
Staunton man faces weapons, threats charges after standoff with police
A Staunton man faces charges after an investigation into a reported weapons violation ended early Saturday morning without incident.

A Staunton man faces charges after an investigation into a reported weapons violation ended early Saturday morning without incident.

The University of Virginia announced Thursday that it will begin its spring academic semester for undergraduate students on Feb. 1, 2021 and conclude instruction on May 6.

The Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta region has been relatively unaffected by the health impacts of COVID-19, and that appears to be bearing out in terms of economic impact.

The Augusta County Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program is in line to receive $600,000 from a U.S. Department of Justice grant program.

Virginia, a season removed from its first ACC Coastal Division championship and Orange Bowl appearance, is 1-3, having lost three straight, all by double digits. And even mentioning the losing streak and the double-digit losses doesn’t describe how bad it’s been.

Nearly a quarter of the state’s registered voters have voted in person or by mail, more than doubling already the number of absentee votes cast in the 2016 election.

There have already been more than 1.1 million votes cast either in person or by mail in Virginia, according to our analysis of numbers from the Virginia Public Access Project.

Virginia will host the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships at Panorama Farms in Earlysville.

The Cameron Webb campaign raised more than $2.7 million in the third quarter – July 1 to Sept. 30 – a jaw-dropping figure for a Democrat in a heavily Republican congressional district.

Reader Charlie Tillotson got me thinking with an observation about how UVA Football performs in bad weather. This after our ‘Hoos slogged their way to a dispirited 38-21 home loss to an underwhelming NC State team in rainy, dreary Scott Stadium on Saturday. Charlie’s hypothesis: the ‘Hoos aren’t mudders.
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