
Wait ’til next year: Early, early look at the 2016 Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals played into October, but only because the final Sunday of the 2015 regular season fell on Oct. 3.

The Washington Nationals played into October, but only because the final Sunday of the 2015 regular season fell on Oct. 3.

The winner of this year’s State Fair of Virginia giant pumpkin competition broke his own record. Hank Houston of Spotsylvania County grew the largest entry, a pumpkin that weighed in at 1,340.7 pounds.

Ray Lawry rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown but Old Dominion University football fell at Marshall 27-7 Saturday evening at Marshall.

The week of Oct. 5-9, Virginia will celebrate Farm-to-School Week, an annual program coordinated by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the VDOE.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) praised today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Education that Virginia will receive $17.5 million in funds under the Preschool Development Grants program to expand access to early childhood education.

Virginia House of Delegates Republican leadership, members and candidates on Thursday called on Governor Terry McAuliffe to shelve his proposed I-66 tolling plan at a press conference in Falls Church.

Sixteen University of Virginia Cancer Center physicians were named to Newsweek’s “Top Cancer Doctors 2015” listing.

Jordan Zimmerman was good. Williams Perez was just a little better. Perez gave up six hits in six scoreless innings to pitch Atlanta to a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.

UVA football coach Mike London talks with reporters on the ACC coaches teleconference on Wednesday.
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