No. 6 Ohio State, No. 10 Penn State and No. 14 Oregon returned to The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, weeks before they start playing, creating a Top 25 as unusual as this season. At the top of the rankings this week, Clemson remained No. 1 with 55 […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Quincy Patterson II came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes and run for another score, leading No. 20 Virginia Tech to a 45-24 victory over NC State on Saturday night. Despite playing without 23 players and four coaches because of coronavirus issues and injuries […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brennan Armstrong and Lavel Davis Jr. teamed up on a pair of early fourth-quarter touchdown passes and Virginia rallied past Duke, 38-20, on Saturday night. Armstrong hit Davis, a freshman, on an 18-yard fade route in the left corner of the end zone to give the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers unveiled budget proposals Friday aimed at mitigating the effects of the coronavirus with funding for mental health services, high-speed internet access, and assistance for people behind on rent and utilities. The House of Delegates and the state Senate advanced their own spending plans out […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Several places in Virginia say they’ve seen a surge in people applying to be Election Day-workers, despite initial concerns there would be a shortage. The U.S. is facing a nationwide poll workers shortage, Gov. Ralph Northam said in a Tweet posted in early September urging Virginians to […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia voting is off to an active start, with tens of thousands of people hitting the polls during the 45-day early voting period. Over 164,000 citizens have voted in person, while more than 926,000 absentee ballots have been issued as of Sept. 25, said Andrea Gaines, director […]
Plan Retains High-Level Baseball in the Region for the Long-Term Under Appalachian League Banner Adds New Opportunities for Players, Teams, Fans and Communities On Tuesday, September 29 at 12:00 p.m. (ET), Major League Baseball and USA Baseball will hold a joint video press conference to announce a new format for […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. Northam says he isn’t showing symptoms. He and wife Pam, who has mild symptoms, plan to isolate for the next 10 days while working remotely, according to a statement from his office. […]
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued an official proclamation dedicating Sept. 25, 2020, as “Disabled American Veterans Day” in honor of the national charity’s centennial anniversary. DAV (Disabled American Veterans) was founded 100 years ago as The Disabled American Veterans of the World War by former Cincinnati Judge Robert S. Marx […]
From the gridiron to the racetrack, Caleb Hurd went from playing for the Virginia Tech Hokies to working in the world of NASCAR. Hurd was interested in sports at an early age. According to his father, Roger, Caleb started off playing tee-ball at the age of five. According to Hurd, […]
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Remember how excited you were when the first day of school arrived? Most likely you helped pick out your school supplies and had them all organized in your backpack. Your friends had called or texted you about a thousand times about what they were going to wear. You wondered what […]
To quote the old Bob Dylan song, “The times they are a changin’.” They are changing for so many reasons, not the least of which is COVID-19 which has caused the shortage of certain items at the supermarket. Items that once were plentiful. The uncertainty of the times in which […]