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Governor McDonnell has issued a flag order in memory of a Virginia State Trooper from Southwest Virginia who died in the line of duty last week. McDonnell has ordered that the Virginia flag over the state Capitol building in Richmond be flown at half-...

I wanted to see some cities in the South; my sainted wife Anne indulged me for our 25th anniversary last month. We went by train from Hartford, stopping for a few days each in Washington, Richmond, Va., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga. From which, a...

Lt. Col. LaVelle M. “Marq” Foley, U.S. Army Ret., 77, of 22 Wynncrest Drive, Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md., following a brief illness. Born April 18, 1935, in...

Environmental studies classmates Nicole Love and Jesse Jewell were walking toward Scarborough Library Monday afternoon, the first day of classes for Shepherd University’s 2012 fall semester. Both are entering their senior year. Love, from Fort...

John E. Sparks, an artist, educator and a nationally known printmaker who developed and chaired the department of printmaking at the Maryland Institute College of Art for nearly 40 years, died Aug. 2 of prostate cancer and pneumonia at Meritus Health...

Three rising seniors on Grafton High's field hockey team have committed to play on the Division I level, bringing the number to four from this past season's A/AA state runnerup who will play the sport on the highest level in college. Midfielder...

 Dr. Puneet Sharma is joining Sanford Aberdeen Clinic, specializing in interventional cardiology.  Sharma is board certified in internal medicine, general cardiology and nuclear cardiology.  Sharma completed his fellowship in internventional...

The University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary are ranked as the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 public non-service academy colleges in Forbes’ annual America’s Top Colleges report. The annual list of the nation’s top 650...

New Kent High filled the vacancies left by the retirement of legendary boys basketball coach and athletic director Eddie Allen by promoting his assistants. Julie Ellis is the Trojans' new athletic director, while Ronnie Cox will become the boys basketball...

Three-sport standouts Aaron Mundy of Hampton High School and Jackie Pratt of Middlesex were named Daily Press-The Times Herald male and female Athlete of the Year at Thursday night's spring sports banquet. The six nominees had to wait until the final...

In the crowded glass and steel lobby of the Houston school headquarters, Principal Susan Monaghan paused briefly to touch the shoulder of her boss, a man with far less experience in the education field and young enough to have been her student. "I am OK,...

BREVARD COUNTY, FL -- Three people have died this summer after suffering rare infections from a waterborne amoeba that destroys the brain. This is the time of year when there is an uptick in cases. The amoebas flourish in the heat -- especially during...