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Senator Chap Petersen’s bill to protect cyclists from suddenly opened car doors died an untimely death in House Transportation Subcommittee #2. The vote was 4-3.
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Two 4-0 runs by No. 2 Syracuse (4-0, 1-0 ACC) in the midst of the first period spelled the difference as the Orange were victorious over No. 9 UVa. (1-3, 0-1 ACC), 18-14, at Klöckner Stadium in each team’s ACC opener on Sunday afternoon.
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The No. 9 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (1-2) earned its first victory of the season, defeating Richmond (1-2) 18-9 on Wednesday (Feb. 19) at University Hall Turf Field in Charlottesville.
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The No. 6 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (0-2) opened up the 2014 home slate with a 16-12 loss to No. 9 Loyola (1-0) on Saturday (Feb. 15) at University Hall Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.
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The soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, saw some of the most intense fighting of World War II. Among them on D-Day was Sergeant Robert L. Sales of Madison Heights, a member of the Virginia National Guard Company B, 116th Infantry.
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The No. 8 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (0-1) opened the 2014 season falling 13-12 to No. 4 Northwestern (1-0) on Sunday (Feb. 9) in a neutral-site game at Kennesaw State University’s Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga.
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The UVa, football program signed 15 student-athletes to a National Letters of Intent (NLI) for the 2014-15 academic school year head coach Mike London announced.
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The Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Dr. Peter Wilson, continues its 2013-2014 season on Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23.
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Former Virginia governor (as of less than two weeks ago) Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, have been indicted on multiple federal counts related to accepting high-dollar loans, gifts and other amenities from a campaign donor interested in getting a business leg up from state government.
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Terry Gilliland, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer for Sentara Healthcare, has joined the Sentara RMH Board of Directors.
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