
First Bank to acquire six Bank of America branches
First Bank will acquire the branch banking operations of six locations in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia regions from Bank of America.

First Bank will acquire the branch banking operations of six locations in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia regions from Bank of America.

Nine business concepts formulated by students or student teams will square off Friday in the final competition of the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup, to be held in the Great Hall of Garrett Hall.

First responders will learn more about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, at a meeting at Virginia Tech’s Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center.

Holiday Open House at FanZone in Waynesboro: Saturday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 23. FanZone features the best collegiate gear and merchandise from UVA, Virginia Tech, UNC, JMU and West Virginia U.

A Richmond second-half comeback to erase a 10-point deficit ultimately fell short as Old Dominion (2-0) took a 63-57 victory on Tuesday night.

UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett and Cavs players Mike Tobey and Justin Anderson talk with reporters after the 75-55 win over South Carolina State on Tuesday.

Ninth-ranked UVA got 17 points apiece from Malcolm Brogdon and Justin Anderson en route to an easy 75-55 win over an overmatched South Carolina State Tuesday night.

Sen. Tim Kaine remarks on the Senate floor before the vote on a resolution related to the proposed Keystone pipeline.

The James Madison women’s basketball team checked into the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25 today at No. 23, the highest ranking for JMU since the final poll of the 1990-91 season.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on the U.S. Forest Service’s announcement of a management plan for the George Washington National Forest.
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