
Updated: Fatality in Interstate 64 accident in Albemarle County
At 11:03 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 6), Virginia State Police responded to a five-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the 128 mile marker in Albemarle County.

At 11:03 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 6), Virginia State Police responded to a five-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the 128 mile marker in Albemarle County.

Former NCAA champion and current U.S. National Team member Keith Gavin has been hired as an assistant coach for the UVA wrestling program, as announced Wednesday by head coach Steve Garland.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 11, Route 747 (Preddy Creek Road) in Albemarle County will be closed to through traffic so the Virginia Department of Transportation can replace two pipes that carry storm water underneath the road.

The Norfolk State men’s basketball program finalized its 2014-15 schedule, highlighted by 13 home games as well as a spot in the Barclays Center Classic.

Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday signed a writ of elections declaring a special election to replace the congressional seat vacated by Representative Eric Cantor for November 4, 2014.

JMU football began fall practice on Monday, its first under new coach Everett Withers, who replaces Mickey Matthews after a 15-year run that brought James Madison a national title in 2004 and a win over national power Virginia Tech in 2010.

There were over a dozen new faces at Staunton Senior Center for its open house.

Jose Martinez went 3-for-6 with a season-high four RBIs and three runs scored to fuel an offense that posted a season-best 13 runs on 15 hits in a 13-5 Lynchburg Hillcats victory at LewisGale Field Tuesday night.

Augusta Free Press has produced the debut edition of The Compass, the new quarterly newsletter for Vector Industries in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Storyteller and author Barb Lawson has a new website through the work of Augusta Free Press.
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