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Westwood Hills Elementary School to remain closed on Wednesday
Westwood Hills Elementary School will not reopen on Wednesday, as school system officials work through determining a timeline for the school’s reopening, after a shooting at the school last week.
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Waynesboro Police had to track down a threat to the Westwood Hills community
As if the Westwood Hills community needs to worry about anything else, some clown from Harrisonburg, over the weekend, made a threat to the school that is still sorting things out from last week’s shooting.
Developing: Waynesboro man found dead in submerged vehicle in Lake Nelson
A Waynesboro man was found dead this morning in a vehicle partially submerged in Lake Nelson in Arrington.
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Rockbridge County: Charlotte man dies from injuries in I-81 accident
A Charlotte man died from injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County on Saturday.
Waynesboro: City can’t expect Mimosa Farm owner to abide by permit, if granted
I’m told that police and a member of Waynesboro City Council were called out to a weekend wedding at Mimosa Farm in Waynesboro.
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Gas, diesel prices hit all-time Labor Day record levels: Impact on economy
We set a new Labor Day record for gas prices, with the national average at $4.09 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy – obliterating the previous mark of $3.83 a gallon from back in 2012.
Virginia needs to do more to make sure that people in our nursing homes are safe
In the range of 29,000 Virginia seniors are residents of one of our 291 certified nursing homes, so, about 100 per, would be the average head count there.
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UVA Football re-enters the national rankings, at #25 in both polls
How dumb college football polls are, really anytime, but particularly after one game: Virginia, which beat the hide off NC State, an ACC contender, is ranked, in the coaches’ poll, below Michigan
UVA Basketball: Complete 2026-2027 non-conference schedule released
We’ve got the first part of the 2026-2027 UVA Basketball schedule, the non-conference part, with the ACC schedule to come on Wednesday.
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ACC announces Football Players of the Week: No Hokies, somehow
The ACC, today, announced its Football Players of the Week for Week 1; somehow, nobody from Virginia Tech, after the Hokies’ season-opening 73-3 win over VMI.
A look at MLB players from the 2026 season who were born in Virginia
With a few weeks left in the 2026 Major League Baseball season, 30 players born in Virginia have appeared in at least one MLB game this year.
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New group organizes to lead the fight about Northrop Grumman pollution
A new group calling itself the Valley Environmental Justice Alliance has organized with hopes of being able to push the Virginia DEQ and our own Waynesboro City Council to protect the city from Northrop Grumman.
UVA Football: Kam Robinson ‘ready to roll’ for Norfolk State on Friday night
Preseason All-ACC linebacker Kam Robinson will be “ready to roll” for Friday night’s Week 2 game with Norfolk State, UVA Football coach Tony Elliott confirmed today, in his weekly pregame press conference.
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