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A new Commonwealth Poll from Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs indicates that a large majority of Virginians believes better mental health services would help in the prevention of gun violence.
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.
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JMU women’s basketball used a 12-2 run in the first half to break a 21-all tie and pushed its lead to as many as 27 points en route to a 77-50 victory at Hofstra on Sunday afternoon at Mack Sports Complex.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner Tim Kaine applauded passage of the Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which provides discretionary funding for the federal government through the end of the fiscal year.
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As smoke rises from chimneys, officials with the Virginia Department of Forestry are on the lookout for smoke from other sources. Household fires produce leftover ash; when improperly disposed of, this ash can cause a wildland fire.
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VMI baseball has announced 13 early commitments for its Class of 2018, according to information released by the program Monday, Jan. 13. The group includes 11 players from Virginia, who are joined by one each from Florida and West Virginia.
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President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum in April 2010 establishing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to promote and support innovative community-level efforts to conserve outdoor spaces and reconnect Americans to the outdoors.
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James Madison women’s basketball senior guard Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) is the Colonial Athletic Association co-Player of the Week as announced by the league on Monday.
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AAA Mid-Atlantic is providing some wet weather driving tips to help keep motorists safe as some roads in the Commonwealth are experiencing some ponding.
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James Madison women’s basketball outscored Delaware 60-27 in the second half, including shooting 62.5 percent from the field after the break, as JMU dominated Delaware 87-51 in its Colonial Athletic Association opener at the JMU Convocation Center Sunday afternoon.
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