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Albemarle County: Body pulled out of the water at the South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir
Albemarle County emergency teams pulled a body out of the water at the South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir Monday morning.
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River Ridge Learning Center set to host two-day Recovery Connection
I hate to have to admit that I wasn’t aware of the River Ridge Learning Center, which is located in Waynesboro, but has students from across the area whose special need is, recovery from substance use disorder.
Fall foliage outlook: Not good, because of the ongoing Mid-Atlantic drought
The ongoing drought in the Mid-Atlantic is likely to impact our fall foliage season here in our part of Virginia.
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Waynesboro, Staunton, Augusta County considered ‘news deserts’: What that means
Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County are news deserts, per a measure from Local Journalism Index 2026, a joint project of Muck Rack and Rebuild Local News.
Mark Warner presses Polymarket, Kalshi on election disinformation efforts
Mark Warner and Alex Padilla are pushing for answers from the people who run the Polymarket and Kalshi prediction market platforms amid reports that the platforms are paying influencers to spread election disinformation.
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UVA Football: ‘Hoos D makes supposedly dynamic State offense look very average
NC State quarterback CJ Bailey was saying in an interview that aired on “ACC Huddle” Saturday morning that he planned to lead the Pack to the ACC title.
UVA Football: ‘Hoos open 2026 season with dominant 34-8 win over NC State
It’s Week 0, and we already have an ACC game, with UVA Football set to host NC State at a sold-out Scott Stadium.
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AEW crowns new world champs at star-studded ‘All In’ PPV in London
Will Ospreay, as expected, completed his comeback from near-career-ending surgery a year ago, getting the win in the AEW world title main event over champ Kenny Omega on Sunday at the company’s “All In” pay-per-view.
VMI Football: Keydets fall 38-10 at Idaho State in opener for new coach Ashley Ingram
VMI Football got a game in Week 0, ahead of the opener for James Franklin at Virginia Tech next weekend.
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Michael Schoeffel | In search of Wrigley Magic: A rain delay and a walk-off
There I was in Chicago, having dragged my wife and 5-year-old son there under the pretense of a beach vacation – our AirBnB was only a block from Lake Michigan – but of course the real reason we were there was to see my beloved Cubs.
Lawmakers ask Gov. Spanberger to call special session on Dominion-NextEra merger
A group of lawmakers has asked Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call a special session of the General Assembly “to extend the State Corporation Commission's timeframe for reviewing the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy.”
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