Fallon: Trump can't take the heat
Re: "Heat at hotel was too much for Trump," July 26 Dan Casey column: I think the Hotel Roanoke is a lovely...
View ArticleComing back into FloydFest on Friday for good music
Little Tybee. That's a new band to me. But now I know the name and think they...
View ArticleBook review: Great Britain is small in size, but mighty in travel appeal
If you have read any of Bill Bryson’s previous travel books, you know what a treat awaits you when you pick up his...
View ArticleBook review: Great Britian is small in size, but mighty in travel appeal
If you have read any of Bill Bryson’s previous travel books, you know what a treat awaits you when you pick up his...
View ArticleGenworth stock surges on better financial report
Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc.'s stock surged on Wednesday...
View ArticleQ&A: Michael Matthews, CEO at Xclusive Event Productions Inc.
What do you do here? I’d like to reinvent the way the leisure service management company does business in the communities. For us, our main focus is to...
View ArticleU.S.-Australia rivalry highlights first night in Olympic pool
RIO DE JANEIRO — Katie Ledecky is going for a sweep of the longer freestyle races at...
View ArticleSome Bernie Sanders backers discuss 'Kaine Mutiny' in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Things aren’t very lovey-dovey for Democrats in the City of Brotherly...
View ArticleHere's to you: Tips for a great best man toast
The best man toast can be one of the most memorable parts of a couple’s wedding. Sometimes a toast is memorable for its humor and...
View ArticleKinsale Capital's stock to debut on Nasdaq Thursday
Shares in Henrico County-based Kinsale Capital Group, the parent company of a specialty property and casualty...
View ArticleScratch Biscuit Company opens in Grandin Village
Last year at this time, I reported some changes coming to Grandin Village’s restaurant scene. Last week...
View ArticleScratch Biscuit Company open in Grandin Village
Last year at this time, I reported some changes coming to Grandin Village’s restaurant scene. Last week...
View ArticleConvention Calendar Convention Calendar for Monday, July 25, 2016
Upcoming conventions, conferences, meetings, events and trade shows:...
View ArticleIn the region: Virginia Tech schedules football series with Arizona
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech will venture west for a regular season football...
View ArticleRichmond region's jobless rate increases in June
The Richmond region's unemployment rate was 4 percent in June,...
View ArticleBiz Bites: Local business highlights from the past week
BB&T layoffs BB&T Securities laid off 61 employees in downtown Richmond as the investment...
View ArticleEarning Earning: Community Bankers Trust
Community bank: Community Bankers Trust Community Bankers Trust Corp., the...
View ArticleRangers improve without starter or giving up MLB youngsters
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are still trying to win a World Series...
View ArticleApple Ridge leadership doesn’t fall far from the tree
After nearly 30 years at the helm of Apple Ridge Farm, a free summer camp in Floyd...
View ArticleApple Ridge Farm founder retires after nearly 30 years
After nearly 30 years at the helm of Apple Ridge Farm, a free summer�camp in Floyd...
View ArticleRedskins 2-minute drill: Dustin Hopkins on rule changes to the kicking game
On changes to kick game: I don’t get the benefit from watching from a fan’s perspective, if that makes...
View ArticleGetting to know Getting to Know: Patrick Bedall with Sprocket Media Works
Title/company: executive producer, owner and CEO at...
View ArticleReynolds: Goodlatte and Griffith ignore warnings from U.S. scientific and...
What would voters in Southwestern Virginia say or do if Republican Congressmen Morgan Griffith and Bob Goodlatte chose to...
View ArticleKinsale Capital Group stock rises almost 15 percent after initial public...
Shares of Henrico County-based Kinsale Capital Group, the parent company of a specialty property and...
View ArticleNot up for biking and kayaking? Plenty of options in Maine
NORTHPORT, Maine (AP) — We left for Maine with three bicycles on the back of the car. One for him, one for...
View ArticleRichmond's TheatreLab hires Katrinah Carol Lewis as new associate artistic...
One of Richmond’s newest theater companies has hired a new associate artistic...
View ArticleLohmann: At 97, former clerk Purdy celebrates her 80th anniversary of...
When her friend Frances LaVecchia and I went to visit Iva Mae Purdy last week, we...
View ArticleOur view: How long will Marcellus gas last?
Thirteen summers ago, while the rest of us were at the movies watching Johnny Depp in...
View ArticleSpencer Whitaker ranked No. 1 in tennis nationally for his age at 14
Screaming in a store, perhaps being a little too loud, is something...
View ArticleAtlee softball team advances to regional
The Atlee Little League Softball team won a trip to the Southeast Regional tournament...
View ArticleAtlee softball falls in region final
The Atlee/Ashland Little League’s Majors softball team opened the Little League Southeast Region tournament...
View ArticleTeacher's Pet: Crazy in the car
Coco was a standard poodle I worked with several years ago. Spunky yet regal, Coco was a delight to her owners. She had excelled in...
View ArticleStarr Foster Dance Project celebrating 15 years with five hometown...
Richmond's Starr Foster Dance Project is celebrating its 15th year of dance with five...
View ArticleDraper Merc mural celebrates regional heritage
DRAPER – This little community is for dreamers, and now it’s for...
View ArticleBedford residents want state to maintain road
A filled room made up of mostly Old Firetrail Road residents came to the Bedford County Board of...
View ArticleRedskins 2-minute drill: Ricky Jean Francois on what it's like to get your...
Defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois, on what it’s like to get your first NFL contract I was grateful,...
View ArticleBlacksburg wins Heritage Invitational
LYNCHBURG — Blacksburg High School senior Hunter Duncan successfully defended...
View ArticleRadford School Board approves Pledge of Allegiance, immediate recitation
RADFORD — About 150 people filled the Belle Heth Elementary School cafeteria Tuesday to...
View ArticleMural featuring Rita Dove poem unveiled at Charlottesville hotel near U.Va.
CHARLOTTESVILLE — As University of Virginia students return to...
View ArticleFerrum family draws on daughter's experience to help others dealing with...
FERRUM — The Boone family knew little about brain disorders when 17-year-old Polly was...
View ArticleNuechterlein: Will nationalist pressures unravel Europe?
As the initial shock of Britain’s rejection of the European Union receded, a more sober assessment of its impact on financial markets, European...
View ArticleArt Gallery Art Gallery: Chasen Galleries opens “Contemporary Art of Cuba”...
Chasen Galleries in Carytown will open “Contemporary Art of Cuba” with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. The show features six contemporary Cuban...
View ArticleSuit: Bar relatives from visiting those buried in cemetery
READING, Pa. (AP) — The owners of a Pennsylvania cemetery are trying to prevent the relatives...
View ArticleSick, recovering children at Ronald McDonald House receive toy donation
Curled up in her father’s lap, 2-year-old Gaby Reynosa hugged her new stuffed doll to her...
View ArticleHarvester wins 17-state regional award, has second profitable quarter
Rocky Mount’s Harvester Performance Center is gaining recognition outside of the...
View ArticleKerry says world determined to stop NKorea's nuclear plans
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the international community is determined to let...
View ArticleCharlottesville residents reflect on Khan’s patriotism
Prior to their now famous speech at the Democratic National Convention last week,...
View ArticleBB&T Securities laid off 61 employees in downtown Richmond
BB&T Securities said it has laid off 61 employees in downtown Richmond as the...
View ArticleHentz: Boko Harma: Making a regional conflict into a global fight?
In March 2015, Boko Haram leader Abubakor Shekau pledged baya, or allegiance, to the Islamic...
View ArticleQuestions about Rockbridge social services turn to regional office's oversight
Sixteen months before administrators began an internal review that found the...
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