
DSCC poll: Kaine leads Senate race by four
A new Virginia Senate poll conducted for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee shows Democratic nominee Tim Kaine leading Republican opponent George Allen by four points.

A new Virginia Senate poll conducted for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee shows Democratic nominee Tim Kaine leading Republican opponent George Allen by four points.

A Staunton man is recovering after being involved in a minor plane crash Saturday afternoon.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced last week that the Commonwealth has selected US 460 Mobility Partners to finance, design and build a new 55-mile stretch of Route 460 in southeastern Virginia.

Robert Griffin III seemed poised to be able to chalk up his first fourth-quarter comeback win. Eli Manning, instead, added to his legend.

This one was a game into the fourth quarter, but the result was the same. Clemson continued its recent dominance of Virginia Tech, breaking open a one-touchdown game at the half to win 38-17 in Death Valley on Saturday.

Virginia got a stellar effort from its beleaguered defense, but on Saturday couldn’t get anything going offensively in a 16-10 home loss to Wake Forest.

No. 2 James Madison rallied late in the game and fell short in the closing seconds, losing at Richmond, 35-29, in a Colonial Athletic Association battle, on Oct. 20. With the loss, the Dukes dropped to 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in conference play, while the Spiders improved to 5-3 and 3-2 in the league.

Volunteers from Dominion Virginia Power are helping to build a greenhouse for Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center. The greenhouse will help students with disabilities at the Center learn about appropriate work behaviors and will introduce them to a possible career option. The greenhouse is being provided by the WWRC Foundation, but required assembly.

Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen have taken to the airwaves thsi week with a pair of ads hitting economic issues.

A voting-registration supervisor contracted by the Republican Party of Virginia has been arrested in the case involving the discovery of registration forms found in a dumpster outside a Harrisonburg business.
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