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Man creates a spit free device to blow out birthday candles 21:42 Tuesday, 25 May 2021 Share it “we tried it out on some kids at a party and they loved it,” As gatherings return to Ireland so have Birthday parties but how can you blow out candles while protecting everyone from Covid-19? One man in America has created a device that will allow you to blow out the candles without spittle flying everywhere. Mark Apelt from Richmond has invented the Blowzee birthday cake candle extinguisher. He ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge agreed on Friday to set bond for a church...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia judge agreed on Friday to set bond for a church deacon charged with raping a preteen girl. The Daily Progress reports that 34-year-old Richard Murray Coe is charged in Charlottesville Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court with four counts of rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of strangulation. Judge Humes Franklin agreed to free Coe on $50,000 bond. A prosecutor urged the judge to keep Coe jailed. Coe serves as a deacon at Trinity Pre...

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Robert Wolf, former Obama economic adviser, and Fox News contributor Sean Duffy debate the state of the economy as many businesses struggle to find employees. Some U.S. small business and restaurant owners claim President Bidens unemployment benefit extension is making it difficult to hire new workers. The presidents American Rescue Plan included a $300-per-week unemployment-benefit extension through September of 2021 despite concerns from Republicans that the benefits may be holding Americans ...

TYLER HAMMEL The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress A federal judge in Ohio has ordered Richard Spencer’s white supremacist think tank to pay a survivor of the Unite the Right car attack more than $2.4 million. William “Bill” Burke of Athens, Ohio, was injured in the Aug. 12, 2017, rally when James Alex Fields Jr. drove his car into a crowd of anti-racist protesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens. Fields has since been convicted of murdering Heyer and is ser...

GINNY BIXBY CHARLOTTESVILLE — Greg Wright and other members of the Charlottesville Fire Department are planning to unionize after a change in the Code of Virginia, effective May 1, allows municipalities to enter into collective bargaining agreements with their employees. Wright, a captain with the fire department and third-term president of the Charlottesville Professional Firefighters Association, submitted an email to City Council members on March 6 informing them of the upco...

Photo: WINA CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – The head of the Charlottesville Professional Firefighters’ Association has sent an email to City Council that the city fire department plans to unionize under the state’s new collective bargaining allowance. Change in state code effective May 1 allows localities enter into collective bargaining agreements with employees. The Daily Progress found an email from association President Greg Wright to City Council — dated March 6th — asking the city ...

Daily Progress A movement is afoot to bring new life to long-talked-about plan for an approximately 25-mile shared-use path connecting Charlottesville to the Afton area. The Rivanna Trails Foundation is petitioning the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to move forward with a feasibility study of the path from city to the Blue Ridge Tunnel. A Three Notched Trail has been discussed for a number of years, and supporters say it would not only serve outdoor enthusiasts, but also commuters and co...