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Virginia Democrats have a violence problem
Former Biden aide Neera Tanden described Virginia state attorney general candidate Jay Jones' violent text messages as part of a "private conversation." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Last week, Virginians across the political...
Virginia senior warns of ‘nightmare’ after taking out $32K loan for panels — bill rose to $200. Here's why
Mara Willis thought she was buying peace of mind. In 2022, the Virginia homeowner spent $32,000 for solar panels and even a new roof in hopes of cutting her climbing power bills from Dominion Energy. For a while, it worked. Her monthly statement...

Sports notes: Big South, ESPN reach multi-year extension
Marty Gordon NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com The Big South Conference and ESPN have reached a six-year extension to its media rights deal that will see more than 800 conference events carried annually across ESPN networks, including ESPN’s new...

Liberal media downplays scandal of Dem Virginia AG hopeful Jay Jones' texts fantasizing murder of GOP lawmaker
Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears ridicules the 'lack of character' in the state's Democrats after a text scandal and more on 'The Story.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Much of the legacy media has...

Sports Betting Alliance Donates Nearly $2M to Democrats, Spanberger Expected to Become Virginia Governor
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA) is backing the Democrats to win in the upcoming gubernatorial election in Virginia, donating heavily to Abigail Spanberger‘s campaign. The SBA, comprising some of the nation’s leading betting and gaming companies,...
The best plays and musicals (in London and beyond) to book now
As the nights get cooler, a carnivalesque Twelfth Night at Shakespeare’s Globe continues to warm the hearts of its open-air audiences while, in the West End, Mel Brooks’s musical The Producers is getting a well-deserved transfer, and Adrian Lester...

Haunted Halloween trail opens at Virginia winery with scare actors and escape elements
RICHMOND, Va. — Blood curling screams, buzzing chainsaws, and eerie ritual chanting are just some of the sounds you'll hear coming from the woods at one of Virginia's newest Halloween scary spots — the Nefarious Haunt Experience. Located in the...

Rivers Casino Portsmouth to break ground on $65 million hotel project in Virginia next week
Rivers Casino Portsmouth is set to expand its footprint with a new $65 million hotel project, marking the next phase of its development in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. The casino and its parent company, Rush Street Gaming, plan to break ground...

Is there a college football game tonight? TV schedule for Week 7 games
A longtime rivalry and a pair of high-stakes Big Ten showdowns are just a few of the must-watch games on this week's college football schedule. No. 6 Oklahoma will tangle with Texas in another edition of the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners look...

More than a team: Virginia women’s rugby celebrates 50th anniversary
Five years after becoming a co-ed university, few could have imagined that a group of women would form what would become one of the most successful club rugby teams in the nation. Even fewer would have imagined that the same team would continue,...

Monica Gary announces candidacy for Virginia Senate District 27 as a Democrat
Stafford County Supervisor Monica Gary announced this weekend that she will run again for the 27th District seat in the state Senate, this time as a Democrat. Gary, who has represented the Stafford Board of Supervisors’ Aquia District as an...

Full tip times, TV assignments for 2025-26 Louisville men’s basketball season released
Just one streaming game this season, and fewer 9 p.m. ACC tip times, which is nice. The University of Louisville men’s basketball schedule now has assigned television and tip times for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The Cardinals’ schedule features...

Virginia Tech’s Mike Young: “The ACC Has To Be Better”
Virginia Tech's 2024-25 edition will not feature one junior or senior, which will be a first for head coach Mike Young. Coach Young cited how each school is going through their own issues of accumulating new and sometimes inexperienced talent. He...

REMUS UUV completes first Virginia-class torpedo tube recovery and swimout
A REMUS 620 UUV, like the one pictured here, completed the vehicle's first Virginia-class torpedo tube recovery and swimout. (HII) A team from HII, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the US Navy (USN) Naval Undersea Warfare Center...
Bucket list material: Virginia’s iconic Omni Homestead Resort
Rising above the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains in Hot Springs, VA, the Omni Homestead Resort & Spa has long drawn visitors seeking relaxation and reinvigoration without sacrificing luxury. A destination for those seeking a return to the...

USA Today: Republicans are 'Pouncing' on Virginia Attorney General Candidate Scandal
Whenever journalists are tempted to use the P-word, they would be advised to consult a thesaurus to find an adjective for a term that has become a tired, deservedly mocked cliché. "Pouncing" as in "pouncing Republicans" which is used to describe...

Virginia AG candidate embroiled in violent text message scandal cancels latest fundraiser amid backlash
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares unpacks calls for Jay Jones to step out of the race on 'America Reports.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general Jay Jones canceled a fundraiser...

Trump Ignores MAGA Black Woman Running For Governor Of Virginia
As he tends to do, President Donald Trump politicized another military celebration as he spoke at a major Navy event in Virginia, pushing the candidacies of several Republicans. Absent from Trump’s remarks, however, was the name of Lt. Gov....

Can Jay Jones Still Win in Virginia?
Republicans are in disbelief. Jerrauld “Jay” Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general in this year’s elections, has yet to drop out of the race despite nauseous texts that reveal he once fantasized about gunning down...

Missing Virginia store cat found safe, back home in Lowe's after unintentional trip to NC
GARYSBURG, N.C. (WTVD) -- Francine, the calico cat, is back home at a Lowe's store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state. Two employees from a Lowe's in...