
Liberty to name new men’s basketball coach on Wednesday
Liberty Athletics will hold a press conference on Wednesday during which Director of Athletics Jeff Barber will announce Liberty’s next head men’s basketball coach.

Liberty Athletics will hold a press conference on Wednesday during which Director of Athletics Jeff Barber will announce Liberty’s next head men’s basketball coach.

George Mason University announced today that three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Dave Paulsen has been hired as the 10th head men’s basketball coach in program history.

The ACLU of Virginia today leveled strong criticism at amendments proposed by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe that would gut important bipartisan privacy legislation passed during the 2015 General Assembly Session unanimously or almost unanimously by both houses of the Virginia legislature.

Virginia State Police are on the scene of a fatal plane crash in Orange County, that that has claimed one life.

William and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, enslaved by different professors and living in different pavilions in the mid-19th century University of Virginia.

Senior attackman Owen Van Arsdale had five goals and senior midfielder Ryan Tucker tallied four of his own to pace No. 8 UVA (8-2) to a 14-7 triumph over in-state foe Richmond (6-4) on Saturday afternoon, inside Klöckner Stadium.

From examining the genes in the monkey flower, to exploring the Rev. Martin Luther King’s political, social and theological beliefs, to epilepsy therapies, to sustainable tourism, 38 University of Virginia undergraduates will pursue 36 grant-funded research projects this summer.

Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax City) has received notice from Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran that the Governor of Virginia, Terence R. McAuliffe, will amend his bill to protect citizens from government surveillance.

Virginia House of Delegates leaders applauded Governor McAuliffe’s decision to sign the 2014-2016 budget without further amendments or vetoes Thursday.

Virginia Tech guard Adam Smith, who is on track to graduate in May 2015, has elected to leave the Virginia Tech program and transfer to another school to play his fifth year of eligibility.
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