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How you can help an Augusta County family get through a tough battle with cancer
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 seek information on whereabouts of missing local man
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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Spanberger lays out framework for state AI plan, chides Trump for inaction
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: City hires firm to help attract new retailers, restaurants
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: Three overreactions from the understandably frustrated fan base
Eight games into a lost season, UVA Football fans, understandably, are overreacting, because that’s what college football fanbases do when things go sour.
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UVA Basketball: What we can glean from two blowout preseason wins
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.
Rape, abduction charges against former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine dismissed
The rape and abduction charges against former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine have been dismissed, less than a month before Edrine was set to go before an Albemarle County jury for a scheduled four-day trial.
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Charlottesville Police investigating early morning shooting on 5th Street Extended
Charlottesville Police are investing a Sunday morning shooting in the parking lot of a Taco Bell at 1158 5th Street Extended.
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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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