Carol Robertson and the Hokies are confident they can contend for a top-five finish in the upcoming Simpsonville Regional and advance to the NCAA national championship.
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May is Water Safety Month, and the Franklin County Family YMCA is reminding people that it offers swim lessons and lifeguard training.
- LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times
Brooke Anne Carter's lawsuit claims she was wrongfully fired because of her gender identity.
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Every team at Virginia Tech, Virginia, VMI and Radford met the minimum academic standard established by the NCAA.
- ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch
The changes are being made in response to guest feedback, the park's manager said.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
The FBI is executing a search warrant in Portsmouth, where Hampton Roads television stations are showing FBI agents at a building housing offices of state Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.
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In the transfer portal era of college football, Virginia hasn't given up on trying to develop a quarterback from high school recruit into college starter. Just look at Cole Geer.
Rob Thomson, fired Tuesday morning by the Philadelphia Phillies, insisted he not only understood why he was dismissed so quickly, but had no harsh feelings toward Dave Dombrowski.
Virginia baseball second baseman Joe Tiroly wasn't hitting as well as he wanted to earlier in the year, so he changed bats and that change has sparked his second-half surge.
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Building Safety Month is an international May campaign promoting modern building codes and awareness of safe, sustainable structures, including the 2026 theme “Built to Last.”
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Orange County’s Corks and Caps program earned two VADMO Virgo Awards, highlighting the county’s craft beverage industry and seasonal passport-style trail.
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Greene County Office of Emergency Services offers bottled water at 9845 Spotswood Trail for residents under a boil water advisory from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 21–22.
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Greene County Emergency Services has opened a bottled water site at 9845 Spotswood Trail in Stanardsville for boil advisory residents, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 21–22.
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