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Spanberger takes step to intervene in Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger
Gov. Abigail Spanberger is jumping into the fray in the proposed Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger.
UVA Football: John Rudzinski addresses potential of his 2026 defense
UVA Football head coach Tony Elliott said last week that he thinks his roster on the defensive side of the ball heading into the 2026 season is “probably the deepest … we’ve had.”
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Albemarle County Police Chief Sean Reeves, under fire over morale issues, to retire on Oct. 1
Albemarle County Police Chief Sean Reeves, under fire from a local police union over morale issues, has announced his retirement, effective Oct. 1. Reeves has been on medical leave since May 8. Per a release from county government that went out on Thursday morning, he will remain on leave through the end of his tenure...
Virginia: Rains helping to ease drought, but far from being out of the woods
Recent rainfall has led the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to recommended de-escalating drought warning advisories in 15 counties and 10 cities in the New River, Middle James, and York-James drought evaluation regions.
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National Park Service report puts proposed massive Trump arch on blast
The National Park Service released a report on Thursday that tells us the proposed 250-foot-high Arc de Trump that the Dear Leader wants to go up near Arlington National Cemetery would adversely affect the cemetery.
Spanberger administration touts SCC order forcing data centers to pay infrastructure costs
The Virginia State Corporation Commission last week moved to issue an order that will require data center operators to cover the cost of transmission infrastructure built exclusively for their use.
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Remembering Dory Funk Sr.: Ranking the Hall of Famer’s Top 5 all-time matches
WWE Hall of Famer and former NWA world heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. passed away at the age of 85 on Tuesday.
Brock Lesnar has ‘retired’: Really? Does anybody ever really ‘retire’ from pro wrestling?
Brock Lesnar, who announced his retirement from pro wrestling this week, is on the record, per data from Cagematch, for 445 career matches dating back to his rookie year, in 2000.
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Reader recounts 10 days inside the Middle River Regional Jail: ‘Treated as an animal’
A reader reached out to us on our reporting on the death by suicide of Christopher Lee Franklin, 40, of Stafford, on July 26 in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, with his own harrowing tale of his stay in our very own Middle River Regional Jail.
Tracy Pyles | Augusta County leaders making big mistake with Churchville Fire
“Soulless” came to mind first, when considering the latest action by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, which is seeking to “dissolve” the Churchville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company.
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