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Augusta County: Judge to issue verdict in Amy Argenbright fraud case on Nov. 10
The legal fate of Augusta County realtor Amy Argenbright remains in limbo following a two-day felony construction fraud trial.
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Waynesboro: Jim Wood, who survived ‘Pete Buttplug’ by laying low, is running out of time
The one thing that Waynesboro City Councilman Jim Wood, the MAGA slur-flinging chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee, might have going for him in his re-election run is, Ward D is the last remaining Republican ward in the city.
Amy Argenbright case: Testimony reveals realtor’s missed deadlines, failure to build
Longtime Augusta County realtor Amy Argenbright went on trial Tuesday in Augusta County Circuit Court on two counts of felony construction fraud, facing a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison if convicted.
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Staunton: Montique Treymayne Gaston shooting focus of community walk
The Staunton and Waynesboro branches of the NAACP and local nonprofit Building Bridges for the Greater Good are co-sponsoring a community walk on Thursday to highlight the shooting of a Black man at the Staunton Walmart by a Staunton Police officer.
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Spanberger throws kitchen sink at NextEra, Dominion on proposed $67B merger
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is calling on Next Era and Dominion to agree to freeze residential electricity rates for six years and to agree to triple monthly customer bill credits as conditions of any merger.
Analysis: Where Beth Macy, Ben Cline are spending their campaign dollars
Usually, when us politics writers analyze campaign finance reports in a political race, we focus on where the money is coming from, but I wanted to do something different with the most recent data from the Ben Cline-Beth Macy race.
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UVA Football: Did Solomon Beebe get on the field last week at SMU?
Solomon Beebe, who was reinstated to the UVA Football team earlier this month after pleading no contest to resolve an August animal cruelty charge, got five snaps in last week’s 23-13 loss at SMU, all on kickoff return.
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VCU tapped as A-10 favorite in preseason poll: George Mason fourth, Richmond ninth
VCU is the slight favorite to win the A-10, per voting in the conference’s preseason poll of coaches and a select media panel, which was released on Monday.
ACC Football Notebook: Miami rises to #1 in the national rankings
Miami eeked out a 43-35 double-OT win over a not good Florida State team on Saturday night, aided by a questionable holding call on one Hail Mary, and a questionable on-field call on a second one that was upheld by review.
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Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy: 0-4 all-time vs. Bridgewater College
It is just over 800 miles from Bridgewater to Milwaukee, the site for Game 1 of the 2026 World Series that begins Friday night with the Brewers, managed by Pat Murphy, hosting the Tampa Bay Rays.
UVA Football: Did Solomon Beebe get on the field last week at SMU?
Solomon Beebe, who was reinstated to the UVA Football team earlier this month after pleading no contest to resolve an August animal cruelty charge, got five snaps in last week’s 23-13 loss at SMU, all on kickoff return.
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