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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.
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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Waynesboro PD releases name of suspect in downtown assault from the weekend
We don’t have much more in the way of details from Waynesboro Police on the incident downtown on Saturday in which two people were sent to local hospitals with injuries, but we do have one name.
Virginia Tech veterinary docs save Elmer, the smart, stubborn pet pig from Covington
Elmer, a pet pig from Covington, was in obvious agony – the docs would find out later, due to a swollen bladder caused by a sandy buildup of minerals that left no way for urine to pass.
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Data analytics guru has Virginia with an outside shot at a 9-2 map after midterms
A funny thing happened on the way to Republicans overturning the 10-1 congressional map: a new forecast has the midterms solidly going 8-3 Dems in November, with a decent shot at a 9-2 finish.
Poll: Too many of us would still support candidates accused of bad stuff, just because
The headlines from a Politico poll released this week stressed how most MAGA voters say they would still support a Republican candidate accused of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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MAGA chode Clay Travis challenges WNBA champs to game with high school boys team
Clay Travis, famous for being a MAGA dumbass, is upping the ante in his nonsense effort to get the defending WNBA champ Las Vegas Aces to play a boys’ high school basketball team – saying he would pay out $10 million to the winner.
Review: The Mid-Atlantic Territory Wrestling show at Augusta Expo did not disappoint
I have to admit, I didn’t go into the Mid-Atlantic Territory Wrestling show at Augusta Expo on Saturday evening expecting a lot.
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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.
Michael Schoeffel | A [Depressing] Little Life: What makes a good book?
After abandoning Don Quixote less than halfway through, I made what I thought would be the ill-fated decision of diving into another extensive tome: Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life.
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