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The parents of McKenzie Mason, whose life is the focus of the Facebook page NothingDownaboutKenzie, were dealt another blow when Sarah Mason was diagnosed a few months ago with aggressive breast cancer.
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Albemarle County Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of 44-year-old Cecil E. Cook, who was last seen in Albemarle County on Saturday, Oct. 17, near Villa Lane.
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We’ve got an update on the story involving the special-needs student in Waynesboro who was dropped off by his bus driver more than a mile from home along a busy highway on Tuesday.
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I don’t know that the executive directive from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger directing the development of an AI plan of action is ultimately going to save us all, but she’s not just calling it SI and moving on.
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Waynesboro has hired a national firm that specializes in retail recruitment and downtown revitalization to lead a program aimed at attracting new retailers and restaurants to the city.
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The voters in Ward D in Waynesboro made the mistake in 2022 of not realizing that Sam Hostetter was a pretty good City Council member.
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UVA Football coach Tony Elliott is adamant that the problem isn’t the quarterback, but he conceded after Friday night’s loss to Duke, in which Beau Pribula was once again underwhelming, that he would look at the film.
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NC State fires football coach Dave Doeren after loss at Stanford, 3-4 start
NC State, which lost to league doormat Stanford last night on the Left Coast, has fired head coach Dave Doeren, finally moving on from a guy who led the Pack to four nine-win seasons, but never could get the program to an ACC title game.
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Thijs de Ridder had 17 points to lead four ‘Hoos in double-figures as the UVA Basketball team won its final preseason tuneup, 93-71, at Villanova, on Thursday night.
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JMU rallied from 10 down in the final 3:56 to force OT, but VCU’s Blake Harper poured in 11 of his game-high 30 points in the extra period to help the Rams to a 92-87 win over the Dukes on Sunday in a preseason contest at the Siegel Center. VCU led by 10 with 3:56...
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