
Maryland rolls past ODU, 47-10
Maryland jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead and never looked back defeating Old Dominion University football 47-10Saturday evening in College Park.

Maryland jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead and never looked back defeating Old Dominion University football 47-10Saturday evening in College Park.

Here in rural Virginia, we switch between Democrats and Republicans, but they all vote for war … until now. Our recently unseated Congress member, Tom Periello, is rallying humanitarian warriors to bomb nations because we care. His replacement, Robert Hurt, met with a group of constituents on Thursday and indicated that he had “grave, grave concerns” about voting for any attack on Syria.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign released a new TV ad today, “Interfering,” highlighting Ken Cuccinelli’s extreme divorce legislation, which would interfere in Virginians lives by making it extremely difficult to escape a bad marriage.

The Valley League will have one less member in 2014 with the news Tuesday that the Rockbridge Rapids are ceasing operations.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today awarded $6 million in School Security Equipment Grants to improve safety and security for students and teachers in 459 Virginia schools and regional education programs.

The Custin Jazz Series begins the new season at WTA’s Gateway with a return engagement by Barbara Martin and Liz Barnes. The Saturday, September 7th performance at what has been labeled “the best intimate musical venue in the Valley” begins at 8 pm.

A legal ruling emerging last week from a storefront courtroom in rural Pottsville, Pennsylvania, could impact tens of millions of baby boomers nationwide caring for their aging and dying parents. This relatively obscure court’s decision could chill good end-of-life medical care and diminish legal options nationwide.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

The Reading Phillies (60-78) earned their third walk-off win in a four-game series over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (69-69), 9-8, on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.

With another alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government against the rebels that has killed civilians, the White House seems poised to take military action in Syria. At the same time, foreign policy organizations, like Peace Action, have intensified their pressure on the Obama administration to seek political solutions.
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