Brendan Cole

Fighter jets intercept unauthorized aircraft during Trump visit 

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) jets were scrambled in response to four general aviation aircraft violating Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) airspace over Norfolk, Virginia, where President Donald Trump was visiting.  Trump was at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday where he hosted a Salute to the Fleet, honoring the Navy and its servicemembers as part of…

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Barbara Kingsolver wrote a bestseller on opioids in Appalachia. Now she helps women fight addiction.

Barbara Kingsolver wrote a bestseller on opioids in Appalachia. Now she helps women fight addiction.

Pennington Gap, Va. — On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence. Author Barbara Kingsolver opened the facility in January with royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Demon Copperhead,” whose plot revolves around Appalachia’s opioid crisis….

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Virginia defeats Coastal Carolina in commanding fashion to start off 2025 season

Virginia defeats Coastal Carolina in commanding fashion to start off 2025 season

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WSET/Virginia Athletics) — Virginia’s football team opened the season in commanding fashion Saturday, rolling to a 48-7 victory over Coastal Carolina before an appreciative crowd at Scott Stadium. On a picturesque late-summer evening, the Cavaliers supplied a wide variety of highlights. Chandler Morris passed for two touchdowns, James Jackson and Kevon Gray each…

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Cultural Food Fest Set for Saturday in Alexandria

Cultural Food Fest Set for Saturday in Alexandria

One of the DMV’s most anticipated cultural celebration is back! The ninth annual Around The World Cultural Food Festival, the largest outdoor cultural food festival in the Washington D.C. metro area, returns to the scenic Oronoco Bay Park in Old Town Alexandria Saturday, Aug. 23, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., showcasing an extraordinary lineup of 100 percent authentic, traditional dishes from more than 24…

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