
JMU women top Drexel, 55-43, advance to CAA title game
Top-seeded James Madison women’s basketball plays for the Colonial Athletic Association championship title on Sunday after downing fourth-seeded Drexel 55-43 in Saturday’s semifinal round.

Top-seeded James Madison women’s basketball plays for the Colonial Athletic Association championship title on Sunday after downing fourth-seeded Drexel 55-43 in Saturday’s semifinal round.

Top-seeded JMU shot 46 percent from the field, including 54.2 percent in the second half as it won its Colonial Athletic Association Quarterfinal game against ninth-seeded UNCW 69-56 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md., Friday.

The proper way to tent a wedding is picking a tent that is 100 square feet for one table of eight people, plus allowing space for a dance floor, DJ setups, escort, gifts, buffet tables, cake and appetizers and any special dedicated tables like a bride and groom table or head table.

Monday night, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined more than 25 members of the Senate Climate Action Task Force for a rare all-night session to call attention to the effects of climate change. In his remarks, Kaine discussed the urgent need for Congress to act on curbing emissions and investing in innovative and clean energy solutions.

Organizers have announced the full lineup of artists that will perform at the second annual event at Natural Chimneys Park in Mount Solon on July 11, 12 and 13. The festival is again hosted by The Steel Wheels and presented by WNRN and Blue Mountain Brewery.

Seton Hall accumulated 24 hits while scoring in eight of nine innings to defeat JMU 19-4 in the final game of a three-game baseball series on Monday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

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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Gov. Terry McAuliffe today announced the launch of Commonwealth Coordinated Care (CCC), a program that will blend and coordinate Medicare and Medicaid benefits for approximately 78,000 eligible Virginians.

Senior guard Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) scored 30 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers to lead the JMU women’s basketball team to an 86-49 win over Northeastern at the Cabot Center in Boston, Wednesday.
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