A rainy day at UVa.

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Georgia Tech (7-1, 5-1 ACC) took control in the second half with two backbreaking drives that broke open a close game and gave the Jackets a convincing 34-9 win over Virginia (3-4, 2-1 ACC) on Saturday in rain-soaked Charlottesville. The loss dropped UVa. out of first place in the ACC Coastal. Photographer Mark Miller captured the…

Jackets sting ‘Hoos in second half, win in rain, 34-9

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Georgia Tech took control with an 18-play, 82-yard drive to start the second half, then took advantage of Virginia’s first difficulties in the red zone in 2009, en route to posting a 34-9 win over the Cavs in a battle for first place in the ACC Coastal Saturday in Charlottesville. Jonathan Dwyer broke a 20-yard…

Portion of Churchville Avenue to close for construction

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As part of construction on the Churchville Avenue in the City of Staunton, Churchville Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic from North Augusta Street to Albemarle Avenue. The eastbound lane will be closed 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. The westbound lane will be open to traffic during construction. The lane closure will begin in late…

UVa. baseball class ranked ninth nationally

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Virginia’s 2009 baseball recruiting class has been ranked ninth nationally by Baseball America, as announced by the magazine on Tuesday. This marks the second Top-10 ranking this class has accrued – Collegiate Baseball ranked the class 10th in September. “I am very excited about this new group of players,” Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor said….

Nothing new in search for missing VT student

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Virginia State Police and University of Virginia Police continue to follow up on tips being called in with regard to the Oct. 17 disappearance of Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, a Virginia Tech student who went missing after getting separated from her friends at a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, but…

Police still searching for missing Virginia Tech student

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Virginia State Police and University of Virginia Police are following up on numerous leads regarding the joint investigation into the disappearance and whereabouts of a Virginia Tech student. Local and state police have been searching for Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, of Roanoke County, since she was reported missing by her parents Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009….

Chris Graham | Winners and Losers: Deeds, Al Groh, Balloon boy, The weather

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PUSH: Creigh Deeds gets WaPo endorsement It could be the push that Deeds needed to get over the hump in the Virginia governor’s race. Deeds had crept to within two points of Republican Bob McDonnell in a September Rasmussen poll before falling behind by nine in Rasmussen and the Washington Post and 14 points in…

Cavs get another ACC road win

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Virginia was down 9-3 late in the third quarter, and was down a starting quarterback. But Al Groh had his suddenly stout D, and it brought the Cavs home with a W. “They really, really played,” Groh said of his defense, which forced four turnovers, one of which defensive tackle Nate Collins returned 32 yards…