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America at 250: Let’s not forget what motivated us to do what we did back in 1776

Chris Graham
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Augusta County sheriff edict is open invitation to illegal gun traffickers

Chris Graham

A Buffalo Gap High School student died in a Feb. 18 shooting on Maple Leaf Drive in Augusta County that the county sheriff, Donald Smith, said, per a news release, was “an isolated incident involving the illegal sale of handguns.”

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Letter to UVA President details concerns about culture in UVA Softball program

Chris Graham

A group of UVA Softball parents and alums reached out to UVA President Scott Beardsley in a letter dated April 2 to report “a concerning pattern of unethical conduct” by head coach Joanna Hardin.

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From the Queen City to The Show: The all-time Staunton Braves MLB team

David Driver

The Staunton Braves of the Valley Baseball League have been sending players to the Major Leagues since the 1960s – and enough to field an All-Star team of alums.

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Reaction to our UVA Softball story: Whiny kids, whiny parents, trying to get the coach fired

Chris Graham

Seems that the consensus on Facebook to the reporting that we did this week on allegations involving UVA Softball coach Joanna Hardin is: Kids today don’t like to be coached hard

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Notable alums from the Barter Theater include Gregory Peck, Ned Beatty, Hume Cronyn

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The Barter Theater – which opened in 1933 under founder Robert Porterfield – remains the longest-running professional equity theater in the United States.

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Virginia State Police ramping up enforcement for Fourth of July weekend

Chris Graham

We hit the halfway mark on calendar year 2026 with Virginia State Police having recorded 307 fatal crashes on our roadways in the first six months of the year.

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The Unfinished Revolution: When those in power decide that rights become privileges

John Whitehead

Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, we live under a government that increasingly behaves as though rights belong to the government to distribute, restrict and revoke as it sees fit.

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If you must shoot off your own fireworks, here are some safety tips to read and then ignore

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Notable alums from the Barter Theater include Gregory Peck, Ned Beatty, Hume Cronyn

David Driver

The Barter Theater – which opened in 1933 under founder Robert Porterfield – remains the longest-running professional equity theater in the United States.

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Data center developer drops appeal in Manassas National Battlefield Park case

Chris Graham

A data center outfit owned by the leveraged buyout firm Blackstone Group has dropped its appeal of a state court ruling blocking its plans to build a digital gateway adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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Charlottesville: City taking applications for E-bike Voucher program

Chris Graham
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Augusta County: Ways our citizens can hold our law-breaking sheriff accountable

Chris Graham
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24 years and counting: AFP marks anniversary of July 2, 2002, launch

Chris Graham
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Ryan-killer Harmeet Dhillon leading Trump DOJ effort to gut Virginia assault weapons ban

Chris Graham

ICYMI

1 Waynesboro: DEQ says it’s OK for Northrop Grumman to pollute our environment
2 A year-old report highlighted concerns inside the ACPD: Why is this presented as breaking news?
3 Local attorney gets public reprimand from Virginia State Bar over handling of case
4 Augusta County: Family of man killed in officer-involved shooting still looking for answers
5 Staunton: Mary Baldwin University put on probation by accreditation body

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Reaction to our UVA Softball story: Whiny kids, whiny parents, trying to get the coach fired

Chris Graham
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From the Queen City to The Show: The all-time Staunton Braves MLB team

David Driver

The Staunton Braves of the Valley Baseball League have been sending players to the Major Leagues since the 1960s – and enough to field an All-Star team of alums.

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If WWE, AEW stipulations don’t matter anymore, why should we care anymore?

Chris Graham

Oba Femi won a title shot at WWE “SummerSlam” with his win in the King of the Ring tournament last month.

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Cleveland outfielder makes Virginia baseball history, 100 years later

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Cade Cavalli says he’s sorry for ‘sit down, boy’ epithet: Sure, whatever

Chris Graham
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UVA Basketball: ‘Hoos headed to the Bahamas over Thanksgiving for the Battle 4 Atlantis

Chris Graham
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UVA Basketball: We’ve got a lot of talent, but is there enough NBA talent?

Chris Graham

ICYMI

1 Virginia Tech names Florida Atlantic AD Brian White as the new director of athletics
2 From Charlottesville to the Majors: History of Hornets, Tom Sox making it to The Show
3 Waynesboro High School names former R.E. Lee star Eli Crawford new boys basketball coach
4 UVA Lacrosse: Lars Tiffany files suit over botched contract extension
5 Spotter Charts has strong Valley ties, serves high-level sports broadcasters

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5 questions to ask before buying your first rental property

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There are several questions every potential rental property owner must ask -- and answer honestly -- before making a purchase.

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How US online casinos are using AI for verifications and to fight fraud

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For online casino and gambling firms, customer verification and monitoring are an integral part of operations. In regulated local markets, regulators require them.

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6 industries quietly powered by proxy networks

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Proxies are infrastructure, sitting behind business functions that depend on seeing the internet the way a real, geographically distributed user sees it, not the way a single corporate IP sees it.

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Shifting rules in 2026: What UK players (and F1 teams) are learning about finding an edge

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2026 is shaping up as a year of moving goalposts. The rules are changing fast in two places that do not usually get mentioned in the same breath: the UK gambling market and the Formula 1 grid.

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Football has become a numbers game, on and off the pitch

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From how the game is officiated to how fans pick their side of a debate, football has quietly turned into a data business, and the 2026 season is where that shift becomes impossible to ignore.

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Baseball

From the Queen City to The Show: The all-time Staunton Braves MLB team

David Driver
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Etc.

Reaction to our UVA Softball story: Whiny kids, whiny parents, trying to get the coach fired

Chris Graham

Seems that the consensus on Facebook to the reporting that we did this week on allegations involving UVA Softball coach Joanna Hardin is: Kids today don’t like to be coached hard

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Virginia

Notable alums from the Barter Theater include Gregory Peck, Ned Beatty, Hume Cronyn

David Driver

The Barter Theater – which opened in 1933 under founder Robert Porterfield – remains the longest-running professional equity theater in the United States.

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Virginia

Virginia State Police ramping up enforcement for Fourth of July weekend

Chris Graham
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U.S. & World

The Unfinished Revolution: When those in power decide that rights become privileges

John Whitehead
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Virginia

If you must shoot off your own fireworks, here are some safety tips to read and then ignore

Chris Graham
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U.S. & World

America at 250: Let’s not forget what motivated us to do what we did back in 1776

Chris Graham
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