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NCAA Basketball: 5 bounce-back teams, 5 teams with question marks entering 2024-25 season
Team with question marks No. 5: Virginia Cavaliers. The Virginia Cavaliers are somewhat of a wild card entering 2024-25 -- and certainly, a team with no shortage of question marks come November. Gone are leading scorer Reece Beekman and big man Ryan Dunn, who have both departed to the NBA....
Albemarle County, Charlottesville, UVA announce launch of Climate Resilience Cohort
Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia has announced the launch of the Climate Resilience Cohort, a grant opportunity to fund community participation in preparing for the local impacts of climate change. The initiative seeks up to 10 community-based organizations serving disadvantaged or vulnerable community members...
‘It’s close to my heart’ Stanardsville celebrates Fourth
STANDARDSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Despite some warm weather, Main Street in Stanardsville was absolutely packed as the convoy of floats and other vehicles made its way through the tiny town. Stanardsville celebrated Independence Day with a parade, music, raffles and food. “It’s the best day to be an American and...
74 sworn in at Monticello as new U.S. citizens in a ceremony of firsts
SHADWELL, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A day of firsts at Monticello’s 2024 Independence Day and Naturalization Ceremony at Thomas Jefferson’s home. The first African-American female keynote speaker was introduced by the first woman as President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, in a naturalization court session presided over partially by the first female presiding judge of the U.S. District Court of Western Virginia with 74 immigrants spending their first day as U.S. citizens. July 4, 2024 is Elizabeth K. Dillon’s first day as the Charlottesville federal court’s presiding judge, and this naturalization ceremony was her first official act in that role. She presided along with Judge Albert Diaz, who in July 2023 became the first Hispanic jurist to become presiding judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
White supremacist groups must pay more than $2 million in damages to ‘Unite the Right’ victims, appeals court rules
On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled white supremacist and nationalist groups will have to pay an more than $2 million in punitive damages to people who suffered physical or emotional injuries from the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Fairfax jobless rate up month-over-month, down year-over-year
Both Arlington and Fairfax counties posted slight month-over-month unemployment upticks in new data, but May’s figures remain below those of a year earlier. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the new data July 3. Figures show:. • With 645,896 in the workforce and 15,177 seeking jobs, Fairfax’s unemployment...
Virginia Faces Extreme Heat Warnings: Complete Week-Long Weather Outlook
Virginia – Dangerous heat is expected today, with excessive heat warnings now in effect for much of the area. Temperatures in the upper 90s, combined with high humidity, will lead to heat index values around 110 degrees. Residents are advised to use extreme caution and take frequent breaks if they must be outdoors.
Nyjah Huston preparing to compete in skateboarding
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Nyjah Huston did not come away from his first Olympics with a medal. But he has decided to give the Games one more try, even if he’ll never actually use that particular phrase to describe what he will be attempting to do in Paris. This year’s...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth fined $545,000
The Virginia Lottery has issued penalty fees for regulatory violations. US.- The Virginia Lottery has issued penalty fees totalling $545,000 against Rivers Casino Portsmouth for regulatory violations over the past year. The settlements were reached after minors were found in the casino in May and voluntarily excluded persons in December and January. The regulator also found deficiencies in accounting and surveillance controls, and lapses in revenue reporting and table game operations.
Pinpoint Weather: Hot and humid with p.m. storms
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Hot and humid conditions will impact Southwest and Central Virginia on Friday. Showers and storms are possible during the afternoon and evening. For Friday, Heat Advisories will go into effect from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for counties along and east of the Blue Ridge. Highs will be in the upper […]
Suspect arrested in DC after leading Virginia State Police on chase in stolen car
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police arrested someone after they led Virginia State Police (VSP) on a chase in a stolen car and hit another car in the process Thursday evening. Just before 7 p.m., a VSP trooper was alerted to a stolen Toyota Prius heading north on I-395. The trooper turned on his […]
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