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Harvest season for ginseng, a highly-regulated plant in Virginia, is almost here
Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there's several regulations to be aware of -- because violating them could result in hefty fines, jail time or both.
A Federal Push for Offshore Wind Energy Could Impact Delmarva's Coast Once Again
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM) now has it's eyes set on a massive area in the Atlantic Ocean. The feds are looking to open up more lease areas for potential projects. BOEM made the announcement earlier this month, highlighting it's efforts to meet the Biden-Harris administrations...
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...
Final: UVA waits out thunder, lightning, dispatches Richmond in opener, 34-13
Year 3 of the Tony Elliott era opens Saturday for the UVA Football program with the ‘Hoos hosting Richmond, a 2023 FCS playoff team. Rain is in the forecast here in Charlottesville for the 6-9:15 p.m. ET game window, and there are storms in the area, so, beware. The...
Wahoo Preview: Virginia hopes to get off to good start against Richmond
Virginia is a three-touchdown favorite in its season opener tonight against Richmond (6 p.m., Scott Stadium, ACCNX/ESPN+), but don’t expect the Cavaliers to be overconfident. Tony Elliott has talked to his team about how well-coached the visiting Spiders are, coming off a 9-4 season that included the FCS playoffs,...
Men’s soccer buries St. Joseph’s beneath scoring flurry
It seemed for a while like a simple case of one team commanding but never fully separating, one of those games that never feels as close as the final scoreline. Then the eruption happened. Virginia rammed home two goals in two minutes and then another one less than 12 minutes later, turning a nonchalant affair into a 5-0 drubbing of St. Joseph’s on Thursday at Klockner Stadium, a game rescheduled to 3 p.m. from 7 p.m. due to thunderstorm forecasts.
United States at Offbeat Roadhouse
United States will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse Friday night, September 6, for a concert which will also be broadcast on WTJU. Established in 2019 amidst the challenges of the Covid lockdown, United States brings together the talents of Michael Sokolowski on piano, Drew Pompano on bass, and Jim Ralston on drums. What sets this jazz trio apart is its improvisational flexibility.
Virginia man wanted for trying to run woman over with car in Fredericksburg
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (7News) — A Virginia man is wanted for attempting to run over a woman with his car in Fredericksburg, according to police officials. On Thursday, August 29, around 5:15 p.m., Fredericksburg police said they received a report that a man attempted to run over a woman in the 400 block of Riverside Drive.
Volleyball: Hoos sweep Marist to kick off 2024 campaign
The Virginia volleyball team opened its 2024 campaign with a convincing 25-9, 25-12, 25-13 victory over Marist at Old Dominion’s Quest for the Crown tournament at the ODU Volleyball Center Friday afternoon in Norfolk. The Cavaliers (1-0) dialed up 11 aces from behind the service line, including three from...
Historic Germanna commemorating 300th Anniversary of first Spotsy Courthouse
On Saturday September 7, at 10 a.m., Historic Germanna will hold a special event to mark the 300th anniversary of the Spotsylvania County Courthouse. Led by Germanna Archaeologists, this event will offer a rare opportunity to explore the early days of Colonial Virginia’s legal system, and the critical role courthouses played in the lives of its residents.
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