1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (953+ words) When Riley Newman and Julia Ramsey joined the Winchester girls’ cross-country team as freshmen in 2023, competing among the state’s best teams seemed far-fetched. At that point, the Red & Black had not qualified for the All-State meet in 17 years. The 2023 team…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (320+ words) A $17 billion settlement between the owner of Facebook and 48 states, including Virginia, is a “down payment on reforms” to make social media more accountable to the needs of children, Virginia’s attorney general said. In a media call with Virginia journalists…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (801+ words) The Virginia Department of Education released the statewide SOL test results on Aug. 25, with ACPS’s scores incrementally increasing in all but one subject compared to last year’s, with reading increasing by 2.4%, history and social science by 15.2%, mathematics by 9% and science…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) BLACKSBURG -- With the start of the 2026 season, and the James Franklin era, upon us, Virginia Tech has released their first official depth chart prior to kickoff against VMI on Saturday night. Over the past few weeks, we have been speculating…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (48+ words) For three years, 19-year-old Keithvell Martin has danced at the corner of Belvidere and West Leigh streets in Richmond to spread joy to passersby. For three years, 19-year-old Keithvell Martin has danced at the corner of Belvidere and West Leigh…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (757+ words) George Mason University and Oxford-based frontier computing company TreQ announced a groundbreaking partnership to bring open-architecture quantum infrastructure to the Commonwealth of Virginia beginning with the first open-architecture quantum computing system in the state and National Capital Region. Oops, something…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1671+ words) The cameras arrived quietly. The same technology had enkindled a furor across the nation, but without as much as a public hearing, few in Alexandria took notice of the nondescript, black lenses affixed to utility poles. And yet here the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (560+ words) On Sept. 28, Agenda Alexandria plans a panel discussion on “Civic Engagement, Trust, Responsiveness and an Open Government.” The Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations applauds the selection of this topic as timely and meaningful in our city, as the Federation expands…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (177+ words) The Lynchburg-Clay Board of Education recently welcomed LC graduate Brian Glover to the board. Glover, a 1994 LC graduate, beings a personal connection as well as a fresh perspective to the position. Board President Richard Warner said he was encouraged by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1197+ words) A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing key provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement to continue while the legal challenge plays…...