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Jerome helps rally No. 2 Virginia past Louisville 73-68
Ty Jerome scored 24 points, including the go-ahead free throw with 5:34 remaining, and No. 2 Virginia held off Louisville 73-68 on Saturday to clinch the top seed in next week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
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Va. delegate calls for tough conversations about racism
In reckoning with Virginia’s painful history of slavery and racism, Delegate Delores McQuinn says the way forward is love. Tough, honest conversations about uncomfortable ideas are necessary.
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Lt. Gov. Fairfax loses staff members amid sexual assault claims
Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax has lost four staff members following accusations of sexual assault by two women, according to multiple reports.
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Appeals court upholds Virginia’s ban on bestiality
The Virginia Court of Appeals has upheld a state law banning sex with an animal.
2 months ago -
After racism allegations, sorority chapter under review
A sorority chapter at a Virginia university is under review after allegations that members engaged in racist behavior.
3 months ago -
Virginia man accused of Florida sex assault posts $1M bail
A Virginia man, 52-year-old Cornelius Francis Florman, who was arrested in a decades-old sexual assault, has been released from jail after posting a $1 million bail.
3 months ago -
Court tosses permit for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail
The ruling quoted “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, saying the Forest Service is trusted to “speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”
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GOP wants McAuliffe gubernatorial records made available
House Republican leaders are backing legislation requiring the Library of Virginia to catalog and make public gubernatorial records within a year of a governor leaving office.
3 months ago -
Northam wants to boost number of school counselors
The Democratic governor announced he plans to ask the Republican-controlled General Assembly to approve $36 million in new spending to better address students’ emotional needs.
3 months ago -
Portions of Appalachia under winter weather advisory
The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for up to 4 inches of snow through Wednesday evening in parts of southern West Virginia, northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia.
4 months ago -
Northam replaces regulators ahead of pipeline vote
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has removed two members of the State Air Pollution Control Board after the citizen review board delayed a key vote on whether to allow a natural gas compressor station in a historic African-American community.
4 months ago -
Virginia sheriff’s deputies getting trauma-easing plush toys
The goal is to make sure every Greene County deputy has one of the furry toys to comfort children in stressful situations.
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Virginia expands Medicaid, big victory for Democratic leader
About 400,000 newly eligible low-income Virginia adults can start enrolling in Medicaid.
5 months ago -
College Football Corner: It’s a Wildcat world
For the first time since 1977, the Kentucky Wildcats will finish with a winning conference record. Dave Preston talks the latest college football stats, wins and losses in this week’s College Football Corner.
5 months ago -
Virginia unemployment falls to 11-year low
Virginia’s unemployment rate in September fell to 2.9 percent, down from 3.0 percent in August and down from 3.6 percent a year ago.
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