
Press Conference: Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with reporters on Monday. The Hokies (4-5, 2-3 ACC) travel to Georgia Tech (3-6, 1-5 ACC) on Thursday.

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with reporters on Monday. The Hokies (4-5, 2-3 ACC) travel to Georgia Tech (3-6, 1-5 ACC) on Thursday.

The University of Virginia is at the heart of a global network of academics, politicians and activists urgently working to stop the spread of religion-related violence.

Last Friday the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied Dominion Virginia Power’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Sierra Club, over the illegal contamination of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River with harmful coal ash waste from the Chesapeake Energy Center.

The William & Mary football team continued its steady climb in the national rankings as it moved up to No. 7 in both major Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) polls this week.

UVA football coach Mike London talks with reporters on Monday. The Cavs (3-6, 2-3 ACC) face Louisville (5-4, 4-2 ACC) on Saturday.

The closure of Route 29 early Tuesday morning has been postponed until early Thursday morning due to the rain that is forecast to continue overnight. The closure is rescheduled for early Thursday morning, weather permitting. The closure will allow Dominion to safely remove an overhead electric power line that runs along Route 29.

The Virginia women’s soccer team is one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and will host Howard in a first-round matchup at Klöckner Stadium at 6 p.m. on Friday, the NCAA announced with the release of the tournament bracket on Monday (Nov. 9).

A record-setting North Carolina offensive performance joins a pair of standout efforts in undefeated and No. 1-ranked Clemson’s key win over No. 16 Florida State to highlight the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Week selections.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones. (NEW) or (UPDATE) indicate revisions since last week’s report.

It took two overtime periods and seven rounds of a shootout to decide the ACC Championship on Sunday with No. 1 Virginia (16-1-2) playing No. 4 Florida State (14-2-4) to a 2-2 draw before failing to claim the Championship in the seventh round of a shootout.
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