
Andrew Abbott notches 14 Ks: Virginia takes series opener, 9-3
Andrew Abbott struck out 14 Duke hitters, and a Nic Kent grand slam keyed a six-run Virginia fourth in a 9-3 ‘Hoos win over Duke on Friday night in the teams’ ACC weekend series opener.

Andrew Abbott struck out 14 Duke hitters, and a Nic Kent grand slam keyed a six-run Virginia fourth in a 9-3 ‘Hoos win over Duke on Friday night in the teams’ ACC weekend series opener.

Farm Credit of the Virginias, a cooperative lending institution serving Virginia, West Virginia, and western Maryland, will return $40 million to its customers this month through their annual patronage program.

Josh Quick and Shannon Harris were buying groceries when they bought a Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket from the Virginia Lottery. The numbers they selected turned out to be the winning numbers in that night’s drawing.

Virginia Football’s final practice date of the spring on Saturday, May 1, will be open for limited public attendance, the program announced on Friday, and attendance for the event is free.

Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul released on Friday his plan to ensure the right to vote is never taken away from any Virginia citizen and get corporate money out of Virginia politics.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality welcomed Renee Hoyos as director of the agency’s new environmental justice office on Thursday.

Dressing up bad news as good news, Virginia Employment Commission Department: the number of new unemployment claims filed last week was 83 percent lower than in the comparable week in 2020

The Touchdown Club of Richmond announced that Virginia Tech tailback Khalil Herbert is among three finalists for the Dudley Award, presented annually to the top FBS player in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Virginia Green Travel Alliance is honoring Virginia’s greenest tourism operators and partners for their outstanding commitments to green tourism in Virginia.

The Virginia Council on Environmental Justice is calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to institute a moratorium on all new fossil fuel projects and permits.
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