
Ken Plum: Staying on task
Despite all the distraction associated with events in Richmond these days, the General Assembly is staying on task dealing with legislative and budgetary issues it faces.

Despite all the distraction associated with events in Richmond these days, the General Assembly is staying on task dealing with legislative and budgetary issues it faces.

George Mason found itself locked in yet another donnybrook with UMass Wednesday night in EagleBank Arena, and once again it was the Patriots who made the plays down the stretch during an 80-75 victory in overtime.

Liberty pulled off a huge win on the road, defeating Lipscomb 74-66 on Wednesday night and snapping the Bisons’ 19-game winning streak in the ASUN Conference.

In 2016, five Virginia cities ranked in Eviction Lab’s top 10 cities with the highest eviction rates in the United States.

North Carolina’s offense had sprung to life early in the second half, scoring 26 points over the first roughly 12 minutes of the second stanza.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced legislation to help Americans tackle their student loan debt.

Dominion Energy announced a historic, industry-leading initiative to reduce methane emissions from its natural gas infrastructure by 50 percent over the next decade, based on 2010 levels.

Virginia has completed one of the most challenging 48-hour stretches a college basketball team can face — a home clash with Duke and a road showdown against North Carolina — no worse for the wear.

VTTI expert Thomas Dingus says that driving when both visibility and traction are impaired by the weather increases the risk of a crash by 70-80 percent.

Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Chief G. Anne Richardson, Thad Bench, and John J. Reynolds have been elected to the organization’s Board of Directors.
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