The AFP on WREL: Ready to play

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a look at the college baseball landscape. Virginia Tech availed itself well over the weekend in a series with Florida State, while UVa. continues to dominate. Can the Cavs, now #1 in all four national polls, make a serious…

Downtown couture: Shop adds to local flavor in Waynesboro

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Couture fashion – not exactly what you’d expect to find in Waynesboro, but that is one of the latest additions to Downtown Waynesboro with the addition Mariah Amine Couture. Don’t be too intimidated by the word couture, though; the shop still has the local feel that local shoppers are comfortable in. It’s within a few…

Harrington case to be featured on ‘Heavy Metal Mystery’

Chris Graham

The cable and satellite channel Investigation Discovery plans to air a special look at Morgan Harrington’s homicide case tonight at 9 p.m. The episode of “Heavy Metal Mystery” will feature the case of the murdered Virginia Tech student tonight at 9 p.m. The show reairs on Sunday, April 24, at 6 p.m. The program will…

EMU sustainability video wins award

Eastern Mennonite University has been honored as a winner of the National Wildlife Federation’s annual competition “Chill Out: Climate Action on Campus.” This award program recognizes U.S. schools that are designing and implementing creative approaches to advance sustainability on campuses. EMU is one of six winning schools that were chosen from a national pool of…

Robert Hurt: The path to prosperity

Robert Hurt

This past week House Republicans continued to take action to bring real change to Washington by passing a long term budget plan for 2012 and beyond, which stops spending money we don’t have, lifts our crushing debt burden, and helps promote job creation. With $14 trillion in debt, $1.6 trillion in deficit spending, and the…

#1 UVa. sweeps Duke

Chris Graham

The No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team swept a doubleheader with Duke Sunday at Davenport Field, winning a 3-2, 11-inning nailbiter in the opener before rolling to an 18-4 victory in the nightcap. In earning its sixth straight ACC series win and fourth conference weekend sweep, Virginia improved to 36-3 overall and 16-2 in the ACC,…

Pair of late homers lifts VCU

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A pair of seventh-inning solo home runs by senior Michael Cheatham and sophomore Nick Kime proved to be the difference in Virginia Commonwealth University’s 4-3 victory over Northeastern University Sunday afternoon at The Diamond. VCU avoids its first Colonial Athletic Association sweep with the win, improving to 14-20 overall, 7-8 in league play. Northeastern, which…

Northeastern sweeps VCU

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Virginia Commonwealth University received outstanding efforts from its starting pitching but it wasn’t enough as the Rams fell to Northeastern University 5-2 in game one and 2-0 in the nightcap of a Colonial Athletic Association doubleheader Friday evening at The Diamond. VCU slips to 13-20 overall, 6-8 in CAA play. Northeastern won its sixth in…