“Hammerin’ Hank” set a wide array of career hitting records during a 23-year career spent mostly with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, including RBIs, extra-base hits and total bases.
Two Rocky Mount police officers are facing federal charges for their involvement in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol were suspended without pay as of Friday, Jan. 22.
Only 105,000 new doses of those coveted COVID-19 vaccines are making their way to the commonwealth per week. A drop in the bucket for a state with a population of over 8 million.
The Virginia Senate appears likely to censure a GOP state senator who defended those who stormed the U.S. Capitol and whose public apology effort fell flat.
Amber Nichols was promoted to general manager of the Capital City Go-Go on Friday, the G-League team of the Washington Wizards. She becomes just the second female to ascend to a G-League GM position.
FanDuel Sportsbook app has announced its launch in Virginia. Through a partnership with the Washington Football Team, this is the first form of legal sports betting in the commonwealth.
A bill was introduced in Virginia to legally require background checks for gun rentals at shooting ranges. This comes after two young men who were previously involuntarily committed for mental health reasons, rented firearms at an indoor shooting range in Hanover, and took their lives.
A new artificial intelligence program created by UVA Health researchers can now monitor high-risk coronavirus patients, as well as others in ICU, and alert nurses and doctors if life-threatening trouble may arise.
