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Gas leak caused closure on Seminole Trail/29 North

Reported gas leak has closed 29 North at Hilton Heights Road.

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County releases annual SPEAR report, tracking its own progress

“This year’s report shows both progress and challenges in areas central to community well-being,” the county’s release said.

1 week ago in Entertainment, Trending

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday. In a five-photo joint post on Instagram, the superstar singer and football player revealed their engagement, the fairytale culmination of a courtship that for two years has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world, but especially Swifties, the pop star's enormous and ardent fan base.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia and wife

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Abrego Garcia held in ICE detention in Virginia

In a court proceeding in Baltimore, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis found the immigrant the Trump Administration brought back from El Salvador after mistakenly taking him there taken back into ICE custody is being held in Virginia.

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Chance to raise honeybees underway

Critical for apples, fruit, wine grapes, horticulture, and other crop pollination interests in our area, the Virginia Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications through September 10 for the 2025 Beehive Distribution Program.

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Wall Street holds steady just below recent records

Stocks are holding near breakeven in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes hover just below their recent all-time highs.

2 weeks ago in World

Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon Kajiki nears landfall

Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports as it braces for Typhoon Kajiki, its strongest storm of the year so far.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Cal Raleigh hits 50th homer, joining Mickey Mantle as switch-hitters to reach mark

Cal Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August.

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Cadillac picks Bottas and Pérez for F1 debut in 2026, prioritizing experience over American drivers

Cadillac played it safe with its first Formula 1 lineup, bypassing an American driver for series veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Masters will take winners of six national opens and eliminate invitations to PGA Tour fall winners

The Masters is making a rare change to its qualifying criteria by eliminating invitations to PGA Tour winners in the fall and joining the R&A in recognizing winners of six national opens on every main tour in the world.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to attacking police officers as he walked naked on LA street

Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies. That goes not just for the likes of Rian Johnson's "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," "Wicked: For Good" and "Zootopia 2," but for new installments in family sagas, ranging from the Crawleys ("Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale") to the Na'vi ("Avatar: Fire & Ash").

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PVCC officially designated a Prison Education Program institution

PVCC has worked with prison inmates since 2006.

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V of K-pop sensation BTS thrills fans with first pitch at Dodgers game and meets Shohei Ohtani

V of K-pop sensation BTS threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday night after meeting two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Chandler Morris

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Hoos QB Chandler Morris on Coach’s Corner with Tony Elliott

The University of Virginia announces new Cavaliers quarterback Chandler Morris will be with Head Football Coach Tony Elliott on "Coach's Corner with Tony Elliott" Tuesday night.

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Child no longer missing in Scottsville

Emergency alert identifies the boy as Conner.

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Wahoo Rundown: Fast starts for UVA soccer teams

The UVA men's and women's soccer teams are a combined 5-0 and haven't allowed a goal yet this season.

Charlottesville Circuit Courthouse

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City zoning lawsuit comes down to its merits

Charlottesville Circuit Judge Claude Worrell's reconsideration of his June 30 summary judgement means the city gets its wish of White v. Charlottesville being decided on its merits.

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State Attorney General contends Roanoke College violated VHRA and Title IX

State Attorney General Jason Miyares asserts his Office of Civil Rights found reasonable cause that Roanoke College violated the Virginia Human Rights Act and federal Title IX by discriminating and retaliating against female student-athletes on the basis of sex.

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Former county registrar under police investigation

County confirms allegations of financial misconduct against Lauren Eddy.

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8 hours ago in National

Trump executive order tries to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aiming to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War — a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the globe.

8 hours ago in Sports

MLB’s regular season enters its final 3 weeks. Here’s a look at the playoff picture and awards races

The 2025 season has produced a surprising show of parity through the first five months of the regular season. While most of the league's big spenders — teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets — are in good position to make the playoffs and do damage in October, they haven't been as dominant as many expected.

8 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."