
Press Conference: Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi
Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi talks with the media on Monday. Pitt (3-1, 1-0 ACC) hosts UVA (1-3, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday.

Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi talks with the media on Monday. Pitt (3-1, 1-0 ACC) hosts UVA (1-3, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday.

Virginia is ranked 10th nationwide for the deer collisions. In 2014, Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. received 2,415 claims related to collisions with deer out of 101,167 personal, commercial and fleet auto policies. That marks a decrease from 2013, when the company received 2,971 claims related to collisions with deer.

The Washington Nationals played into October, but only because the final Sunday of the 2015 regular season fell on Oct. 3.

The winner of this year’s State Fair of Virginia giant pumpkin competition broke his own record. Hank Houston of Spotsylvania County grew the largest entry, a pumpkin that weighed in at 1,340.7 pounds.

“Safety in numbers” applies to many wildlife species, whether the threat is a hungry predator, too little water, or a diminishing gene pool. But when the threat is infectious disease, population density may increase the risk.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.

The National Weather Service is projecting the South River to crest in Waynesboro Saturday well below flood stage.

The City of Staunton is preparing for the potential effects of Hurricane Joaquin, now a Category 4 storm. The region is under a flash flood watch from Friday morning to Saturday evening, and two to three inches of rain are expected with higher amounts possible in some areas.

Central Virginians are urged to prepare for as much as five inches of rain on Friday and Saturday, and the potential for more severe weather from Hurricane Joaquin beginning Sunday evening.

AccuWeather reports flooding from Hurricane Joaquin will impact areas from South Carolina to Massachusetts regardless of whether it makes landfall or if the center stays out to sea.
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