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Skydiver rescued after crashing into scoreboard during Virginia Tech football scrimmage
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (173+ words) April 18, 2026 / 7: 36 PM EDT / CBS/AP A skydiver crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard before Virginia Tech's spring football game Saturday. Virginia Tech officials said on X that the skydiver "was safely secured and is currently stable" following rescue efforts. The…...
Construction begins on new Stege Elementary in Richmond after old campus was torn down
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (403+ words) January 22, 2026 / 7: 13 PM PST / CBS San Francisco It's a fenced patch of dirt at the moment, but in time, it will become the school that Lakisha Mitchell and many others in Richmond fought for. "If you don't have a learning environment…...
Kentucky family battling extreme cold brings newborn calf inside to keep warm: "She was just frozen"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) January 29, 2026 / 5: 20 PM EST / AP A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze. The calf was born outdoors in single-digit temperatures on…...
Shots fired during fight outside Richmond school, police say
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (196+ words) December 15, 2025 / 3: 26 PM PST / CBS San Francisco A search for a suspect is underway after shots were fired during a fight outside a school campus in Richmond during the noon hour, police said. Shortly after 12: 05 p. m. , officers were called to the 800 block…...
James Franklin set to become next Virginia Tech head coach, reports say
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (223+ words) Updated on: November 17, 2025 / 4: 35 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh James Franklin and Virginia Tech are reportedly finalizing an agreement to make him the school's next head coach. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on Monday evening that Franklin and Virginia Tech are working to…...
London police investigating report Prince Andrew asked officer to dig up "dirt" on Virginia Giuffre
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (567+ words) October 19, 2025 / 1: 54 PM EDT / CBS/AP The Metropolitan Police in London said it is "actively looking into" a newspaper report that Prince Andrew asked an officer assigned to him as a bodyguard "to dig up dirt" on sexual assault accuser Virginia…...
At Kentucky farm, thoroughbred horses give people in recovery a second chance at life
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) October 2, 2025 / 5: 40 PM EDT / CBS News There are many expectations at Stable Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehab program based at Taylor Made Farm, the world's largest seller of thoroughbred horses. Residents are up by 5 a. m. , ready to work " and sober. Roughly…...
Judge allows 4 West Virginia football players fighting NCAA eligibility rules to compete
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (622+ words) August 20, 2025 / 11: 37 PM EDT / AP A federal judge on Wednesday allowed four football players to compete at West Virginia this season, the latest ruling in one of a long line of cases challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules. U. S. District Judge John Preston…...