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CULPEPER (AP) — Pete Hill represents the best of Culpeper. The native son was an amazing, well-rounded professional baseball player who achieved hitting stats at the time that rivaled those of the much more famous Babe Ruth. So stated Circuit ...

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(AP) A year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, the Virginia Employment Commission is still swamped with backlogged claims, its call centers are underperforming and serious staffing problems persist, according to a scathing interim report the state’s legislative watchdog ...

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(AP) A 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee took center stage on June 8 as the Supreme Court of Virginia heard arguments on whether the state has the right to take down the once-celebrated monument that is now ...

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(AP) Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have passed legislation that would legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, with retail sales starting several years down the road. Work on the complicated legislation has been a priority for Democrats who ...

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(AP) Virginia moved another step closer to ending capital punishment when the state House joined the Senate Feb. 5 in voting to abolish the death penalty. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam supports the legislation, which would make Virginia the 23rd state ...

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(AP) Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly advanced criminal justice reform measures that would eliminate mandatory minimums in favor of allowing judges more sentencing discretion. Senate Bill 1443, introduced by Sen. John S. Edwards, D-Roanoke, narrowly passed Feb. 5 ...

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