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The Virginia Festival of the Book, a program of Virginia Humanities, announces that it is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Festival, which will take place March 20-24, 2019, in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
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The Chicago Cubs selected UVA second baseman Andy Weber (Aurora, Ohio) in the fifth round (158th overall) and later took righthanded pitcher Derek Casey (Mechanicsville, Va.) in the ninth round (278th overall).
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is participating in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, sponsoring 24 feeding sites beginning in June for children at risk of going hungry.
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Governor Ralph Northam announced nearly $2.7 million in funding in support of 34 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards. The projects represent exciting advancements in six industries.
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Search and rescue efforts resumed this morning for a person who went missing as a result of a flash flood incident in Albemarle County at Old Ballard Road and Ivy Creek on the night of Wednesday, May 30.
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Virginia Department of Transportation crews will mobilize across Central Virginia this morning to continue repairing roads and bridges flooded and damaged by the torrential rains over the past four days.
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VDOT crews are working through heavy rains on Sunday to repair roads and bridges damaged by the torrential rains over the past several days.
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Albemarle County Fire Rescue has postponed search operations for the remainder of Sunday, June 3 related to the missing person search resulting from a flash flood incident in Albemarle County at Old Ballard Road and Ivy Creek on Wednesday, May 30.
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Local advocacy group Charlottesville for Reasonable Health Insurance has submitted a formal complaint to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, detailing concerns about the Bureau of Insurance’s handling of Optima Health’s 2018 health insurance premium rates in the Charlottesville area.
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Volunteers across Virginia today took part in the 30th annual Clean the Bay Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) annual shoreline and stream cleanup and one of the largest volunteer events in Virginia.
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