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Charlottesville’s Dave Matthews performs as Virginia welcomes Gov. Spanberger
A packed Main Street Station crowd who attended Saturday night's historic Inaugural Ball in Richmond were treated to a performance by Charlottesville's Dave Matthews.
One dead in Zion Crossroads house fire
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal Saturday morning fire at a home near Zion Crossroads.
Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor
Long-time Charlottesville State Senator Creigh Deeds got a front-row seat, and all of Virginia's living former Governors were in attendance to witness the history of Abigail Spanberger being sworn in as Virginia's 75th Governor, and the first female.
Albemarle taking applications for first-ever round of AHIF funding
Albemarle County has opened applications for the Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF), a funding opportunity to support the creation and preservation of affordable housing in the community.
Tenaska to appeal Fluvanna Planning Commission denial
The Nebraska-based company said building a new power plant would advance the goals Fluvanna County stated in its comprehensive plan.
Virginia passes temporary Congressional redistricting
That issue will go before voters in the spring. Three other amendments that passed will appear on November ballots.
St. Anne’s-Belfield middle schoolers advance to world robotics competition
St. Anne’s-Belfield School Grade 8 robotics team “Next Level” has advanced to the FIRST LEGO Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas, from April 29 to May 2.
CPD seizes narcotics, a firearm and cash at the Greenstone on 5th neighborhood
Marcus Laman Turner was arrested without incident.
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Scientists call another near-record hot year a ‘warning shot’ of a shifting, dangerous climate
Earth's average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported.
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NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation.
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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: ‘I want to be ready for Week 1’ after ACL surgery
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes intends to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Mahomes had surgery in mid-December to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and he said during a Zoom call Thursday that his rehab is "hitting all the checkpoints" that could get him back for summer workouts and perhaps even training camp this fall.
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Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years, ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’
In this world, it's just him: Harry Styles has announced that his long-awaited, fourth studio album will arrive this spring.
Legislators pushing four constitutional amendments through heading toward Spanberger inauguration
More than 11 years after the first same-sex couples were married in Charlottesville, the General Assembly is poised to make the right for consenting adults to marry one of four new amendments to the state constitution being rocketed both Democratic controlled chambers of the General Assembly.
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McIlroy leads by one stroke after first round at Dubai Invitational
Rory McIlroy posted a 5-under 66 to lead by one stroke after the first round of the Dubai Invitational on Thursday.
See the dates and ticket plans for the BTS tour that starts in April
The BTS comeback is upon us. The K-pop septet has announced a 2026 - 2027 world tour, kicking off in South Korea in April and running through March 2027 with over 70 dates across Asia, North America, South America, Australia and Europe.
6 days ago in National
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.
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Coco Gauff and Venus Williams set for potential Australian Open meeting in 2nd round
Coco Gauff and Venus Williams could meet in the second round of the Australian Open, another potential chapter in a tennis tale that started with a 15-year-old on her Grand Slam debut beating a seven-time major winner at Wimbledon.
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Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, ‘Barbie: Dreamscape’
The publishing arm of Mattel Inc. is teaming with million-selling novelist Alex Aster on a Barbie young adult novel in which the iconic doll embarks on a journey across "treacherous, magical lands."
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John Harbaugh and the Giants are working on a deal to make him their coach, AP sources say
John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working on an agreement to make him the team's head coach, three people with knowledge of the decision said Thursday.
Gov. Youngkin delivers his last State of the Commonwealth
The governor said that the state has more opportunities than ever before.
