5+ day, 58+ min ago   (356+ words) a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away peacefully on Aug. 30 in Alexandria, leaving behind a legacy of love, faith and devotion to her family and community. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Mary carried with her throughout her life…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (518+ words) July 18, 1991 – Aug. 11, 2026 Dorothy Kathleen Moran, an Alexandria native whose childhood battle with brain cancer once captured national attention, died peacefully on Aug. 11 at her family’s home in Passapatanzy, Virginia. She was 35. Born in Alexandria and raised in the tight-knit Del…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) On Aug. 13, in the portion of Virginia Tech's practice open to reporters, Troy transfer Jaquez White broke up three passes on three reps and stayed step for step with Que'Sean Brown and Ayden Greene. It was one afternoon. But that's…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (596+ words) By Grace Taylor, Ed.D. There is something powerful about the connections we make throughout our lives and how they shape where we ultimately land. As a student in Alexandria City Public Schools, I never imagined that one day I would…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) Normally we do the Tight End and Wide Receiver roster review together, but this season, if some of the rumors are true this room might actually be a primary offensive tool in the playbook. The past decade, Tech has had…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (652+ words) Chesapeake native Lauren Coughlin was part of United States tandems with one victory and one halve during the first day of Solheim Cup women’s team competition in Cromvoirt, Netherlands. The overall score was tied at 4 entering Saturday’s second day, in…...

5+ day, 50+ min ago   (308+ words) April 26, 1935 – Aug. 18, 2026 John Bernard Murphy II died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Aug. 18 in Alexandria. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on April 26, 1935 to John Bernard Murphy and Mary Condon (Murphy) Burke. Bernard graduated from St. Mary’s University,…...

4+ 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, 2+ day ago   (21+ words) Michael Vick believes Norfolk State is “on the cusp” of becoming a good team. Saturday could show how close it is....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (522+ words) Youth, they say, is wasted on the young. Patience is a quality that, ironically, takes time to master. So what's a talented freshman or sophomore to do on a deep University of Virginia football team that is the nation's most…...