Virginia legislators weigh 'Tebow bill' Washington Post State legislators are considering whether to allow Virginia's tens of thousands of home-schooled students to play sports at their local high schools, as pro quarterback Tim Tebow was allowed to do while growing up in Florida. Katie Wormald plays soccer ...
identities of slaves uncovered CNN International Richmond, Virginia (CNN) -- A historical society in Virginia, where slavery began in the American colonies in 1619, has discovered the identities of 3200 slaves from unpublished private documents, providing new information for today's descendants in a ...
No. 2 Virginia beats No. 11 Texas A&M in Men's tennis, 6-1 KBTX CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—Virginia, the country's second-ranked men's collegiate tennis team, defeated No. 11 Texas A&M, 6-1, in a match played at the Boar's Head Sports Club (BHSC) in Charlottesville to run its home winning streak to 92 after sweeping ...
Options considered to offset soaring teacher retirement costs Richmond Times Dispatch Key legislators on Virginia's budget committees are considering new options for local governments to offset soaring retirement costs for teachers in the next two-year budget. The choices include giving localities the option or mandate to require all ...
The Coming Radicalization of Virginia's Politics New Republic When Barack Obama declared in 2004 that there was no Red America or Blue America, it was states like Virginia that he probably had in mind. In recent years, Virginia has been fertile ground for candidates of both parties: The state's current governor ...