In Florida and across the nation, young voters could prove pivotal in the 2024 election, from the presidency to ballot amendments and down ballot races that will determine who controls Congress.
It's a good thing readers most often communicate with yours truly via email and voicemail. Both seem preferable to the U.S. Postal Service, based on some of the terrible postal tales readers are telling.
The free Art Blossom event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets for the home tour cost $35 and include a complimentary box lunch.
“I want my phone, but I also don’t really need it at the same time,” one student said. “I got to get work done, I want to graduate.”
There will be over 20 vendors selling a variety of goods from jewelry to soaps, according to the release.
Goal of the annual ICAT Day is to connect the public to the latest creative and innovative works of students and faculty members.
The Virginia Press Association recognized the work of journalists statewide in the annual news contest results announced Saturday in Richmond.
The quiet and peaceful protest on Grounds came to a violent and chaotic end Saturday afternoon.
Undeterred by rain, Radford University celebrated its undergraduate commencement outside Saturday.
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Virginia has its first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, adding Florida State shooting guard Jalen Warley on Saturday.Warley, a 6-foot-7 former McDonald’s All-American, averaged 7.5 points, 2.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game last season for the Seminoles.
Wilkens led the Blue Demons for seven seasons, accumulating a record of 38-39
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
No. 1 Notre Dame dominated Virginia from start to finish at the ACC men's lacrosse tournament semifinals Friday in Charlotte.
Troy Stallard spent 10 years as a paramedic in the military before he started college.
“I guess you could say that's the life of a Class 1 school,” Athletic Director Kirk Litton said
The pipe on Bent Mountain ruptured as water was pumped through it at high pressure to test for leaks.
The practice of sedating people detained by police is quietly spreading across the nation, illustrating an often-hidden way fatal police encounters end: not by gunfire but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t been the case.
Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday.
Dr. Robert H. Gowdy, a physics professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, explains what you need to know about the April 8 eclipse.
College basketball statistician Ken Pomeroy (aka KenPom) comes on the podcast to talk about his wildly popular basketball analytics website and his time as a meteorologist.
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
A federal appeals court has again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the the law briefly took effect.
In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have clinched their parties' presidential nominations with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.
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The traditional Steppin’ Out shirt will be available for purchase in late May in downtown stores
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Roanoke attack Grace Koutouzis couldn’t believe it. The unforgiving heat off the Kerr Stadium turf gave way late in Friday afternoon’s ODAC women’s lacrosse tournament semifinal to a refreshing rain. The shower didn’t last long, but it was enough for Koutouzis to lift her head to the skies a…
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