5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (237+ words) Mary Alice Sheehan Wahlstrom, a Portsmouth native and 1941 graduate of Portsmouth High School, was a passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 when the plane was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (437+ words) The Norfolk police and fire divisions will face off once again in a friendly competition aimed at helping replenish the nation’s blood supply during the annual Battle of the Badges blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event, organized in partnership…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (512+ words) Two former governors — Democrat Doug Wilder and Republican Jim Gilmore — took what was billed as a look at Virginia’s democratic legacy and decided to attack Gov. Abigail Spanberger as out of touch on data centers. “I’ve not heard the governor…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1754+ words) By Sydney Kodama | [email protected] Alexandria and Fairfax residents are preparing to speak out against a proposed data center substation in Fairfax County, next to the City of Alexandria. Residents in opposition to the Edsall Road data center project who identified…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) The strike ended on May 29, 1946, with the signing of the Krug-Lewis Agreement, which guaranteed union miners a wage increase, vacation pay, a shorter five-day workweek and new safety regulations. The Krug-Lewis agreement also established mining’s first medical, hospital and retirement…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (522+ words) History loves a villain, but the culprit was likely something much more mundane. Stones & Bones is back! Today we explore the most likely culprit for the destruction of the Library of Alexandria. Want to make sure you get every Stones…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (514+ words) In the so-called “data center capital of the world,” Algonkian District Supervisor Juli Briskman told WTOP she will run for chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Virginia next year, with a top priority of “stopping data centers....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (568+ words) More counties in Maryland have been put on notice about an invasive moth that can quickly kill one of the most popular plants in the D.C. region. The box tree moth loves, not surprisingly, based on its name, boxwoods, and it’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (598+ words) Virginia's booming data center buildout has intensified a fight over who should fund the power infrastructure needed to support it. For households, the answer could show up as higher monthly electric bills. Gov. Abigail Spanberger says data centers should cover…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia Beach has temporarily stopped issuing permits for new data centers while city officials work on rules for where and how the facilities can be built. City Council unanimously approved the moratorium Tuesday. It will last up…...