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Dates, sites set for NCAA baseball tourney super regionals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced the schedule for the eight super regionals in the Division I baseball tournament Tuesday,...
Former Sen. John Warner dies at 94, married Elizabeth Taylor
By EILEEN PUTMAN Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, a former Navy secretary...
Police: 4 killed, 3 hurt in I-95 crash
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Four people were killed and three others injured in a crash early Wednesday on Interstate 95...
Driver charged after truck carrying over 160 pigs overturns
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — A truck carrying at least 160 pigs overturned in Virginia on Monday, and police said the...
Virginia police: 2 young children shot while playing outside
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two young children were wounded, one critically, when they were shot while playing outside of a...
Shoe-leather: How the path of a Critz pioneer can be walked by future women leaders
Former Virginia Attorney General Mary Sue Terry beside “The Rising Generation” display from the “Agents of Change: Female Activism in...
Salvation Army volunteers and donors honored at special luncheon
Lt. Bradly Mumford and Lt. Ashley Mumford, corps officers for the Salvation Army in Martinsville, emphasize the mission of...
Middle school students, teachers write book
Albert Harris Elementary School fourth-grade teachers and students wrote “From Fear to Hope,” a book commemorating the highs and lows...
Gravely gives back through lessons learned on the mat
By Brandon Martin Former Magna Vista High School wrestling standout Tony Gravely may be a big time UFC star now,...
County, city to consider items related to reversion in joint meeting Wednesday
Jim Adams, the chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors, has called a special meeting on Wednesday, May 26,...
Virginia police: 2 young children shot while playing outside
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two young children were wounded, one critically, when they were shot while playing outside of a...
Man shot by police after trespassing call at Virginia home
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Police responding to a trespassing call at a Virginia home shot and wounded a man early...
Man pleads guilty to stealing $276K in online dating scams
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Maryland man has pleaded guilty in Virginia to defrauding women whom he met through online...
Suit alleging admissions discrimination moves forward in Va.
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a parents' group can move...
In Virginia, Trump’s election lies look like a GOP liability
By WILL WEISSERT and BILL BARROW Associated Press LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former...
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Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam's proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July. Northam sent the bill back to lawmakers substantially changed from the version that squeaked out of the General Assembly in February. The amendments lawmakers agreed to Wednesday would accelerate the timeline of legalization by about three years, well before retail sales would begin, a move that's been cheered by racial justice advocates....
Read moreDates, sites set for NCAA baseball tourney super regionals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced the schedule for the eight super regionals in the Division I baseball tournament Tuesday, with overall No. 1 seed Arkansas set to open at home against North Carolina State on Friday night. The best-of-three super regionals begin either Friday or Saturday. The winners advance...
Read moreFormer Sen. John Warner dies at 94, married Elizabeth Taylor
By EILEEN PUTMAN Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, a former Navy secretary who was once married to Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 94. Warner died Tuesday of heart failure at home in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and daughter at his side,...
Read morePolice: 4 killed, 3 hurt in I-95 crash
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Four people were killed and three others injured in a crash early Wednesday on Interstate 95 in Henrico County, Virginia State Police said. The crash happened before 2 a.m. at the Route 301 overpass, police said. A northbound sedan ran off the road and hit the...
Read moreDriver charged after truck carrying over 160 pigs overturns
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — A truck carrying at least 160 pigs overturned in Virginia on Monday, and police said the driver was charged in connection with the accident. Suffolk police said the Smithfield Foods truck overturned on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk around 1:42 a.m., news outlets reported. According to police,...
Read moreVirginia police: 2 young children shot while playing outside
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two young children were wounded, one critically, when they were shot while playing outside of a Virginia apartment complex, authorities said. The 5-year-old girl and the 6-year-old boy were struck Saturday night outside of a housing complex in Petersburg, police said. One of the children was...
Read moreShoe-leather: How the path of a Critz pioneer can be walked by future women leaders
Former Virginia Attorney General Mary Sue Terry beside “The Rising Generation” display from the “Agents of Change: Female Activism in Virginia from Women’s Suffrage to Today” exhibit at the Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and Museum. By Brandon Martin Becoming the first person to break a societal barrier doesn’t come easy,...
Read moreSalvation Army volunteers and donors honored at special luncheon
Lt. Bradly Mumford and Lt. Ashley Mumford, corps officers for the Salvation Army in Martinsville, emphasize the mission of the corps to serve others. By Brandon Martin Those that volunteer and donate to the Salvation Army don’t do it for the praise, but that didn’t stop Lts. Bradly and...
Read moreMiddle school students, teachers write book
Albert Harris Elementary School fourth-grade teachers and students wrote “From Fear to Hope,” a book commemorating the highs and lows of learning during a pandemic. “Renita Street, a fourth-grade teacher, developed the idea for this project,” said AHES Principal Renee Brown. “This project allowed fourth graders to compare their experiences...
Read moreGravely gives back through lessons learned on the mat
By Brandon Martin Former Magna Vista High School wrestling standout Tony Gravely may be a big time UFC star now, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots. On a trip home to visit his mother for her birthday, Gravely carved out some time to take part in a wrestling clinic at...
Read moreCounty, city to consider items related to reversion in joint meeting Wednesday
Jim Adams, the chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors, has called a special meeting on Wednesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. The joint meeting includes members of Martinsville City Council. The agenda states the board will consider items related to reversion, including a timeline of the process to...
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