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Local law enforcement agencies across the state of Virginia are sharing in a total of more than $1.7 million in federal grants that will go toward upgraded equipment, specialized training, and enhanced emergency response capabilities.
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The UVA Football offense was among the best in the nation through the first five games of the 2025 season, averaging 45.6 points and 539.6 yards per game, before injuries to the offensive line and to QB Chandler Morris forced Des Kitchings’ hand.
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A funny thing happened on the way to Republicans overturning the 10-1 congressional map: a new forecast has the midterms solidly going 8-3 Dems in November, with a decent shot at a 9-2 finish.
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In a small Virginia town, meeting somebody new usually depends on where you spend your time: church, a football game or coffee shop.
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission review of the proposed NextEra-Dominion merger should begin with the basic commonwealth premise that public authority exists to serve the common good.
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Elmer, a pet pig from Covington, was in obvious agony – the docs would find out later, due to a swollen bladder caused by a sandy buildup of minerals that left no way for urine to pass.
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It was the spring of 1993, and baseball scouts were flocking to Southwest Virginia to see Billy Wagner, a hard-throwing lefty pitcher for Ferrum College.
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My city, Charlottesville, hosts a world-class university. Or does it host us? In truth, the two are so historically intertwined, so causally interdependent that sussing out “Who needs the other more?” is impossible.
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Virginia Tech Athletics has given basketball coach Mike Young a one-year extension, which will likely keep the coach good at winning 19 games and not getting into the NCAA Tournament around for two more seasons.
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We got us some rain in the past week, up to six inches in some parts of Virginia, but we’re still not out of the woods in terms of the ongoing long-term drought.
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