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2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (339+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A third power outage in four days struck central Norfolk on Sunday, Aug. 30, shutting down traffic lights and trapping residents in an elevator at high-rise apartment Hague Towers. Norfolk 911 dispatch audio captured the moment the outage hit just…...

6+ hour, 50+ min 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…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) July is the ideal time for students to get back-to-school vaccinations, rather than waiting until the days before school starts, according to Alexandria, Virginia’s health department. “That may seem early. From our point of view, that’s the perfect time for…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (90+ words) The Nepali Community of Greater Richmond Virginia held a candlelight vigil, remembrance ceremony, and fundraiser at Libbie Mill Library in Henrico County. The event came days after the August 26 floods left hundreds dead, morgues overwhelmed, and international rescue teams still…...

17+ hour, 9+ 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…...

10+ hour, 55+ 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…...

11+ hour, 7+ 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…...

13+ hour, 38+ 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…...

23+ hour, 18+ 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…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...