8+ hour, 23+ min ago (371+ words) One of the more unusual conference title game matchups takes place in the ACC on Saturday. The 7-5 Duke Blue Devils are potentially one win away from a College Football Playoff berth. The Virginia Cavaliers are the ranked program in the matchup and they are expected to lock up the ACC's automatic bid. After all, UVA just beat Duke by 17 points on November 15 and the Blue Devils have not looked great against Top 25 opposition. Date: Saturday, December 6 Start Time: 8 p.m. ET Live Stream: ESPN+ or ESPN app Virginia enters Charlotte as the clear favorite to reach the CFB Playoff through the ACC's automatic bid. The Cavaliers went 7-1 in league play and lost once since Week 2. On the other hand, Duke is 3-3 in its last six games and got into the ACC Championship Game on tiebreakers over four other teams that finished 6-2 in…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago (713+ words) In 1920, prohibition was enacted. The 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified. The country was still on the gold standard. And the First World War had ended just two years earlier. Sliced bread wasn't commercially sold until 1928. On Dec. 1 of 1920 " a month after Warren G. Harding was elected president of the United States " Elizabeth Barrett was born. "How old are you turning?" one of her eight children playfully asked recently. "Oh, I don't know," Barrett, who to close friends and family goes by "Betty," said with a chuckle. Barrett served as a flight instructor in World War II. She and her late husband, also a veteran of that war as well as Korea and was in the reserves in Vietnam, built a number of homes and later managed a racquetball club in Virginia Beach. Much later in life, she…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago (98+ words) Two months ago a man went missing while on a work trip in Richmond Hill. Gregory McNeal was last seen on Winding Way at 9:05 a.m. on September 16. The Richmond Hill Police Department (RHPD) was contacted when he didn't know up for work the next day. Two months ago a man went missing while on a work trip in Richmond Hill. Gregory McNeal was last seen on Winding Way at 9:05 a.m. on September 16. The Richmond Hill Police Department (RHPD) was contacted when he didn't know up for work the next day....

10+ hour, 53+ min ago (741+ words) Preparations are underway to remove obsolete toll booths from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, setting a course for it to become the first bridge in the Bay Area with open-road tolling. The work to take out the booths, which are on the Richmond side of the westbound upper deck, is set to begin on Dec. 10, according to the California Department of Transportation. Caltrans owns the bridge and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission-Bay Area Toll Authority manages it. "In a nutshell, the shift to ORT is to make both traffic flow and toll collection more efficient," said John Goodwin, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, referring to open-road tolling. "This is expected to increase safety and to reduce emissions." Toll booths on the bridge haven't been used since 2020. The agency stopped cash collection in favor of FasTrak toll tags. The project on the…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago (250+ words) RICHMOND, Va. -- Operation Silent Night, Richmond Animal League's 15th annual event to clear shelters by reducing adoption fees and finding foster homes for homeless pets, is well underway. In fact, 26 adoptions took place on the first day of the group's "hallmark holiday adoption" event, according to Lauren Behringer, RAL's special event manager. "The beautiful part of that is that because we had so many adoptions, we can fill those kennels back up with even more pets who need our help," Behringer said. The shelter's adoption fees, which range from $75-$125 for cats and $150-$250 for dogs throughout the year based on the age of the animal, have dropped to just $10 thanks to the program's sponsors. Additionally, RAL's hours have expanded to 12-5 p.m. on weekends and 1-6 p.m. on weekdays through Friday, Dec. 21. Any pets not adopted during Operation Silent Night will spend the holidays in loving…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago (39+ words) Murray beat Lloyd 27-20 in the Kentucky Class 3A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. The fans could not believe their eyes. Murray beat Lloyd 27-20 in the Kentucky Class 3A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025....

17+ hour, 44+ min ago (296+ words) Entering Rivalry Week, Kentucky hadn't played a competitive game since the start of the month when it ground out a 7-point win over Auburn. Kentucky still has not played a competitive game. After back-to-back runaway wins to climb within a single victory of bowl eligibility, Kentucky closed out the 2025 season with consecutive blowout losses. The final nail in the coffin of this season and, perhaps, the Mark Stoops era, was hammered vociferously into place by rival Louisville on Saturday with a 41-0 shutout. The 41-point margin represents the largest win for Louisville over Kentucky in program history. The shutout is the first in the series since 2004, and Kentucky's first in any game since the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31, 2022. Kentucky was outgained 440-147. Kentucky ran 26 times and gained 40 yards. Quarterback Cutter Boley was sacked 6 times. He was picked off twice. He completed…...

17+ hour, 47+ min ago (43+ words) Richmond makers find community support at Small Business Saturday art event: 'It's so inspirational' Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, are reportedly displeased over the manner in which their ... Richmond makers find community support at Small Business Saturday art event: 'It's so inspirational'...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago (46+ words) After a 6-year-old boy vanished on his way to a school bus stop one morning in 1979, family members, friends and neighbors scoured the gritty, industrial back alleys and streets of Lower Manhattan for ... Richmond news and weather update for Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025...

19+ hour, 56+ min ago (118+ words) Kentucky will face Louisville in a rivalry game Saturday afternoon, needing a win to become bowl eligible. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET with TV coverage on the ACC Network and streaming on-demand. How to watch Louisville vs. Kentucky on TV and stream without cable: Louisville vs. Kentucky: The matchup Louisville vs. Kentucky: Know your live streams ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/mo.) - ESPN has a new, standalone package that includes ABC broadcasts, all of ESPN's sports channels, and access to ESPN+. For a limited time, ESPN can be bundled with Disney Plus and Hulu for $29.99 per month. This package is included free in select FuboTV and DirecTV plans, along with other TV providers....