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Oakton, Hamlet, Highlands among local division diving champs
Four local summer diving teams in the GazetteLeader’s coverage areas won division championships in the Northern Virginia Swimming League. The Oakton Otters, with a 4-1 record, finished first in Division I for the third year in a row. Overall the division crown was the team’s fourth straight, winning Division II in 2021.
Celebs, locals team up to support pediatric cancer care in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - In his message to guests at Ballyhack Golf Club on Friday night, Kelly Woolwine put it simply: the battle against pediatric cancer never truly ends. Kelly and his wife Jess started the Life Ring Foundation after their daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with liver cancer at three and a half years old.
Many celebrate as military education benefit program restored
(The Center Square) — Two months after lawmakers passed the commonwealth's biennial budget containing changes to its tuition assistance program for some military families, legislators reconvened at the Capitol Thursday and passed legislation fully reinstating the program. Representatives from Veterans of Foreign Wars attended the session and extolled the outcome afterward. “Today ends over two months of uncertainty and anxiety endured by the families of our fallen and disabled military...
Chaniece Winfield Explains the Importance of Trauma-Informed Care in Addiction Treatment
Addiction and trauma often go hand in hand. Many individuals struggling with substance use disorders have experienced significant trauma in their lives, which can deeply impact their mental health and behavior. Chaniece Winfield, a respected expert in the field with over 16 years of experience providing substance use disorder (SUD), mental health, and play therapy services to individuals and families across the lifespan, emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed care in addiction treatment. This approach acknowledges the presence of trauma in individuals’ lives and seeks to create a treatment environment that is sensitive and responsive to their experiences. Chaniece Winfield of Virginia believes that trauma-informed care is crucial in addiction treatment, as it can significantly improve outcomes for individuals with a history of trauma.
Pinpoint Weather: Normally warm, daily showers and storms
Tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with areas of fog. Morning low temperatures will be in the 60s. Sunday afternoon will be partly to mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the normal range of 82-89. Showers are likely and storms are possible in the afternoon and evening. This...
Former UVA Rowing Star Samaniego added to Coaching Staff
Charlottesville, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) UVA Rowing Head Coach Wes Ng had made a familiar addition to his coaching staff. Helen (Tompkins) Samaniego was a star for the Cavaliers from 2006-10, during her senior year on the Varsity Eight for UVA, she helped win the first NCAA team championship in the rowing program’s history. She comes off the heels of another NCAA championship as Coach at Texas last season. When asked about her appointment to her alma mater, Samaniego said “The stars aligned for me to work for Wes [Ng] at Virginia.”
Charlottesville tiki torch rioter endorses Donald Trump at his Jan. 6 sentencing
A far-right extremist who already served time for his role in the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in 2017 was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Friday for stealing a police shield and twice using it against officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
NCAA Rewind: Virginia's Best Season in More Than 15 Years
Before USA Lacrosse Magazine looks ahead to what’s to come in 2025 — look out for our NCAA Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings later this summer — our team of staff and contributors decided it was worth taking a last look at the 2024 college lacrosse season. To...
Cavaliers reveal 2024-25 non-conference schedule
Virginia men’s basketball announced its 2024-25 non-conference schedule Thursday. The slate features 11 contests, including seven home games at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers’ non-conference schedule is highlighted by neutral site contests against Villanova (Nov. 15) in Baltimore and St. John’s, Baylor or Tennessee (Nov. 21-22) in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. UVA will travel to Florida (Dec. 4) for an ACC/SEC Challenge game and host Memphis (Dec. 18) at John Paul Jones Arena.
Sam Brunelle signs with PAOK women’s basketball team
Sam Brunelle, the star forward for Virginia women’s basketball and Class of 2024 alumna, announced on both Instagram and X Wednesday that her basketball career is not over and that she has signed with Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton women’s basketball team. PAOK women’s basketball team is a professional...
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