
National study evaluates collision avoidance technology for transit buses
Nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

“One of the things we like to say about the Rappahannock is that it’s really a couple of rivers in one,” said Lawton Clites, a Fredericksburg kayaker who first paddled the river 17 years ago.

New Dominion Bookshop will host a book reading and signing with short story writer Michael Croley and biographer Charles J. Shields on Friday, May 3, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

Children, young girls—some as young as 9 years old—are being bought and sold for sex in America. The average age for a young woman being sold for sex is now 13 years old.

Texas Tech coach Chris Beard and players Norense Odiase and Jarrett Culver preview the national title game against Virginia.

UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett and ‘Hoos players Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome talk with reporters on the eve of Virginia’s second-round NCAA Tournament game with Oklahoma.

More than 6,600 people gave during Virginia Tech’s Giving Day, which began at noon on March 19 and ran through noon on March 20.

Gov. Ralphr Northam this week announced more than $6.7 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) funding for seven regional projects.

James Madison University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition.

Bridgewater College baseball coach Curt Kendall announced to his team Saturday evening his decision to step down as head coach of the program at the end of the 2019 season to focus on his role as BC’s director of athletics, a position he has held since 2000.
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