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Ferrer homers twice and Dorsey is nails again as Seminoles knock Virginia out of CWS with a 7-3 win

Jun. 16, 2024 18:09 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jaime Ferrer hit two homers, Carson Dorsey turned in a third straight strong start, and Florida State bounced back from a gut-wrenching loss two days earlier to stay alive in the College World Series with a 7-3 win over Virginia on Sunday. The Seminoles (48-16)...

Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in New York steamboat disaster

Jun. 15, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Saturday, June 15, the 167th day of 2024. There are 199 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New...

Vance Honeycutt's 9th-inning hit gives Tar Heels another last at-bat win, 3-2 over Virginia at CWS

Jun. 14, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vance Honeycutt's single brought home Jackson Van De Brake from third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and North Carolina pulled out yet another win in its last at-bat, a 3-2 walk-off victory over Virginia in the College World Series opener on Friday. ...

Virginia city repeals ban on psychic readings as industry grows and gains more acceptance

Jun. 14, 2024 14:02 PM EDT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Ashley Branton has earned a living as a psychic medium for seven years, helping a growing number of people with heavy choices about toxic relationships, home purchases and cross-country moves. And while the tarot cards are never wrong, she said, they didn’t...

Virginia lawmakers to hold special session on changes to military education benefits program

Jun. 14, 2024 13:57 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate will reconvene in a special legislative session next week to consider a proposal that would exempt some military families from pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at state public colleges and universities. ...

Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030

Jun. 14, 2024 11:03 AM EDT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tony Bennett, who coached Virginia to a national title in 2019, has signed an extension that will keep him with the Cavaliers through at least 2030. Virginia athletic director Carla Williams announced the extension Thursday for the 55-year-old Bennett,...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's state primaries

Jun. 14, 2024 08:23 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incumbents' dominance in the 2024 congressional primaries will be put to the test in Virginia on Tuesday. While Virginia Democrats head to the polls to fill two open seats in the U.S. House, Republican voters could replace House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good, who...

Virginia, Tennessee, Florida expect experience from '23 College World Series to provide an edge

Jun. 13, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The game's the same. It's what happens away from the field and how players deal with it that can affect how long a team sticks around at the College World Series. The CWS opens Friday with North Carolina (47-14) playing Virginia (46-15), and Florida State (47-15)...

Popular Virginia lake being tested after swimmers report E. coli infections and hospitalizations

Jun. 13, 2024 15:19 PM EDT

LAKE ANNA, Va. (AP) — Environmental officials are testing lake water at a popular recreational destination in central Virginia after at least 20 people reported E. coli infections. At least nine people who sere swimming in Lake Anna have been hospitalized due to the infections,...

Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire

Jun. 13, 2024 00:04 AM EDT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bob Good is fighting a two-front battle to hold his seat in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District and with it his role as leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. And that doesn't even count his opponent in the June 18 GOP primary, state Sen. John McGuire. ...