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1 May 2013 13:52:47 - Tue, 21 May 2013 13:52: R&A boss urges golf to unite behind 'anchoring' ban
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - The golfing world must unite behind the new ban on the anchoring of putters from 2016 and avoid any unseemly legal disputes, according to Royal & Ancient (R&A) chief executive Peter Dawson. The ban was announced by the game's rule makers, the R&A and the United States Golf Association, on Tuesday, and Dawson has implored the rest of the sport to fall in line behind the regulation. The U.S. PGA Tour and the PGA of America, who both emphatically oppose the rule, said they were against the ban and are planning to evaluate their positions. ...
1 May 2013 09:28:27 - Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28: Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 in a move which will please traditionalists but could lead to a split in the game among the professional ranks. The ban was first proposed by the Royal and Ancient (R&A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) in November. Players and the golfing community were then given 90 days in which to discuss the proposal. The European Tour expressed its support for the idea but both the U.S. PGA Tour and PGA of America voiced opposition. ...
22 May 2013 Bloxom, VA Mr. William E. Allen
William E. Allen, 93, of Pocomoke City, Md., died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Hartley Hall Nursing Home, Pocomoke City.
22 May 2013 Brood II is HERE: The moment cicadas burst into life from underground in Virginia yards after 17 ye
The cicadas invasion of the East Coast has begun, with the insects spotted everywhere from Virginia to Massachusetts.
21 May 2013 Virginia Lok congratulates Aimee
TVB executive denies knowing about Aimee's pregnancy but enthuses that actress should be congratulated if it's true
21 May 2013 Calloway to continue ‘golden’ years with West Virginia Tech
From Golden Knight to Golden Bear... Family and school officials were on hand Tuesday as Mount View's Antoine Calloway signed to play basketball at West Virginia University Tech in Montgomery. Seated are Sonyette Jackson (mother), Calloway and Lafreeda Calloway (grandmother).
21 May 2013 Protesters rally at FirstEnergy meeting
MORGANTOWN - At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy's annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work as...
21 May 2013 Sullivan County under severe thunderstorm warning until 9 p.m.
UPDATE, 10:30 p.m.: Bristol Virginia road crews were dispatched to Donald Street due to flooding and debris clogging the road.
21 May 2013 Dutton, VA Visit various exhibits in the region.
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:25 pm | Updated: 4:47 pm, Tue May 21, 2013.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA ACC looks to end 58-year baseball title slump
This might be the Atlantic Coast Conference’s best chance to finally end its long title drought at the College World Series.
21 May 2013 Local scoreboard
Baseball College BIG 12 TOURNAMENT AT BRICKYARD BALLPARK, OKC GAMES THURSDAY Baylor vs. Oklahoma, 9 a.m. Texas Tech vs. Kansas State, 12:30 p.m. Kansas vs. West Virginia, 4 p.m. TCU vs. Oklahoma State, 7:30 p.m. GAMES FRIDAY Texas Tech vs.
21 May 2013 Virginia Beach, VA Free puppy offer in Virginia Beach well-intended but illegal
VIRGINIA BEACH -- For anyone in search of a dog, it was a great offer: Free puppies. The giveaway was taking place in the parking lot of the Virginia Beach SPCA, but it wasn't one the organization was running. Someone told clinic staff members that a man was outside of their building handing out 10-day-old pups to anybody who wanted them. In Virginia, it's illegal to give, sell, or trade any ...
21 May 2013 West Virginia baseball helps with tornado relief
Minutes after watching a deadly tornado sweep through Moore, Okla., on Monday, just a few miles from where they were staying for the tournament, the West Virginia Mountaineers were ready to help in the relief effort.
21 May 2013 West Virginia baseball lends helping hand in relief effort
OKLAHOMA CITY — West Virginia pitcher Harrison Musgrave has spent his entire life in the hills of West Virginia. He didn’t know what a tornado siren was — let alone the damage that can be done by swirling winds.
21 May 2013 Dana Holgorsen's 5 Biggest Challenges for the West Virginia Mountaineers in 2013
Going into the 2012 college football season, Dana Holgorsen and the West Virginia football team thought they were up to the challenge of moving from the Big East to the Big 12 Conference. It looked like the Mountaineers were going to be a major player in the conference title race early on, but their young, undersized defense eventually collapsed and they fizzled out over the brunt of the in ...
21 May 2013 Stanford, Virginia claim national tennis titles
Team competition wraps up in Urbana
21 May 2013 Baseball. Kansas Baseball Opens Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Thursday
Kansas opens Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship play Thursday when the No. 6-seeded Jayhawks take on No. 3 seed West Virginia in the 4 p.m. game at Bricktown Ballpark.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA Is This The Year?: ACC set for tournament and run for first national title winner since 1955
DURHAM – This might be the Atlantic Coast Conference’s best chance to finally end its long title drought at the College World Series. The league hasn’t produced a national champion since Wake Forest in 1955.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA After five decades without a title, ACC may be in best position with all 8 teams flourishing
This might be the Atlantic Coast Conference's best chance to finally end its long title drought at the College World Series.
21 May 2013 Miles Leaving West Virginia
WVU's Keaton Miles to Transfer
21 May 2013 Attorney Glenn C. Lewis disbarred by Virginia for numerous violations
Former president of the Virginia Bar Association committed numerous rules violations, Virginia State Bar says.
21 May 2013 Virginia Beach, VA Va. Beach SPCA aids mother, nine puppies with fevers
VIRGINIA BEACH A mother and her nine young puppies found suffering from fevers Tuesday are on their way to recovery. Tuesday afternoon, staff at the SPCA at 3040 Holland Road in Virginia Beach noticed a man trying to give away the dogs in the parking lot. The puppies appeared to be between 10 days and three weeks old.
21 May 2013 Fork Union, VA DE Ricardo Williams officially off Miami Hurricanes football team
Chris Yandle, director of communications for UM athletics, confirmed that 6-5, 251-pound defensive end Ricardo Williams is no longer on the team. A redshirt sophomore, Williams is out of Homestead Senior High. Williams played in one game last year – against North Carolina.
21 May 2013 University of Virginia is falling behind its competitors, consultants warn in report
Analysis points to campus and state leaders’ complacency and warns that ‘public Ivy’ image could fade.
21 May 2013 Virginia wins men's NCAA tennis title
Mitchell Frank rallied in the decisive match and second-seeded Virginia defeated top-seeded UCLA 4-3 Tuesday to win its first NCAA men's tennis championship.
21 May 2013 Virginia Defeats UCLA to Win N.C.A.A. Men’s Tennis
Virginia finally took that last step and won an NCAA men's tennis championship.
21 May 2013 Virginia defeats UCLA to win NCAA men's tennis
URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Mitchell Frank rallied in the decisive match and second-seeded Virginia defeated top-seeded UCLA 4-3 Tuesday to win its first NCAA men's tennis championship.
21 May 2013 Hello, Summer! West Virginia State Parks Offer Unlimted Options for Outdoor Fun
State parks in West Virginia are meccas for outdoor fun year-round. However, Memorial Day weekend is the kick start to “hello summer" activities that include camping, special events, or simply the holiday weekend for travel. (PRWeb May 21, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10756875.htm
21 May 2013 Region, state not immune to tornado threats
Virginia residents can be grateful this part of the country is much less vulnerable to the kind of devastating tornados that wreaked havoc in Oklahoma, but the state is not completely immune.
21 May 2013 Community groups prepare for disaster, buy weather radios
LEWISBURG, W. Va (WVVA)- After the tornado damages Moore, Oklahoma and rips miles of the area apart, community organizations here in West Virginia are working on disaster preparedness to be ready for the
21 May 2013 West Virginia Baseball Team Goes on Shopping Spree to Support Tornado Victims (Video)
The West Virginia University baseball team was preparing for the Big 12 conference tournament in Oklahoma City on Monday when a massive tornado devastated the town of Moore, Okla., just a few miles away. Victims of disaster have been met with an outpouring of support from the sports world (including OKC’s most prominent athlete, Kevin […]
21 May 2013 West Virginia baseball team pitches in after Oklahoma tornado
More than 1,000 miles from here in the Ohio Valley, the pictures out of Oklahoma show destruction, but the West Virginia University baseball team was much closer. Team members were set to play in the Big 12 championships just 10 miles from the area hit the hardest. Â The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team traveled to Oklahoma with nothing but excitement and a chance to claim the conference ...
21 May 2013 Pickets demand FirstEnergy hire more, use overtime less
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergys annual shareholders meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work ...
21 May 2013 Virginia Beach, VA Men arrested in connection to Virginia Beach homicide
Virginia Beach police have charged two local men in connection to a May 7 homicide. Â Â Â Â
21 May 2013 Centreville, VA Virginia Schools Must Hold Tornado Drills Every March
Safety specialist remembers strong F3 tornadoes twice damaging Fairfax's Woodson High School in the 1970s.
21 May 2013 Warsaw, VA W.Va. investment board to sue Dutch company over losses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In an emergency meeting Tuesday, the West Virginia Investment Management Board authorized pursuing litigation against a company in the Netherlands to recover more than $925,000 in stock investment losses. "The claim has to do w...
21 May 2013 DeCock: ACC’s return to DBAP could be another wet weekend
Two years after rain played havoc with the ACC baseball tournament in Durham, the tournament is back – and so are storms in the forecast. Another series of delays would put serious pressure on pitching staffs, especially with the NCAA tournament only a week away.
21 May 2013 Virginia Beach, VA Two men arrested in fatal Virginia Beach shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Chesapeake man earlier this month. On May 7 about 5:40 a.m., Virginia Beach police were called for a report of a shooting and found Ronald Jamall Green, 35, shot to death behind the Witchduck Exchange shopping center, according to police news release.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA ACC looks to end 5-decade CWS title drought
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- This might be the Atlantic Coast Conference's best chance to finally end its long title drought at the College World Series.
21 May 2013 McCartney returns to West Virginia
Wide receiver Ivan McCartney is returning to West Virginia's roster six months after leaving the team.
21 May 2013 Winchester, VA Ralph Harry, 83, Dies After Lengthy Illness in Arlington
Ralph Burton Harry of Arlington, Va., retired senior vice president and treasurer of the former National Coal Association, died of cancer at his home Sunday, May 12. Mr. Harry was born March 20, 1930, in Winchester, VA, the son of Oscar Burton Harry and Louise Jones Harry. In addition to [...]
21 May 2013 Wake, VA 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed
IRVING, Texas — In the wake of this week's devastating storm in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the Big 12 Conference is postponing the start of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.
21 May 2013 Deaths & Funerals
ATLANTAVirginia Crosby, 94, died Sunday. Graveside memorial service, 11 a.m. Thursday, Arlington Memorial Park.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA Baseball. FSU Set For ACC Tournament
Second-seeded Florida State (44-12) opens the 2013 ACC Baseball Championship Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. against seventh-seeded Georgia Tech (33-23).
21 May 2013 Bland, VA Report finds drug-related crimes increasing in Southwest Virginia
TAZEWELL, Va. — Despite a slight decline over last year in some areas, the number of drug-related crimes in Southwest Virginia have risen during the past decade.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA RedHawks Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed
IRVING, Texas - In the wake of this week's devastating storm in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the Big 12 Conference is postponing the start of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.
21 May 2013 Alexandria, VA Sandy Creek Class of 2013
Alexis Aguilar Hernandez Tara Albrecht Tori Alexander Francisco Alfaro Arredondo Omaria Allen Aleaha Anderson Derek Ansley Anthony Arjun Sydney Ascencio Lucaz Aviles Chisom Awachie Britany Baker Sydney Baker Michael Baldwin, II Kara Barber Andrew Barrow Alexandria Battle Blackmon Brandi Beasley Christian Belk Tiarra Bell Jordan Benn Quadre Bennett Kayla Bingham Brandon Black Korin Blake-Chung ...
21 May 2013 WVU Baseball Team Safe In OKC, Jumps In To Help
The West Virginia University baseball team is in Oklahoma City, preparing for Big 12 conference tournament play when a deadly tornado hit.
21 May 2013 Wake, VA Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed
In the wake of this week's devastating storm in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the Big 12 Conference is postponing the start of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.
21 May 2013 Oklahoma tornado: West Virginia baseball team narrowly avoid tornado
St. John's graduate Bobby Boyd and his West Virginia University baseball teammates were less than 10 miles from the tornadoes that devastated part of the state Monday.
21 May 2013 Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 21
May 21 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - Golf Anchoring of putters banned starting in 2016 VIRGINIA WATER, England - Golf's governing bodies announce that they will ban the anchoring of putters starting in 2016 in a move that will please traditionalists but could lead to a split in the game among the ...
21 May 2013 Fort Eustis, VA Seafood company announces expansion, new jobs in Newport News
High Liner Foods to invest $6.6 million in Newport News plant High Liner Foods, a publicly owned frozen seafood processor and marketer, announced on Tuesday it will expand its production in Newport News. The action means an investment of $6.6 million and creation of 57 new jobs at its facility in the city, which formerly was Icelandic USA. High Liner acquired Icelandic in 2011. Â Â Â Â
21 May 2013 Target 11 investigates how authorities handle missing persons
Skylar Neese, 16, was the center of her parents' world. "Every night when she went to bed she'd go, 'Love you, Mom! Love you, Dad," recalled her father, Dave Neese. July of 2012 would be the last time they'd hear those words or see their daughter alive. On July 6, Skylar Neese snuck out of her bedroom window to go joyriding with friends. "She didn't take her cell phone charger. Her window was ...
21 May 2013 Seafood processor to expand in Virginia
A Canadian seafood processing company will spend about $6.6 million to upgrade a facility it owns in Newport News. The project by High Liner Foods is expected to create nearly 60 new jobs. Gov. Bob McDonnell's ...
21 May 2013 I-79 Near Pleasant Valley Closed Following Gravel Spill
West Virginia State Police is advising that Interstate 79 southbound at the 136 mile marker near Pleasant Valley will be closed for approximately two hours following a gravel spill.
21 May 2013 Alexandria, VA Shot Alexandria Officer Recovering
The family of Alexandria police Office Peter Laboy, who was shot in the head Feb. 27, shared what Laboy remembers about the incident.
21 May 2013 Union members picket at FirstEnergy meeting in W.Va.
By The Associated Press, The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy’s annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people ...
21 May 2013 VA to Offer Coordinated Healthcare for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
RICHMOND (PRESS RELEASE)– Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia has been approved to implement a new healthcare initiative, the Medicare-Medicaid Enrollee (dual eligible) Financial Alignment
21 May 2013 Protesters rally at FirstEnergy meeting in W.Va.
At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy Corp.'s annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing ...
21 May 2013 Maryland won't play scheduled game at M&T in 2014
Terps have done well at the Ravens' stadium Maryland football is losing one game scheduled for M&T Bank Stadium. According to multiple officials, the Virginia Tech-Maryland game – which had been planned for 2014 – is now officially off the books since the Terps are departing the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2013 season.    Â
21 May 2013 Men’s Health says Jackson is the worst city in the country to exercise
MensHealth.com has ranked Jackson, Mississippi last on its list of the 100 least active American cities. The ranking linked here puts Jackson just behind Nashville, Tennessee and Charleston, West Virginia for lack of physical activity among its population.
21 May 2013 Vienna, VA Saint Germain Catering Sponsors Dog Training for Ovarian Cancer Detection at Penn Vet’s Working D
Scientific research suggests dogs may be able to detect ovarian cancer. (PRWeb May 21, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/saint-germain-catering/caterer-backs-cancer-dog/prweb10754355.htm
21 May 2013 Pound, VA Anti-uranium forces press Va. candidates for gov
Opponents of uranium mining in Virginia met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on the issue and they said he's solidly in their corner, while a meeting with Republican nominee Ken ...
21 May 2013 Charlottesville, VA Meade Avenue Closed while New Railroad Crossing is Installed
Meade Avenue is closed Tuesday at the intersection with Carlton Road while crews put in a new railroad crossing.
21 May 2013 FBI agents killed in training belonged to elite hostage rescue team
WASHINGTON — They were among the elite of the elite, members of the FBI's paramilitary counterterrorism Hostage Rescue Team traveling the globe to respond to fast-developing criminal threats. The agents who died Friday off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., were training for some of the most rigorous and dangerous law enforcement assignments.
21 May 2013 Woman Will Remain in Wheeling for Supervised Release
The mother of a missing West Virginia girl won't be relocated to serve supervised release for welfare fraud.
21 May 2013 Protesters rally at FirstEnergy meeting in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergys annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work a...
21 May 2013 Power vs. Intimidators - Game Notes - May 21, 2013
THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia beat Kannapolis 11-2 on Monday night. Starters Joely Rodriguez and Jefferson Olacio matched zeros over the first four innings before the Power struck first in the fifth. Raul Fortunato doubled in Walker Gourley to break up the dueling shutouts.
21 May 2013 Registration open for junior firefighter camp
Registration is open for teens interested in spending one week of their summer vacation learning to fight fires and save lives at West Virginia Universitys Junior Firefighter Camp, June 22 to 27, at WVU Jacksons Mill near Weston. Junior Firefighter Camp...
21 May 2013 Vandalia award to be presented to folklorist
The Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor, will be presented to folklorist, filmmaker, author and musician Gerald Milnes of Elkins, Randolph County, this Friday at the 37th Annual Vandalia Gathering. Milnes will receive the award during...
21 May 2013 Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, May 21
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - GOLF Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016 VIRGINIA WATER, England - Golf's governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 in a move which will please traditionalists but could lead to a split in the game among the professional ranks. ...
21 May 2013 Warrenton, VA Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
WARRENTON, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBSS) recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share. This dividend was declared for ...
21 May 2013 Christiansburg, VA Chateau Morrisette Wines Receive Prestigious International Wine Competition Awards
FLOYD, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Â Chateau Morrisette Winery , located at milepost 171.5 on Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia, announces all four wines entered in the 2013 ...
21 May 2013 Alexandria, VA Kerrang! Magazine 22/05/13
Nirvana! Green Day! Metallica! - Take a journey inside the mind of a rockstar as we examine rock's greatest lyrics    Â
21 May 2013 Virginia Beach, VA Va. man charged with sexual assaults in '70s, '80s
Grand juries in Virginia Beach and Suffolk have indicted a retired firefighter on more than 50 sexual assault charges.
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- What's On Tonight? - A.V. Club
Modern Family (ABC, 9 p.m.): How many car accidents will the characters get in tonight ... and he hopes the new year brings lots and lots of episodes where Max dresses up in a ridiculous costume, because nothing’s better than that.
- Local Alpine Racer Won't Quit
Despite 3 hard falls, a disqualification, and a scoreless weekend at Okemo Mountain in the J3 Vt State Championships on March 3rd and 4th, Jessie Kuzmicki, age 14 from Pownal, VT remained undeterred and bounced back this past weekend at Burke Mountain in the final State qualifier of the season. Kuzmicki finishing 24th in slalom and 25th in giant slalom combined with her 11th place in the State Super G last month managed to score enough points to qualify for one of the 11 spots on the VT State Finals Team.
Other State teams from Virginia to Maine will travel to Killington on March 8-11 and join Vermont's team for the USSA J3 Eastern Regional Finals. These 160 athletes will battle for the last 10 openings on the USSA J3 Eastern Junior Olympic Team. There will be 5 female and 5 male spots awarded to individuals based on results.
Although the stakes are high and the odds even higher, Ms. Kuzmicki remains determined to race on to the season's final finish line.
- Virginia Tech 42, Austin Peay 7
BLACKSBURG, Va. - No. 15 Virginia Tech got off to a slow start but eventually found its groove in a 42-7 victory over Austin Peay at Lane Stadium on Saturday.
- Cash-strapped states taking new look at online gambling
The District of Columbia is not thrilled that its residents are traveling to Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to gamble in casinos. Starved for cash, like states across the country, the district wants some of the millions in revenue that gambling generates each year.
- Miami Football: What We Learned from Week 1 vs. Boston College
The Miami Hurricanes did something that you haven't seen that often—score 40-plus points in a game. In fact, the last time the Hurricanes put up 40 points against an ACC team it was 2009 when they beat Virginia, 52-17. Yes, the defense struggled and allowed 441 yards of passing from Chase Rettig, but they also created turnovers, something missing over the last few years. Just like many of the ...
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