New committee rakes in big dollars to influence Virginia Beach election referendum

VIRGINIA BEACH — A new political group backed by local business leaders and elected officials is raking in large donations in its bid to alter Virginia Beach’s election system. Every Vote Counts, a referendum committee, has raised more than...

Millsboro Town Council votes down hotel tax proposal

Millsboro Town Council rejects a proposed hotel tax by the narrowest of margins. Among the items in front of council members at a meeting earlier this month was a proposed 3% hotel tax. Councilwoman Kimberley Kaan, a supporter of the measure,...

Two Hoos Tabbed First Round Picks in Way Too-Early 2026 MLB Draft

With the MLB Draft officially over, it's time to turn our attention to next year, with current Hoos Eric Becker and AJ Gracia tabbed as first-round draft picks in Perfect Game USA's way-too-early mock 2026 MLB Draft. This past weekend, seven Hoos...

Evolve or go extinct! Our guide to the best children’s books

“Go extinct or survive? You decide!” Behold a brand new species of book that, very cleverly, takes the interactive concept behind the Choose Your Own Adventure stories and applies it to science. The result? An addictive romp through 570 million...

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Trick shot: McIlroy charge at British Open derailed in bizarre fashion PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s third-round charge at the British Open has been derailed in bizarre fashion after he unwittingly performed a trick shot at the...

Don Beyer highlights concerns over rising Virginia unemployment rates in July social media posts

Prince Andrew 'forced' to agree Virginia Giuffre settlement by Queen as Duke wanted to 'take it all the way'

Prince Andrew was 'forced' to agree an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre to save a court battle in the late Queen's jubilee year, it has been claimed. The Duke of York paid sex trafficking victim Giuffre a sum thought to be in the...

Best tickets for Florida State-Alabama 2025 college football Week 1 game

Alabama will face Florida State in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season, a matchup that already generated plenty of buzz early in the summer. Fans of both perennial powerhouses have been flocking to grab tickets to this epic battle, which...

Trump's pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden's, but with more sports events and golf

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Moving at the "speed of Trump" is one of the White House's favorite phrases, meant to convey the administration's attempts to bring big changes to government at breakneck speed. But when it comes to presidential travel, Donald...

Woman Tells Mother-in-Law to 'Stop Worrying About My Womb' After Baby Pressure By Virginia Chamlee

NEED TO KNOW One woman says her mother-in-law won't stop pressuring her to have children Even after telling her mother-in-law they don't plan on having children, she keeps insisting The frustrated daughter-in-law snapped, but now wonders if she...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin talks education, Iowa caucuses as 2028 rumors buzz

DES MOINES — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is rumored to be considering a 2028 presidential run, threw his support behind Iowa retaining its first-in-the-nation caucus status as Democrats reconsider their 2028 primary calendar. When...

Best Virginia squanders 17-point lead before rallying late to edge DuBois Dream, 72-69

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Best Virginia accomplished much of what it set out to do over the first three quarters of Friday’s contest against DuBois Dream in the opening round of The Basketball Tournament. Not so much in the fourth quarter, but by...

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Virginia State Police recruitment numbers vastly increase, new mustangs join the fleet

(WSET) — The Virginia State Police is celebrating a large increase in its recruitment numbers, providing more troopers to help keep you safe. VSP struggled to recruit new troopers from January 2020 until September of 2024. During this time, they...

WATCH: New Video Puts Adam Schiff in the Hotseat Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations (A Deep Dive)

In this author’s last post, we promised to talk a bit about the charges against Adam Schiff, because our own Larry O'Connor found some pretty damning video that might really hurt Schiff in the days ahead. But first we need a little background so...

Sports The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell High grad Noah Larson, SDSU team impress NASA with moon rover prototype

Jul. 18—MITCHELL — Who knew that freshman year at college could be a chance to dazzle a group of NASA engineers? Noah Larson, a 2024 graduate of Mitchell High School and a freshman at South Dakota State University, was part of a team of fellow...

Spalding County BOC approves first data center in county

GRIFFIN — By votes of 4-1 each, the Spalding County Board of Commissioners approved two rezonings for the first data center in the county. District 1 Commissioner Gwen Flowers-Taylor cast the dissenting votes on the rezonings, but joined the rest...

How Individual Therapy Can Help Children in Northern Virginia Overcome Emotional and Behavioral Challenges

In Northern Virginia, children facing emotional and behavioral challenges often struggle to cope with everyday situations, which can impact their development and overall well-being. These difficulties may occur from anxiety, trauma, or other...

Virginia Republicans are still struggling to convince voters they’re a functional party

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears hoped winning the Republican nomination for governor of Virginia last month would help her party move past a primary season defined by lurid sex scandals and a boiling MAGA turf war. Instead, Earle-Sears is wrapping up...

GOP on Life Support in Virginia Governor Race

The news out of Virginia is bleak. After four years of solid leadership from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Virginia GOP is poised to lose every major statewide race this November. New polling released by Virginia Commonwealth University...