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The Virginia women’s basketball team won its eighth-consecutive Marriott Cavalier Classic title with a 53-38 victory over Massachusetts on Thursday (Dec. 29). Senior guard Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) was named the tournament’s most valuable player and was joined on the all-tournament team by sophomore guard Ataira Franklin (Bowie, Md.). Virginia capped off an undefeated month…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has approved a set of new regulations that single out first-trimester abortion providers. Critics say the new targeted regulations of abortion providers (or “TRAP”) make Virginia the most restrictive state in the country on women’s health centers providing abortion. The regulations were drafted by the Virginia Department of Health and advanced in a…
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The Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help with identifying a man wanted for committing prescription fraud in the Charlottesville region. State police are also looking into similar crimes possibly associated with this individual occurring in the Roanoke and Tidewater areas. During the past two weeks, the unidentified white male has attempted to…
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Augusta Health Sleep Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Sleep Center, located on the Augusta Health campus, is directed by Evan Wenger, M.D. To receive its five-year accreditation, Augusta Health’s Sleep Center met or exceeded all standards for professional healthcare as designated by the AASM. “Sleep disorders can…
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RMH, in conjunction with Virginia Blood Services, will host a public blood drive Jan. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Virginia Blood Services will have its blood mobile parked in Lot A near the RMH Heart & Vascular entrance. Donors may park in Lot A close to the blood mobile. “Winter and the holiday season…
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Virginia’s Farm Link program is a decade old, and Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers are working to reboot the program and encourage more farmers and would-be farmers to get connected. “Young farmers are looking for partnerships, not handouts. We want to help preserve farmland by working it,” said Bob Harris, VFBF Young Farmers Committee…
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Allied Realty Company—with more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial, manufacturing and distribution holdings in downtown Huntington, Kenova, Nitro and Parkersburg, W.Va.; Paris, Ky. and Waynesboro and Harrisonburg, Va.—today announced that its board of directors has elected Rebecca Polan as its new president. “One of my goals is to find ways to boost job…
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MATT GARVEY: We are joined by University of Virginia head coach Mike London, wide receiver Kris Burd, and Steve Greer. Coach, if you could make an opening statement and talk about your bowl experience thus far. COACH MIKE LONDON: First of all, obviously we see why the Chick-fil-A Bowl has been one of those bowls…
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Longtime radio color analyst Frank Quayle announced today the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl between Virginia and Auburn will be his final game in the radio broadcast booth calling Cavalier football. Quayle is currently in his 29th year as a broadcaster for the Virginia Sports Network. Quayle’s first season came in 1983, the second year the Cavaliers…
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She’s just 14, but Emma Leigh is already on her way. The “Virginia Dreams Center Stage” veteran now has her debut CD available online at her website, www.EmmaLeighMusic.com. The CD, “I Wanna Be Rich,” features original songs including the title track along with “Daddy’s Little Girl,” “Angel Within” and “If You Think You Can,” as…
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