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Waynesboro: School Board at critical juncture in search for new superintendent

The search for a new Waynesboro Public Schools superintendent is reportedly down to three finalists.

Westwood Hills community honored for heroism during Sept. 2 school shooting

Men’s Soccer: Virginia gets past Notre Dame on PKs

Wednesday’s first-round ACC Tournament game between Virginia and Notre Dame came down to PKs.

ACC Football: Two big games in primetime on Friday, Saturday

The ACC Football title race has an elimination game on Friday night in Dallas, and then on Saturday night in South Bend, it’s a remake of Catholics vs. Convicts.

Broadway, Virginia Tech grad had a Rocky Mountain summer with the Rockies

The Colorado Rockies had several connections to Virginia Tech prior to the 2026 season.

Ray Petree | The greatest world heavyweight champions in NWA history

Any fan worth their salt knows that wins, losses, and championships don’t accurately reflect a professional wrestler’s ability.

Michael Schoeffel | Trump Fever has finally broken (maybe)

The Blue Wave that many people thought might break in the midterms turned out to be fully legitimate.

Voters in the Fifth, Sixth are more MAGA than Texas

Texas is as blue as New York or California. The entire state. South Carolina is sending a Democrat to the U.S. Senate.

Don't misunderstand: 2026 wasn't about Republicans sitting this one out

One narrative that I’m hearing from pundits – Democrats won because Republicans didn’t bother voting – it’s wrong.

Voters rebuke Trump, who responds by lashing out at Fox News, MAGA candidates

Donald Trump overplayed his hand, having decided that his 1.5-point win in the 2024 presidential election was a mandate.

Democrats gain two seats in Virginia congressional races, to get to 8-3

Well, turns out, Ben Cline spent his money well in defeating the April referendum that would have gerrymandered him out of his Sixth District seat.

Augusta County voters: A resounding 'no' on school construction tax

Waynesboro corrects 2022 Jim Wood mistake, returns Sam Hostetter to City Council

Remember how voters in Ward D in Waynesboro gave MAGA gun-shop owner and foul-mouthed podcaster Jim Wood a 17-vote win over family practice doctor Sam Hostetter in 2022?

UVA Football: What is the issue with all the guy on the injury report each week?

We’ve seen apologists for the injury-riddled UVA Football program try to explain away the lengthy list of guys on each week’s availability report as being a lot of players who wouldn’t see the field...

VCU holds off Little Rock, posts 82-72 win in 2026-2027 season opener

VCU took control with a 7-0 run over a 1:13 stretch of the second half, then held off a late run by Little Rock in an 82-72 win.

UVA Basketball: 'Hoos get 21 points from Kymora Johnson in season-opening win

Kymora Johnson led the way for Virginia as the ‘Hoos opened the 2026-2027 season with an 87-45 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday night.

Health insurance premiums too high? Check out the Virginia Premium Savings program

Virginia set up a $150 million healthcare program at the state level to try to make a dent in the cuts coming from the Trump administration.

UVA Basketball: Three guys to watch in this week’s buy games

Tuesday’s season opener with Drexel and Friday’s 5 p.m. home tilt with Northeastern will give UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom chances to tweak his rotation.

ACC Football Players of the Week: Wow, no Virginia players again? Shocker!

The ACC Football select media panel, gotta give ‘em credit, they know not to award anybody from a team that lost 51-7.

Get Out the Vote: BRITE Bus offering free rides on Election Day

BRITE Bus is offering free rides on all routes on Election Day, Tuesday, with routes serving polling places across Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County.