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UVa. broke open a tight game with a 23-0 first-half run en route to blasting Hampton, 69-40, on Tuesday in Charlottesville. The Cavs (5-1) got off to a sluggish start against the Pirates. A jumper by Hampton’s Dionte Adams at the 9:59 mark tied the game at 16. A Joe Harris three-pointer on Virginia’s next possession gave UVa. the lead, but it was still 19-16 ‘Hoos at the 7:48 media timeout.
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The Waynesboro YMCA year-round competitive swim team (SMAC) had the largest turnout in history for the Fall Invite at the Waynesboro Y and used the excitement of the large crowd to set three new SMAC team records. The SMAC Fall Invite was attended by 380 swimmers from Charlottesville to Roanoke.
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As I travel throughout Central and Southside Virginia, I regularly hear from my constituents that today’s high energy costs are bearing a significant burden on our Main Street businesses, our farmers, and our families.
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UVa. football coach Mike London talks with the news media in advance of Virginia’s season finale at home this weekend against in-state rival Virginia Tech. Virginia (2-9, 0-7 ACC) enters the game with an eight-game losing streak in 2013 and a nine-game losing streak in the series with the Hokies (7-4, 4-3 ACC).
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UVa. sports fans hope this is the sign of what is to come this coming Saturday: The Virginia wrestling team topped Virginia Tech on Sunday in Charlottesville, ending an eight-match losing streak to the Hokies. #15 Virginia (6-1, 1-0 ACC) hadn’t defeated #8 Virginia Tech (7-1, 0-1 ACC) since 2007.
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WVPT Public Television, serving the Shenandoah Valley and Central and Northern Virginia, announces the premiere of Ethan Bortnick Live in Concert: The Power of Music, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. At 12, Bortnick—the youngest performer ever to headline his own international concert tour—has so far appeared in more than 200 concerts.
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The top-seeded Virginia women’s soccer team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a 1-0 victory over Georgetown Friday night in front of 1,988 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Junior midfielder Morgan Brian’s goal in the 33rd minute was all the Cavs needed to reach the round of the 16 for the ninth consecutive season.
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The first of the new public transit services resulting from the historic transportation funding bill, HB2313 and the 2013 General Assembly session’s Senate Bill 1140 kicked off Nov. 4 in Central Virginia. JAUNT, a public transportation provider based in Charlottesville, covers six jurisdictions and is providing new services in each of them.
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Bath County sheriff’s deputies responded to a non-emergency call for assistance to State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ home on Monday, the day before Deeds was stabbed in an altercation with his son, Gus Deeds, 24, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attack.
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On Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. until noon, the Augusta County Historical Society is sponsoring Staunton storyteller and folk musician Bill Wellington in a program on the second floor of the R.R. Smith Center for History & Art. Wellington is hoping that his program, “Poetic Justice,” will finally give this Revolutionary patriot his just due.
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.