
Washington drops series opener at Miami
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. The Washington Nationals bullpen once again faltered in a 2-1 loss at Miami on Friday night.

Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. The Washington Nationals bullpen once again faltered in a 2-1 loss at Miami on Friday night.

Chris Renee Cosmetics LLC, a natural cosmetics company with two beauty and skincare lines located in Tazewell County, will invest more than $2 million to establish a new manufacturing operation in the Oak Park Center for Business and Industry in Washington County.

Some 455 first-year students will be among the student body when fall semester classes begin Sept. 10 at Washington and Lee University, and a record percentage of them will receive financial aid.

Washington knocked out Mets starter Jon Niese with a five-run third, and had ace Max Scherzer on the mound. The Nats seemed poised to gain a game on first-place New York, but Scherzer, continuing his second-half struggles, couldn’t hold the lead, and the Mets rallied for an 8-5 win at Nationals Park on Monday.

The Roger Mudd Center for Ethics at Washington and Lee University will examine “The Ethics of Citizenship” during its 2015–2016 lecture and conference series.

Awol K. Allo of the London School of Economics (LSE) will deliver a public lecture at Washington and Lee University onSept. 17 at 4:45 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.

Jayson Werth, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon each homered for Washington, powering the Nationals to an 8-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, completing a four-game weekend sweep.

Bryce Harper homered, Gio Gonzalez was sharp, and that was more than enough for the Washington Nationals to post an easy 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday in Nationals Park.

A Matt den Dekker two-out single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, and a Michael Taylor three-run homer won it for Washington in the 10th in a key 5-2 walk-off win over the Atlanta Braves Friday night at Nationals Park.

Ryan Zimmerman had another big night with four RBI, and Jordan Zimmerman gave up two hits in six innings, leading the Washington Nationals to an easy 15-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Nationals Park.
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