Friday, May 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1769, Virginia’s House of Burgesses passed a resolution that Great Britain’s taxes on its American colonies were illegal because the colonists were not represented in Parliament. Royal Governor John Murray responded by disbanding the House. Amazon is betting big on the Commonwealth. In our Top […]

Thursday, May 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Confederate Gen. John C. Breckinridge defeated Union leader Franz Sigel in the Battle of New Market. The Federal troops were forced back across the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, leaving Confederate supply lines intact. Virginia needs energy, and a pipeline company is in […]

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1804, Virginians Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off from St. Louis with about four dozen men to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase. They traveled 8,000 miles—to the Pacific Ocean and back—returning in September 1806. The field for this fall’s House races is filling […]

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1607, the ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery landed with approximately 144 settlers and sailors, founding the first permanent English colony in North America, which they named Jamestown. The Virginia Flyover is following a big building project that will improve everyone’s access to small bricks. […]

Monday, May 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, 15,000 Union troops under Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock advanced with fixed bayonets at the battle of Spotsylvania Court House, capturing about 3,000 Confederate soldiers as fighting raged throughout the day. Teenagers love fast food, but one McDonald’s in Fairfax County doesn’t want their business. […]

Friday, May 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, George Washington arrived in Philadelphia to attend the Second Continental Congress, where he joined several defense committees. He was soon named commander of the newly formed Continental Army. More than 160 years after Washington took command, another Virginian, Donald E. Bays, died at Pearl […]

Thursday, May 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Union forces reached the Spotsylvania Court House to find that Confederate forces had already arrived to cut off their approach to Richmond. The ensuing battle lasted nearly two weeks, with 18,000 Union and 12,000 Confederate casualties. Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a batch of new […]

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Abraham Lincoln landed at Fort Monroe in Hampton to review troops, inspect the USS Monitor, and discuss plans for an attack on Norfolk. That offensive started the next day and ended with the city’s surrender a few days later. The federal government detailed the ways […]

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Gen. James Longstreet was seriously wounded when he was accidentally fired upon by his Confederate soldiers during the Battle of the Wilderness. He recovered and returned to duty six months later. Kindergarten teachers in the Commonwealth can now see what they’ll be calling their […]

Monday, May 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Union forces under Gen. George B. McClellan attacked the retreating Confederate army near Williamsburg during the Peninsula Campaign. The state’s updated budget includes a tax cut but also hedges against the financial uncertainty brought on by recent changes in federal funding policies. See details […]