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Men’s Soccer Ties Virginia State in Home Opener
LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Randolph men's soccer team hosted Virginia State in their home opener on Friday night at WildCat Stadium. Offense was hard to find on the evening as the teams played to a scoreless tie. The WildCats outshot the Trojans 9-2 on the night and recorded four shots on...
Cross Country Completes Season Opener At Liberty Challenge
Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2024 campaign at the Liberty Challenge dual-meet on Friday night. Despite many Hornets not competing in the race, the evening provided many impressive freshmen debuts and formidable results for returners coming back from injury. The field consisted of Lynchburg and Liberty runners, along with several unattached athletes.
Two Virginia schools, two different approaches to students' phones
Each morning, students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, begin their day with a lesson in restraint — by handing in their phones. "I'm not worried about the notifications I'm getting and who's texting me or what's going on on social media," 8th grader Jazmine Anderson said.The school began piloting a program last year to lock up cellphones in special pouches made by the company Yondr and store them in a supervised backpack. When the school first started using the locked pouches, they'd let students hold onto them. But that didn't quite work, 8th grade English teacher...
FAA and NTSB investigating plane crash in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the plane crash that occurred in Lynchburg Thursday afternoon. ABC13 reached out to the NTSB Friday morning and received this statement:. At about 5:17 pm ET Thursday, a Cessna 172 lost...
Women's Soccer Draws With Stockton
Box Score Union, N.J. -- The University of Lynchburg women's soccer team was knocking on the door all match, but could not bury a shot against Stockton as the final result in the squad's first match of the Kean Kickoff Tournament resulted in a scoreless draw on Friday afternoon. The...
National D-Day Memorial announces largest expansion in history
BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — Major changes are coming to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford over the next few years. Eighty years since troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, the D-Day Memorial is finding new ways to honor the service of World War II veterans, now through the largest expansion in their history.
Roanoke skunk diagnosed with rabies
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A skunk was confirmed positive for rabies by the Virginia Department of Health August 29, 2024 after being picked up three days before in the Mud Lick Road area in the southwest part of the city, according to VDH. Anyone aware of possible human or animal...
Franciscan Volleyball Takes Hollins to Five in Season Opener
Elizabeth Luebbers, Grace Wallace, Mary Jean Cadman, Clare Karr, Tessa Miller, Meghan Hickey & libero - Sara Moore. Franciscan Women's Volleyball kicked off the 2024 season against an opponent that they have never played before in Hollins University. This would be the first game for each team, as they took the court in Latrobe on the campus of Saint Vincent in the Bearcat Challenge Tournament, and it would be a five-set battle.
Cross Country Completes First Meet of the Season
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Sweet Briar cross country team completed its first meet of the season today, placing fourth at the EMU Heritage XC Invitational. Junior Carolina Wilson (Hedgesville, W. Va.) led the way for the Vixens after crossing the finish line in 12th with a time of 22:39.9.
Huddle Up Moms presents: Taco Fest!
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Huddle Up Moms has been empowering mothers through connection and support since 2019 - and each year, they host a fun event to help them raise money to continue their mission. Erika Jones, is a Haven Support Specialist with Huddle Up Moms and she joined us...
Senior transfer Elayna Duprey tells Virginia Tech to ‘bring it on’ this season
Since the Commonwealth Clash was inaugurated in 2014, the rivalry between Virginia and Virginia Tech has only grown stronger. The two schools go head-to-head in 22 sports annually, and the games between the Cavaliers and the Hokies always have an extra charge. While the more than century-long feud has made it rare to see a student-athlete transfer between the in-state foes, senior Elayna Duprey took the leap last winter.
No. 15/16 Football Cruises Past VMI, 41-7, in Season Opener
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The No. 15/16 William & Mary football team opened its 2024 campaign with a convincing 41-7 victory against VMI in front of a big crowd under the lights at Zable Stadium on Thursday evening. W&M jumped out to a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
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