
Bowles on Hornets’ Summer League roster
Former James Madison post player Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) is part of the 15-man roster unveiled this week for the New Orleans Hornets in the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Former James Madison post player Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) is part of the 15-man roster unveiled this week for the New Orleans Hornets in the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

The NCAA informed the University of Virginia on Wednesday that sophomore quarterback Phillip Sims has been granted a waiver and will be eligible to compete on the Cavalier football team this fall. He will not be required to sit out one season per the NCAA’s bylaws regarding undergraduate transfers

A new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia voters gives Tim Kaine a narrow lead over George Allen in this fall’s U.S. Senate race

Gov. Bob McDonnell is continuing his quick four-day job creation mission to Ireland and Great Britain today with a series of meetings at the Farnborough Airshow

Bob Goodlatte sent a grossly misleading email to Sixth District voters following the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Former First Ladies Anne Holton and Susan Allen were on the campaign trail for husbands on Tuesday. Holton, the wife of Democratic Senate nominee Tim Kaine, campaigned for her husband in Northern Virginia, while Allen, the wife of Republican nominee Susan Allen, made stops in Charlottesville and Lynchburg

Democrat Tim Kaine outraised Republican George Allen by close to a million dollars in the second quarter of 2012, according to press releases sent out Wednesday by the two U.S. Senate campaigns

The Saturday, July 21 Mojo Saturday Night at WTA’s Gateway is lining up to be an awesome night of blues as well as a preview of things to come! A special “Two Feature Show”, Bob Driver and his Blues Trio will perform with The Li’l Bill Band. It’ll be a hot night of Mojo, just in time for the middle of summer

Of the 43,000 Americans diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer each year, only 10 percent to 15 percent are diagnosed early enough to receive potentially lifesaving surgery. The main challenge: There are no established screening guidelines for early detection, leaving doctors unclear about which patients to screen and what tests to use

Bridgewater College has announced a new partnership with Parkhurst Dining of Homestead, Pa., to provide its food service management beginning July 1. This will be Parkhurst’s first location in Virginia
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