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Icon for an icon: U.S. House passes resolution for name of Petersburg post office
PETERSBURG – The very recognizable downtown post office is one step closer to being named after the first Black man to represent Virginia in Congress. By voice vote Monday, the House approved a resolution to attach the name of John Mercer Langston to the building at 29 Franklin St. The resolution is sponsored...
Richmond: Contractors, manager named in new baseball stadium project
The new $110 million home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and VCU Baseball is a big step closer to coming to fruition. The city has selected Providence, R.I.,-based Gilbane Building Co. and North Chesterfield-based Prestige Construction Group to lead the construction of the new 10,000-seat stadium, which is slated to open in 2026.
Virginia Home Sales Activity Slightly Outpacing Last Year
Sales activity increases year-over-year despite higher prices and mortgage rates According to the June 2024 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, there were 10,018 homes sold across the commonwealth last month. This is 974 fewer sales than June of last year. Despite this month-over-month decline, overall sales activity across Virginia this year is slightly […]
Pinpoint Weather: Rainy weather pattern continues
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The unsettled weather pattern will continue across Southwest and Central Virginia as a stationary front lingers over the Mid-Atlantic. Wednesday will start with spotty rain showers, patchy fog, and morning temperatures in the 60s and lower 70s. Overall, it will be a cloudy and dreary day with afternoon temperatures in the upper […]
Police investigating disorder, shooting at Holly's Diner
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A late Tuesday night shooting sent one person to the hospital in Charlottesville. The Charlottesville Police Department reports officers were dispatched to the area of Holly’s Diner on East Market Street around 11:25 p.m. A 30-year-old man was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound...
Writing to a new chapter, Tony Elliott returns to ‘special’ Clemson this fall
CHARLOTTE - Most football seasons have just one homecoming. This year, Clemson has two. Officially, Stanford is marked as Clemson's homecoming matchup on the calendar, but this year poses a different type of celebration. Virginia’s first trip back to Clemson since 2020 also marks the first time Tony Elliott will...
2 People Die As Listeria Outbreak Connected To Deli Meat Spreads Across 12 States
A dangerous listeria outbreak is making its way across the United States through deli meat, resulting in at least 28 hospitalizations and 2 deaths. Affected individuals all seem to have eaten contaminated deli meat, though no specific brand or grocer...
McEwen '27 and Gyscek Sweep Men's Golf VaSID Major Awards
LEXINGTON, Va. - Washington and Lee University's Jonathan McEwen '27 and Thomas R. Wall, IV '80 Head Men's Golf Coach Pete Gyscek garnered top honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) in the College Division Men's Golf All-State Teams. McEwen, a standout First-Year from Portsmouth, Va., was named both Rookie and Player of the Year, while Gyscek was recognized as Coach of the Year.
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