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Share Fair Nation – a free expo featuring hundreds of interactive educational activities for students, families and the community – will fill Bridgewater College’s Funkhouser Center for Health and Wellness Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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A study evaluating the effects of bariatric surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer has found that the weight-loss surgery slashed participants’ weight by a third and eliminated precancerous uterine growths in those that had them.
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Based on recent and forecasted weather conditions and in the interest of visitor safety, the Blue Ridge Parkway is issuing a road advisory for the entire 469-mile route through Monday, Oct. 5. Drivers are encouraged to use extreme caution and be aware of the potential for falling rocks and downed trees.
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Bridge Christian Church contracted with Augusta Free Press to assist with the rollout of its new name, which became official on Sept. 1.
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A medical emergency that strikes in mid-air is a scary prospect for any traveler, but it presents a particularly complex situation for physicians and other healthcare providers.
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If you pick up a telephone to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency situation, you expect somebody to be there. To Derek Almarode, whoever is elected Augusta County sheriff on Nov. 3, there is no time for a learning curve or on-the-job training.
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Recent headlines have been bleak for women and girls in the developing world: the Islamic State runs a system of sex slaves for its recruits; terrorists in Nigeria kidnap girls to marry their soldiers; women can be shot for going to school or splashed with acid if their in-laws don’t like their dowries.
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Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was about to get some heat from the writers and others in the national sports punditry over a couple of quite questionable coaching moves in the final minutes of the ninth-ranked Irish’s game at underdog Virginia.
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The daughter of legendary movie swashbuckler Errol Flynn will be the featured guest of Bridgewater College on Friday, Sept. 25, in a retrospective of her father’s life and films.
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Attorney General Mark Herring and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran announced today that the Commonwealth of Virginia has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct DNA testing and analyze more than 2,000 untested Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERKs) associated with sexual assaults in Virginia.
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