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Spanberger lays out framework for state AI plan, chides Trump for inaction
I don’t know that the executive directive from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger directing the development of an AI plan of action is ultimately going to save us all, but she’s not just calling it SI and moving on.
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Albemarle County: Police seek information on whereabouts of missing local man
Albemarle County Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of 44-year-old Cecil E. Cook, who was last seen in Albemarle County on Saturday, Oct. 17, near Villa Lane.
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We’ve got an update on the story involving the special-needs student in Waynesboro who was dropped off by his bus driver more than a mile from home along a busy highway on Tuesday.
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The latest data tells us that the housing sales market in Virginia is cooling, which is something we’ve been hearing from realtors on the front lines the past few weeks.
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Waynesboro has hired a national firm that specializes in retail recruitment and downtown revitalization to lead a program aimed at attracting new retailers and restaurants to the city.
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The voters in Ward D in Waynesboro made the mistake in 2022 of not realizing that Sam Hostetter was a pretty good City Council member.
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Eight games into a lost season, UVA Football fans, understandably, are overreacting, because that’s what college football fanbases do when things go sour.
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The rape and abduction charges against former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine have been dismissed, less than a month before Edrine was set to go before an Albemarle County jury for a scheduled four-day trial.
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Sami Oulouheu gave Virginia an early lead, but a goal just before the halftime whistle leveled the score as the ‘Hoos drew with Syracuse on Saturday in upstate New York.
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Just for the fun of it, lets consider where in Augusta County a hyperscale data center or possibly centers will be located.
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