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NEW: Kelvin Washington wanted another story: Probably shouldn’t have asked

The local activist whose Facebook video led to the unraveling of a Waynesboro School Board campaign was back with another video that he posted on Saturday.

Read the full story here.

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Virginia State Police: One dead in late-night hit-and-run in Richmond

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Staunton NAACP on police shooting: ‘Transparency is not the enemy of a fair investigation’

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Nelson County: State Police looking for answers in 2005 hit-and-run

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UVA Strong: ‘Hoos get win on a day honoring our 1-15-41 fallen heroes

The Virginia-Delaware game came to a brief halt at the first half two-minute timeout, for a special in-game moment for the families of Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry, the three UVA Football players who were killed in a mass shooting on Grounds in 2022.

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Kelvin Washington wanted another story: Probably shouldn’t have asked

The local political activist whose since-deleted Facebook video led to the unraveling of a Waynesboro School Board campaign was back with another video that he posted on Saturday in which he absolved Kelvin Washington.

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UVA Football: ‘Hoos get back on track with 42-3 blowout of Delaware

Virginia is a 20.5-point favorite heading into its Week 4 matchup with Delaware, which is 2-1 at this point in the 2026 season, with an FCS win, a come-from-ahead loss at Vanderbilt, and a win over Coastal Carolina.

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Jim Wood defends Pete Buttplug slur: ‘My best friend growing up is a lesbian in Atlanta’

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Grants will help Creative Works Farm expand programs for people with disabilities

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Grants will help Creative Works Farm expand programs for people with disabilities

The Tess Majors Foundation, a project near and dear to our hearts here at AFP, and the Devine-Majors Foundation are partnering to help a local nonprofit expand its signature summer day camp program for children and adults with disabilities and at-risk youth.

Read the full story here.

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UVA Football: ‘Hoos get back on track with 42-3 blowout of Delaware

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Kelvin Washington wanted another story: Probably shouldn’t have asked

The local political activist whose since-deleted Facebook video led to the unraveling of a Waynesboro School Board campaign was back with another video that he posted on Saturday in which he absolved Kelvin Washington.

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Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: ‘Hoos get back on track with 42-3 blowout of Delaware

Virginia is a 20.5-point favorite heading into its Week 4 matchup with Delaware, which is 2-1 at this point in the 2026 season, with an FCS win, a come-from-ahead loss at Vanderbilt, and a win over Coastal Carolina.

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