
AAA: Gas prices up sharply in last week
Gas prices have leaped by double digits in Virginia, climbing 14 cents within the week and 16 cents over the last month, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Gas prices have leaped by double digits in Virginia, climbing 14 cents within the week and 16 cents over the last month, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Act, is an agency intended to oversee consumer protection in the financial sector, but it is equipped with unprecedented authority over America’s financial system, defying the basic principle of separation of powers.

Higher crude oil costs have pushed gas prices upward in recent weeks. Friday’s average price of $2.51 per gallon is eight cents higher than one week ago and nine cents higher than one month ago.

April 15 was more than Tax Day this year. Indeed, the legislature came back into session on Tax Day to consider the Governor’s amendments and vetoes to legislation passed during the 2015 General Assembly Session.

The Paramount Theater is thrilled to welcome the The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favourites to the stage on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper VDOT District during the upcoming week.

The UVA baseball team travels to NC State this weekend for a three-game ACC series at Doak Field at Dail Park. The teams will play at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and conclude the series at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Virginia senior attacker Casey Bocklet and senior defender Morgan Stephens were named to the 13-member 2015 All-ACC Women’s Lacrosse First Team, as announced today by the conference office.

Google’s Mobile-geddon is upon us. The web giant is now producing search results for mobile users that give more weight to websites that it considers mobile-friendly.

Traffic on Route 29 (Emmet Street) between Hydraulic Road and Morton Drive will be shifted to the outside of the current pavement on Wednesday and Thursday nights to allow construction of an additional southbound lane in the median strip.
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