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23+ hour, 6+ min ago (714+ words) University of Virginia head football coach Tony Elliott speaks at a memorial service for three football players that were fatally shot, in Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 19, 2022. (Mike Kropf/The Daily Progress via AP, File) Yet as he stood at the podium for his postgame news conference, Elliott thanked three mothers before mentioning football. "This one's for them," Elliott said of the mothers of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry, the players fatally shot on campus in November 2022 during Elliott's first season. "We're not here without the inspiration that they provide us on a daily basis." It was a reminder of how this has been a season of redemption for Elliott and a program that had a precipitous slide after former coach Bronco Mendenhall abruptly walked away in 2021. The tragedy still lingers over a team picked to finish 14th in the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (36+ words) A massive 700-pound white shark cruising south for the winter has surfaced off the Virginia coastline, trackers say."Bella," a 10-foot-2 white shark weighing in at 729 pounds, is making her way down ......

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1014+ words) After a hot-shooting show at the Maui Invitational last week, Texas basketball'cooled off in a 88-69 loss Wednesday against Virginia'in a nonconference game at Moody Center. But his team's offensive woes weren't at the top of a litany of concerns for Texas coach Sean Miller, who ripped into the Longhorns' defense after a disheartening loss before a packed crowd that included Longhorns football coach Steve Sarkisian, former football coach Mack Brown and even former basketball coach Rodney Terry, Miller's predecessor. Virginia (7-1) made 12 of its 24 shots from behind the arc while shooting 53.8% from the floor. Texas (6-3) couldn't match that firepower while shooting 40.7% from the floor and just 4-of-19 from behind the 3-point arc. Dailyn Swain led Texas with 15 points and 10 rebounds, but Jordan Pope (10 points) was the only other Longhorn in double figures. Like his coach, Pope said Virginia's early flurry of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago (541+ words) The number of community pharmacies in Virginia, including chains, has declined by nearly 10% since 2019. That's according to a new report from the Joint Commission on Health Care, which was tasked with studying access to pharmacy services in Virginia. Legislative staff presented the findings to the commission Wednesday in Richmond. "Community pharmacies are a critical access point for healthcare services," said Jen Piver-Renna, deputy director of the commission. "They dispense medications and provide health services such as vaccinations to all members of the public. They are open longer than other health care offices and provide opportunities for face-to-face medication, counseling, and education." But the total number of community pharmacies in Virginia has declined each year for the past five years, dropping from 1,600 in 2018 to 1,444 in 2024. In Hampton Roads, independent pharmacies including MacArthur Pharmacy, Colley Pharmacy, Barr's Pharmacy'have all shuttered in recent…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1585+ words) The best car insurer in Virginia offers multiple coverage options and enhancements at a good price Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Staff Deputy Editor, Buy Side Les Masterson is a staff Deputy Insurance Editor at Buy Side and has over 10 years of insurance experience. Updated December 3, 2025, 4:33 PM EST Virginia has several top-rated car insurance companies from which to choose. Compare our top-rated car companies in our analysis to find the best for for you. Travelers offers the cheapest car insurance for good drivers with a full coverage auto policy in Virginia out of all the companies we analyzed. It also provides the cheapest coverage for Virginia seniors and drivers with a speeding ticket, DUI or at-fault accident on their record. Travelers" complaint level is the lowest out of all the companies we evaluated in the state. according to data…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago (44+ words) Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry preview the ACC Championship between Virginia and Duke at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, sharing why the Cavaliers should once again beat the Blue Devils and it shouldn't be close. Auerbach: Virginia beats Duke and it isn't close...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago (35+ words) Franklin and his skeleton staff, with considerable assistance from the outgoing regime of Brent Pry, pounced in short order to land the program's most-regarded class since 2013 (No. 21). More in Sports Columnists...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago (96+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. State Sen. Mark Peake said he'll step down Dec. 31 as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia after eight months in the role, following big election losses. RICHMOND " The chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia said Monday that he'll step down from the position at the end of the year as GOP leaders regroup following heavy losses in the Nov. 4 statewide elections....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (392+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " A new HGTV series kicks off this week with an episode featuring a Virginia Beach couple who loves to surf and wants to buy a bargain house near the water. "Cheap A$$ Beach Houses" premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday. The half-hour episode centers on married couple Jordan and Cat, who don't want to break the bank to live by the beach. They've been renting inland in the city but have dreamed of owning property closer to the ocean and have been saving up for the move. The median listing price for homes at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront is $649,000 as of September, according to realtor.com, the official site of the National Association of Realtors. The couple has a budget of $300,000 to $450,000. "We're finally in the right spot to own a home," Cat says in a rough cut screening of the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago (948+ words) Students applying to college know they can't " or at least shouldn't " use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read them. AI tools are now being incorporated into how student applications are screened and analyzed, admissions directors say. It can be a delicate topic, and not all colleges are eager to talk about it, but higher education is among the many industries where artificial intelligence is rapidly taking on tasks once reserved for humans. In some cases, schools are quietly slipping AI into their evaluation process, experts say. Others are touting the technology's potential to speed up their review of applications, cut processing times and even perform some tasks better than humans. "Humans get tired; some days are better than others. The…...