
Virginia Truck Driving Champions crowned
Nine professional Virginia truck drivers were crowned 2014 “Champions of the Highway” at the 63rd annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships held April 11 and 12 at the Lee Hi Travel Plaza in Lexington, Va.

Nine professional Virginia truck drivers were crowned 2014 “Champions of the Highway” at the 63rd annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships held April 11 and 12 at the Lee Hi Travel Plaza in Lexington, Va.

The second-ranked UVa. baseball team blanked No. 14 Clemson, 1-0, Sunday at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers (30-6, 14-4 ACC) now have won all nine of their weekend series this year, including six in ACC play. Virginia has won eight straight conference series, dating to 2013, and nine straight home ACC series, dating to 2012.

Some Virginia farmers’ markets will open this month, while others have been open year-round. At many markets, shoppers will find Virginia-grown asparagus.

The Senate Finance committee had a special hearing on Tuesday to listen to the input from citizens and groups around the Commonwealth on the budget that was put forward by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

The second-ranked UVa. baseball team finished off a three-game ACC series sweep of Virginia Tech with a 7-4 victorySunday afternoon at a blustery Davenport Field.

The second-ranked UVa. baseball team scored twice in the seventh inning to rally and top Virginia Tech, 2-1, Friday evening in the opener of a three-game ACC series at Davenport Field.

Sen. Mark Warner’s campaign filed his candidacy petitions to run for re-election to the United States Senate on Tuesday. With the help of more than 400 volunteers, the campaign collected and delivered more than 15,500 signatures to the Virginia State Board of Elections.

The No. 16 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (5-6, 0-3 ACC) earned a 19-8 victory over Old Dominion (3-6) on a frigid Wednesday night (March 26) at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

Sen. Mark Warner today spoke to a crowd of more than 400 at the opening of his campaign headquarters in Alexandria. The packed house included Democrats, independents and Republicans – a snapshot of the senator’s broad support across the Commonwealth.

The No. 3 UVa. baseball team scored six runs in the 11th inning in an 8-3 victory over No. 25 Miami Sunday night at Alex Rodriguez Park in Coral Gables, Fla.
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