
Press Conference: Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media about spring practice.

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media about spring practice.

FLW College Fishing is headed to Smith Mountain Lake May 3 for the first Northern Conference tournament of 2014. Fifty college teams will be competing for a top award of $2,000 and a berth in the Northern Conference Invitational tournament.

Extending marriage to lesbian and gay couples in Virginia would generate up to $60 million in spending to the state economy according to a report released today by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.

The struggling Winston-Salem offense erupted for eight runs in the first inning, only to see Salem nearly fight all the way back. Late in the game, the Salem Red Sox had numerous chances with the tying or go-ahead man at the plate, but the final clutch hit was never discovered, and the Dash hung on to prevail 10-8 on Easter Sunday at BB&T Ballpark.

The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey W. Carter, president of Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., will provide the 2014 commencement address at Bridgewater College on Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m.

Mark Cockerton scored four goals to pace the No. 9 UVa. Cavaliers (9-5) to a 12-8 triumph over the Bellarmine Knights (6-5) on Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.

The Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Dr. Peter Wilson, continues its 2013-2014 season on Saturday April 26th and Sunday April 27th.

After winning their three-game set with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (8-6, 1-6) with a sweep of the de facto doubleheader last evening at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark, the Potomac Nationals (8-6, 4-3) got hammered 9-2 in their series finale on Thursday night.

The Potomac Nationals (8-5, 4-2) swept the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (7-6, 0-6) in a doubleheader at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark on Wednesday evening by beating the hosting club 7-3 in Game One and 3-1 in the nightcap.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), Majority Leader Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Caucus Chairman Timothy D. Hugo (R-Fairfax) and Majority Whip Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner urging the senator to denounce Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s decision to hold the state budget hostage to Medicaid expansion.
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