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George Mason head men’s basketball coach Jim Larranaga has resigned to accept the same position at the University of Miami, assistant vice president/director of athletics Tom O’Connor announced Friday. “After continuing discussions with me and the University, Coach Larranaga has decided to pursue the opportunity at Miami,” said O’Connor. “On behalf of the University community,…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with the latest on Virginia’s attempt to redraw its legislative districts. It appears that we could be in line for a pitched battle between Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell and the Democratic-majority State Senate over redistricting. Can they get the…
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Blue Ridge Area Food Bank CEO Larry Zippin (left) receives a donation of hams from Michael Greller, district manager at Giant Foods and a Food Bank board member. Giant Foods delivered a truckload of 150 hams to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank on Wednesday for area families in need. The hams arrived just in…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored seven runs in the third inning, highlighted by an inside-the-park grand slam by Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.), en route to a 12-1 victory over Richmond Wednesday evening in front of 3,128 spectators at Davenport Field. The attendance figure represents a home midweek record for Virginia Baseball. Hultzen had…
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A look at campaign-finance numbers for the upcoming 2011 Virginia General Assembly elections shows long-time Republican State Sen. Emmett Hanger in the best money position among local incumbents. Hanger reported $98,448 in cash on hand as of March 31, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. Hanger, R-Mount Solon, has a proven ability to raise…
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The ACLU of Virginia today filed a request in federal court on behalf of activists in Richmond for an injunction ordering the Richmond Police to allow them to hold a May Day parade without having to pay for off-duty police officers. “Nowhere in the city code does it say that Richmond police have the authority…
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A slick postcard mailed by the Republican Party of Virginia arrived in the mailboxes of many voters in my district last week just as many people were completing their tax forms. In the standard Republican charge against Democrats, the card text read that I wanted “to take even more” of my constituents’ tax money. The…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored eight runs in the first two innings and never looked back in coasting to a 12-0 victory over Radford Tuesday evening at RU Baseball Stadium in Radford, Va. With the shutout win the Cavaliers broke the ACC single-season record for shutouts with their 12th shutout of the year; the…
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Virginia men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett announced on Tuesday that freshman forward Will Regan (Williamsville, N.Y.) is leaving the Cavaliers’ program. “We wish Will the best,” Bennett said. “He expressed a desire to be closer to home and find a situation that he felt suited him better. Transfers are an increasing part of college…
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For the second year, Augusta Health has been recognized as the only hospital in Virginia to be named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades and also to receive the HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award. Augusta Health placed among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for clinical performance—only 268 hospitals of the nearly 5,000…
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