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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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Rockbridge County: Group needs help placing five cats from animal hoarding case
Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge is seeking homes for more cats from a property in Rockbridge County that is the site of one of the more aggressive animal hoarding cases we’ve seen in these parts in a while.
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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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.
West Virginia pastor refuses donations to food bank because of the gays
A West Virginia pastor named Alvin Christian decided to stop accepting food donations from Feeding America, because the research he “done” informed him that Feeding America is “part of the gay rights movement.”
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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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Waynesboro: Wildlife Center of Virginia opens annual online auction
The Wildlife Center of Virginia is in the midst of its biggest annual fundraiser, an annual online auction that helps provide the food, medication, medical supplies, and specialized equipment the center’s staff needs to care for thousands of wild animals each year. “This auction is an opportunity for our community to come together and make...
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.
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