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Woman wins big after playing the same numbers in six lottery tickets
Latoya Burke made more money thanks to her excellent judgment and good fortune. The Chesapeake resident purchased six tickets in the Pick 5 game of the Virginia Lottery, all of which had the same five numbers and were intended for the drawing on June 5. Each of those tickets was...
Virginia, Beware of Fake Missing Child Posts on Facebook
Have you seen alarming posts about missing children on local Facebook pages? If so, do the police a favor and report them. These types of posts are flooding feeds, and many are scams designed to prey on your sympathies. SCAM ALERT: Beware of Fake "Missing Child" Posts on Facebook. Yesterday...
Virginia fines Mountain Valley Pipeline for environmental violations after another quarterly review
The fine of $30,500 for violations of erosion and sediment control rules marks the fourth consecutive fine of this type for the $7.85 billion pipeline, which began transporting natural gas last month. The post Virginia fines Mountain Valley Pipeline for environmental violations after another quarterly review appeared first on Cardinal News.
United Methodist Family Services of Virginia in ‘desperate’ need for foster parents
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Right now, more than five thousand children are in the foster care system across Virginia and there aren’t nearly enough families to take them in. United Methodist Family Services of Virginia (UMFS) desperately needs foster parents after seeing a 20-percent decline in their numbers.
Tom Sox playoff baseball this weekend
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (26-13) will face the Culpeper Cavaliers (21-20) in a best-of-three South Division championship series to determine the South’s representative in the VBL Championship. Games one and three (if necessary) will take place at Charlottesville High School on Friday...
Caring About Catalysis: UVA Researchers on Quest for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
University of Virginia researchers are part of the team experimenting with a chemical process that could make a U.S. Department of Energy $1 billion “Grand Challenge” a reality: jets that regularly fly long distances, such as across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, using only sustainable aviation fuel. Robert...
Virginia Announces Impressive Men’s Recruiting Class
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia track and field program announced its men’s signing class for the 2024-25 season on Thursday (July 25). The men’s class features a total of 16 athletes, including five transfers and one student-athlete from New Zealand. “Coming off an outstanding win at the...
Evaluating the state of the Virginia women’s swim and dive program
As we approach the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, an evaluation of the Virginia Cavaliers women’s swim and dive team is not only timely, but impressive. Virginia athletes make up 25% of the USA women’s Olympic Swim Team. And frankly, it isn’t surprising. The program has dominated ACC and National competition for years and earns stellar marks from Streaking the Lawn across four categories.
Developers: Temp casino open 'within a year' of Petersburg voters' approval
PETERSBURG – The co-developers of the proposed $1.4 billion casino complex have shared specifics about what they are planning almost immediately should Petersburg voters greenlight their plans on a Nov. 5 referendum. The Cordish Companies and Bruce Smith Enterprise, Petersburg’s partners in the Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia said a temporary site will...
Virginia's latest viral highway sign: "ALL Y'ALL NEED TO SLOW DOWN"
For anyone still debating whether Virginia is the South, just look at our highway signs.The latest to go viral is telling drivers that "ALL Y'ALL NEED TO SLOW DOWN.""Virginia fed up," said an X user, whose Wednesday post has been viewed over a million times.VDOT in Northern Virginia responded with a Taylor Swift GIF of her looking smug.The big picture: People are seeing them everywhere from NoVa to Chesapeake and Bristol to Richmond.VDOT spokesperson Jessica Cowardin tells Axios it's part of a national speeding prevention campaign that uses "unique messaging."Yes, but: Virginia's highway signs have been the best in the game for a minute.VPM news editor Meghin Moore captured one in 2021 that said "2 MUCH TURKEY? SEAT BELTS S T R E T C H."And let's not forget "DRIVING FAST AND FURIOUS? THAT'S LUDACRIS."What's next: Friday's the last day all y'all might see the viral sign while driving, but if you miss it, there's always this bumper sticker from Amazon to hold you over.
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