Christopher Newport University

There hasn’t been much good to say about the Great Dismal Swamp wildfire. In less than three weeks, it has torched 6,000 acres and the resulting smoke continues to pose health risks from Suffolk to Gloucester County and beyond. There is, however,...

Hurricane Irene hasn't made landfall yet and it's already wreaking havoc on air travel along the East Coast. Many airlines have already begun cutting flights planned for the weekend. Almost all of the major carriers are also offering to waive fees for...

The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted some parents to pull their children out of school. Some students cut class. It was a day to suspend the normal routine and gather in front of the TV. At Christopher Newport University, professor Roberta Rosenberg didn&...

++++++++++++++++++++ || Note: This article appeared in Tuesday's Daily Press Like many people, Rick Viancour has been awestruck by the sudden abundance of mushrooms in Hampton Roads. The sense of wonderment abates, however, when he arrives at work. ||...

You could hear the beat of the drums all the way out on Reisterstown Road heralding the grand opening of Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet. Fellow members of the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce, along with local politicos came to...

Men are much more likely to be struck by lightning than women. So says a report in the Sun-Sentinel in thunderbolt-rich Orlando, Fla. Using data from AccuWeather.com, the Sentinel reported that 648 people in the United States were killed by lightning...

On Saturday, Nov. 19, the rock cover band Blame Canada will perform in Newport News to raise money for the family of a Navy SEAL who was one of 30 killed in the Afghanistan helicopter crash back in August. The band, led by Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun...

SUFFOLK, VA - David Mitchell, a former Christopher Newport University standout, is Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's new baseball coach. Mitchell was named an All-American for the Southeast Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1998. A 1998...

Newport News guitarist and filmmaker Matt Lockhart will introduce an expanded version of his band Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Schooners. His six-piece group now features a pair of backing singers along with keyboards, bass and drums. The jazzy guitarist,...

Here's a breakdown of facts and figures of Gloucester High School's class of 2011. This is with 429 of 478 graduating seniors reporting as of Wednesday afternoon: --33 percent are heading to a four-year college; --44 percent are heading to a two-year...

Old Dominion’s new women’s basketball coach is unlikely to match the 20 NCAA tournament appearances and 17 consecutive Colonial Athletic Association championships authored by former big whistle Wendy Larry. But the Lady Monarchs’ new...