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Governor Terry McAuliffe congratulated members of the Pamunkey tribe following Thursday’s announcement that they are the first Virginia Indian tribe to be recognized by the federal government.
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Commissioner Wesley G. Marshall has been elected to a three-year term as Chairman of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC), effective July 1.
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Third-base umpire C.B. Bucknor, running like a frightened child from a ground ball down the third-base line off the bat of Atlanta center fielder Cameron Maybin, declared the ball fair, handing the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals Thursday night.
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Jim Webb is taking a different route to rolling out his presidential campaign. With so many candidates jumping into the race via the campaign rally with dozens of supporters waving flags and placards, and earning wall-to-wall TV coverage for the trouble of getting all that together, Webb took the road less-traveled.
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Virginia Tech engineers, leading an international team of researchers with members from Florida Atlantic University, Lehigh University, and Cambridge University, say a turbine blade inspired by the downy covering of owl feathers may offer a way to reduce noise from engines or wind farms.
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The Harrisburg Senators (38-41) outlasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-37), 6-5, in 13 innings on Wednesday night at Metro Bank Park. The Squirrels had essentially run out of pitching after using seven hurlers when the game ultimately ended.
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JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced on Tuesday the appointment of Marlin Ikenberry as head coach of the James Madison baseball program, naming Ikenberry the sixth skipper in program history.
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The University of Virginia won 67 percent of its intercollegiate athletic contests in 2014-15 to win the 37th annual Virginia Sports Information Director’s Association Division I All-Sport championship.
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-35) snapped a 29-inning scoreless drought to score twice in the seventh inning and stun the New Britain Rock Cats (41-35), 2-1, on Monday night at New Britain Stadium.
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Qore Systems LLC will invest $12.8 million to relocate from Arizona and establish its first Virginia operation in Highlands Business Park, owned and operated by Smyth County and Washington County.
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