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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.
UVA Baseball: AJ Gracia goes under the knife to repair labrum issue
Turns out, the one year that UVA Baseball got out of AJ Gracia, the #9 pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, was an AJ Gracia playing with a bum shoulder.
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Waynesboro: Two people injured in assault downtown; details scarce
Two out-of-staters were sent to local hospitals, one with life-threatening injuries, in a reported assault in Downtown Waynesboro on Saturday.
Harrisonburg: Lane closures on I-81, Port Republic Road for bridge repair work
The westbound right lane of the Port Republic Road (Route 253) bridge over Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg will be closed during overnight hours for about two weeks beginning the night of Monday, Aug. 3.
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PILOTing healthier partnerships between Virginia universities, local governments
My city, Charlottesville, hosts a world-class university. Or does it host us? In truth, the two are so historically intertwined, so causally interdependent that sussing out “Who needs the other more?” is impossible.
Tom Perriello is going to need to make amends with local Democratic Socialists
Tom Perriello showed up at a rally organized by a member of a local Democratic Socialists of America chapter this week, but for some reason, didn’t want to be photographed against a backdrop of DSA members.
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Virginia baseball scout Bill Buck helped sign Billy Wagner, Justin Verlander
It was the spring of 1993, and baseball scouts were flocking to Southwest Virginia to see Billy Wagner, a hard-throwing lefty pitcher for Ferrum College.
Virginia Tech, for some reason, gives Mike Young a one-year contract extension
Virginia Tech Athletics has given basketball coach Mike Young a one-year extension, which will likely keep the coach good at winning 19 games and not getting into the NCAA Tournament around for two more seasons.
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Harrisonburg: PD solves the case of the missing ‘Mother Duck’ statue
Three twentysomethings have been charged in the theft of the “Mother Duck” statue that is usually stationed outside the Explore More Discovery Museum in Downtown Harrisonburg.
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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