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Gas prices, diesel prices continue to spike, as Trump continues to deflect
Gas prices rose 18.5 cents per gallon over the past seven days, and sit at $4.44 a gallon at this writing on Monday, according to data from GasBuddy, which also measures the price of a gallon of diesel at $6.49 a gallon, up 30.7 cents a gallon in the past seven days.
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AI is going to kill us all: The next three years are going to be really weird
Now that we’re being told that AI is going to kill us all by the end of the decade, it’s time to start asking some important questions.
UVA Football: Trying to figure out what happened with the offense in loss to WVU
It appears that the folks in the press box in Charlotte on Saturday decided that the reason the Virginia offense bogged down in the 38-27 loss to West Virginia had to do with Noah Josey leaving with an ankle injury in the second quarter.
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Page County: Special prosecutor decides officer-involved shooting was justified
The latest example of how sending people with guns to deal with people in a mental health crisis comes to us from Page County, where a special prosecutor has decided that an officer-involved shooting that took the life of a 49-year-old Stanley woman involved the use of deadly force that was justified.
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VDOT: Local road construction, maintenance scheduled the week of Sept. 21-25
VDOT has released an updated schedule for local road construction and maintenance for the week of Sept. 21-25.
William Perry Elementary School student found with BB gun in bookbag
A 9-year-old William Perry Elementary School student took a BB gun to school on Friday; we know because a classmate reported this to a teacher.
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bluff, pull pool coverage of president in response to CNN ban
The TV networks are finally (!) doing what I’ve been suggesting since the early days of Trump 1.0, announcing on Monday that they’re not going to have a camera at Trump’s beck-and-call anymore.
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Is Trump working to cut back clean air protections in place since the 1970s?
Yes, Donald Trump is moving fast to unwind federal air-pollution and climate safeguards, with many changes to take effect before Trump leaves office in 2029.
Blogger good at picking dumb fights gets prime speaking spot at Beth Macy event
Tell you what, if Lorie Jean Akanbi, the first Black female vice mayor of Waynesboro, doesn’t have room under the local Democratic Party tent, well, there’s a reason Democrats haven’t won the congressional seat out this way in 36 years.
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UVA Football: Mid WVU team beats down our wannabe CFP contender, 38-27
The WVU Football team, out of Morgantown, northern part of its state, and the UVA Football team, out of Charlottesville, sorta northwest part of its state, could just meet in one of their two home stadiums.
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Nature Boy at the Night Race: Ric Flair brings high-octane passion to Bristol
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair made his presence felt at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Western Albemarle grad Chris Madison takes over as EMU softball coach
Chris Madison has deep baseball roots in the area, as he played at Western Albemarle High School and was involved in local American Legion ball.
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AI is going to kill us all: The next three years are going to be really weird
Now that we’re being told that AI is going to kill us all by the end of the decade, it’s time to start asking some important questions.
TV networks call Trump’s bluff, pull pool coverage of president in response to CNN ban
The TV networks are finally (!) doing what I’ve been suggesting since the early days of Trump 1.0, announcing on Monday that they’re not going to have a camera at Trump’s beck-and-call anymore.
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