
U.S. deaths up significantly in 2020 from COVID, other causes
Excess deaths rose a staggering 22.9 percent percent nationally in 2020, fueled by COVID-19 and deaths from other causes.

Excess deaths rose a staggering 22.9 percent percent nationally in 2020, fueled by COVID-19 and deaths from other causes.

Farm Credit of the Virginias, a financial cooperative serving Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, has published its 2020 annual report.

The City of Staunton will provide its annual heavy trash, brush and limb collection April 12–16.

AFP editor Chris Graham joins “The Mark Moses Show” to talk college basketball, specifically, the Roy Williams retirement news and the Final Four.

The Central Shenandoah Health District will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to Phase 1c on Friday.

In July 2011, South Sudan became independent from Sudan following six years of autonomy and 20 years of brutal war.

VMI football is off to its first 5-0 start since 1960. Coach Scott Wachenheim joins the “Street Knowledge” podcast to preview this weekend’s key SoCon matchup with ETSU.

High-income countries have purchased more than half of the world’s vaccine doses, resulting in disparities for low- and middle-income countries.

AFP NASCAR correspondent Rod Mullins joins Chris Graham on the “Street Knowledge” podcast to review the wild dirt track race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham report on and break down the latest news regarding Virginia basketball, and the latest news from UVA football.
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