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8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (243+ words) “For 35 years, Down Home Family Reunion has created a place where culture is experienced across generations rather than simply observed,” said Bell. “Seeing families, artists, community organizations and local businesses gather in Historic Jackson Ward affirmed the importance of keeping…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (662+ words) For generations of Virginians, there was only one Sheriff Steve Draper. Draper, the longtime Martinsville lawman whose 32 years in office made him the longest-serving active sheriff in the Commonwealth, died on Saturday, Aug. 29. His death ended a remarkable run in…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (742+ words) The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a thru-hike as completing all of the trail’s sections in any order within a year, allowing for pauses. Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine’s…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (739+ words) Voters in 47 Virginia jurisdictions will weigh a 1% sales tax to fund school construction and modernization costs. In Northern Virginia, the revenue could also support transportation projects. This comes as leaders face funding challenges for aging school facilities and rising demand…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (98+ words) Virginia Business //August 31, 2026// Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the sixth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2026-27 Power List. Read a note from our associate publisher about…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (208+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — At least 3,500 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Norfolk Sunday, the latest in a series of outages to impact parts of the city in recent days. Outages were also reported in parts of downtown Norfolk, the NEON…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (93+ words) A pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 7 in Sterling, Virginia, Saturday night. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Shawneil Clarke Alexander, 24, on Sunday. The deadly crash occurred Saturday near the intersection of Route 7 and Palisades Parkway....

22+ hour, 12+ min ago   (134+ words) A 27-year-old man is dead and a family member is charged with murder after a stabbing Sunday morning in Woodbridge, Virginia. Prince William County Police said officers were called to a home in the 4600 block of Whitaker Place around 6 a.m. for…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (160+ words) An Alexandria, Virginia, woman who worked at a McLean daycare center has been charged after police said she assaulted two 2-year-old children while teaching at the facility. Wafa Abdelhafiz Abdalla, 61, was a teacher at Faz Creative Education Learning Center when…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (47+ words) Families and community members gathered at Waterside District Saturday morning for the 20th annual CHKD RunWalk for the Kids. The event featured a 5K, 2-mile walk and aimed to raise money and awareness for Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. Read more…...