
The annual rant about student fees paying for college athletics
I guess I need to write the annual column raising issue with student athletics activity fees being used to balance budgets at UVA and Virginia Tech.

I guess I need to write the annual column raising issue with student athletics activity fees being used to balance budgets at UVA and Virginia Tech.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Virginia has received $9,807,162 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service.

The Flying Squirrels (41-40) fell, 7-6, to the Harrisburg Senators (43-40) Monday night at FNB Field.

Augusta Free Press turns Sweet Sixteen today. Another way of saying that: our lucky streak extends to a record 16 years.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Angus King (I-ME), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the Restore Our Parks Act, bipartisan legislation to addressthe $12 billion maintenance backlog at the National Park Service (NPS).

Gasoline prices in Virginia have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.61/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans and nearly 1.3 million Virginians are projected to travel 50 miles or more away from home this July 4th holiday.

The Flying Squirrels (41-39) were shutout, 2-0, for just the third time this season by the Harrisburg Senators (42-40) on Sunday night at FNB Field.

The Flying Squirrels (41-38) scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning on a two out single from Ali Castillo scoring Matt Lipka from second base to secure a 4-3 win over the Harrisburg Senators (41-40) on Saturday night at FNB Field.

Senator Tim Kaine will spend Sunday, July 1, to Saturday, July 7, campaigning across Virginia, making at least 25 stops across the entire Commonwealth.
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