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7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (183+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA— Alexandria drivers have another reason to look twice at the curb before leaving the car today. The City’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services says repaving and street maintenance are scheduled from Monday, Sept. 28, through Friday, Oct. 2, on…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (235+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city will hold its semiannual household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the public works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, New Castle and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago   (513+ words) The goal of the meetings over the next year, Spieldenner wrote in the press release, is that SCHEV hopes all participating institutions across Virginia and Ohio will be able to adopt two 90-credit, three-year bachelor’s degrees in programs of their…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (962+ words) Britain’s biggest desalination plant could be built on the Norfolk coast to ease pressure on the region’s water supplies. Anglian Water wants to create the multi-million pound plant on the coast to convert seawater into drinking water. Anglian Water's timetable…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago   (303+ words) Move2Learn, the Alexandria-based nonprofit that builds movement into classroom learning, has received a 2026 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant. The organization was one of seven nonprofits selected in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to share more than $225,000 in unrestricted support from NBC4, Telemundo 44 and Comcast…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (714+ words) Worried Norfolk councillors fear they are "losing control of planning" after government changes which will mean elected members get fewer chances to decide on planning applications. Changes to the procedure around planning applications — and which of them are put before…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (457+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Last October, 10-year-old Whitley Ng led the largest community team at ALIVE!’s StepALIVE! Walkathon. Around her, more than 350 walkers—families, congregations, businesses and friends—gathered at George Washington Middle School for the nonprofit’s annual fundraiser. The day…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago   (291+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Nearly a century after it was founded as a gathering place for Black federal employees who faced exclusion during segregation, the Departmental Progressive Club is still doing what it has long done best: bringing Alexandria together to recognize…...

22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (544+ words) Sunday, Virginia men's basketball began its odyssey back to the NCAA Tournament - battling Vanderbilt in the LinkU Invitational down in Charleston, S.C. This was a valuable preseason experiment for both teams, as the Commodores were just one shot away from reaching…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (89+ words) Leonard W Coles closing, another part of old Newport, will be sorely missed - straight, friendly, knowledgeable and trusted. Leonard W Coles shop closing in Newport is a loss for city Leonard W Coles closing (South Wales Argus, September 21), another part…...