#1 UVA falls in 13: SC ends Cavs run in CWS

Chris Graham

Virginia had the bases loaded and nobody out in the top of the 13th inning. South Carolina was the team dogpiling in the bottom of the inning. Adam Matthews ran home from third after the second of two throwing errors by UVa. relief pitcher Cody Winiarski, and South Carolina advanced to the College World Series…

The AFP on WREL: News and politics on tap

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with coverage of the announcement tour of State Del. Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge, who is running for re-election in the 24th House District this fall. The discussion then turns to sports, specifically #1 UVa.’s must-win game against South…

Funding for CBF Partnership to improve Valley water quality

USDA NRCS has approved $50,000 in funding to sustain ongoing partnership activities with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to improve water quality in the Shenandoah Valley. Authorized through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI), this project is part of a multi-stakeholder effort to target technical assistance and funding in the high-density animal production regions of Page,…

#1 UVa. beats Cal 8-1, stays alive in CWS

Chris Graham

Behind a sterling pitching performance from Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.), the Virginia baseball team remained in the hunt in the College World Series with an 8-1 win over California Thursday evening in an elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. A stadium-record crowd of 25,833 witnessed the contest; it also was the largest crowd…

ACLU suit challenges restrictions on begging on Charlottesville Downtown Mall

Contributors

Lawyers for the ACLU of Virginia today filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court challenging a City of Charlottesville ordinance that unconstitutionally restricts begging on the city’s Downtown Mall. Passed in August 2010, the ordinance prohibits the soliciting of persons sitting in outdoor cafes or within 50 feet of the two streets that cross the…

Area natives begin State Police careers

Chris Graham

On Monday (June 27, 2011), 62 new Virginia State Police troopers will begin their career on patrol in counties and along interstates across the Commonwealth. On Friday (June 24, 2011), the members of the 116th Basic Session will graduate from the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. The 62 graduates began their rigorous 37-week training…

Ken Plum: Environmental scores and attitudes

Ken Plum

Among the groups keeping “score” on the actions of the General Assembly is the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. From among the thousands of votes cast by members of the House of Delegates and the State Senate the League chooses those votes of most importance to the environmental and conservation groups that make up their…

Gamecocks knock #1 UVa. to elimination game in CWS

Chris Graham

Fourth-seeded South Carolina scored three times in the first inning and never trailed in a 7-1 College World Series win over the Virginia baseball team Tuesday evening in front of 22,027 fans at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The top-seeded Cavaliers will play California at 7 p.m. Thursday (ET) on ESPN2 in an elimination game. The…

Cline kicks off re-election bid with manufacturing tour

Del. Ben Cline (R-24) today officially kicked off his campaign for re-election to the House of Delegates this November with a focus on creating jobs and accelerating Virginia’s economic recovery. Del. Cline was joined by Congressman Bob Goodlatte as he toured three local manufacturers in the 24th House District. “It has been an honor for…