virginia congressional primaries: Nov. 3 election ballot set
No surprises in Virginia’s congressional primaries on Tuesday, with the favorites on both sides advancing to the Nov. 3 general election.
Mark Warner leading Senate effort to hit back at DOJ election monitors
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is leading a group of senators pushing back against a Justice Department plan to deploy election monitors to Democrat-led states for the 2026 congressional midterms.
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