
Do animals have legal rights?
Non-human rights is a term coined by animal welfare activist and lawyer Steven Wise, who has campaigned for three decades to achieve actual legal rights for members of species other than our own.

Non-human rights is a term coined by animal welfare activist and lawyer Steven Wise, who has campaigned for three decades to achieve actual legal rights for members of species other than our own.

Luigi Rodriguez and Nellie Rodriguez each hit a solo home run in the first inning of the initial contest to jumpstart a day that saw the Hillcats defeat Winston-Salem in a doubleheader Friday night at City Stadium, 7-2 and 3-1.

The Salem Red Sox gave up a season-high 19 hits to the Potomac Nationals and dropped a 10-6 decision on Friday night at LewisGale Field, evening the four-game series at a game apiece.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke those words in a charge to Allied soldiers on the eve of the invasion of Normandy. The plans for the invasion had been a year in the making, held close and secret, and Gen. Eisenhower wrote this speech to inspire troops as they finally faced the critical operation square on.

Virginia Cooperative Extension is reminding people with backyard chickens and small commercial flocks to remain vigilant to protect their animals from the avian flu.

The UVA baseball team will play host to Maryland Friday through Sunday (June 5-7) in the 2015 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional at Davenport Field. Game times and television networks for the best-of-three series will be announced Tuesday morning by the NCAA.

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist.

The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour traveled to Charlottesville May 30-31 for The College Prep Series at UVA.

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

The Waynesboro Public Library has a busy month of June planned.
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