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Daniel Pinero (So., Toronto, Ontario) hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning to break a 6-6 tie and lift the UVA baseball team to an 8-6 win over Richmond Tuesday evening in the Cavaliers’ 2015 home finale at Davenport Field.
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More than 34 million Americans have hearing loss. That’s one out of every nine of us. That’s important for you to know if you are experiencing hearing loss. Basically, you need to know that you are not alone.
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The Virginia Environmental Endowment today announced awards of more than $240,000 to protect and improve the region’s natural resources and environment.
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To limit hospital readmissions among local seniors, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) and Well Virginia – UVA Health System’s Accountable Care Organization (ACO) – are partnering to improve patients’ transition after being released from the hospital.
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Senator Bernie Sanders spoke Monday in Charlottesville, Va. He said all the right things about wealth and inequality and education, as usual. Yet he managed, as usual, to avoid a little item that takes up the majority of the budget that he and his colleagues decide on each year.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the formation of the Governor’s Executive Committee on Energy Efficiency. The Executive Committee is comprised of public and private sector stakeholders that will develop strategies and recommendations to achieve the goal of a ten percent reduction in retail electricity consumption in the Commonwealth by 2020.
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Staunton and Waynesboro area children involved with the public libraries in each city are learning healthy habits with the help of some unlikely partners – viruses.
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Agriculture is the backbone of our economy in Virginia. Combined with forestry, agriculture represents the largest segment of Virginia’s economy, generating more than $70 billion annually and accounting for nearly 415,000 jobs across the Commonwealth.
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Average gas prices have moved higher for 23 consecutive days (up 27 cents per gallon), due to higher crude oil costs and a number of refinery issues. Friday’s national average gas price of $2.66 per gallon represents the most expensive average price of the year.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined 24 of their Senate colleagues Friday in urging President Obama to expand job opportunities and reduce recidivism by taking executive action and requiring federal contractors and federal agencies to “ban the box” on job applications.
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