Friday, April 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was laid to rest in Norfolk’s old City Hall. An estimated 150,000 people turned out for the funeral procession ahead of his interment.   The federal government said that it does not want to press charges against the alleged gang leader it […]

Thursday, April 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1967, oral arguments began in the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. Mildred and Richard Loving were an interracial couple who challenged the state law that banned such marriages. The Court ruled unanimously that Virginia’s law was unconstitutional. An illegal gun deal led to violence in […]

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. While the Confederacy still had smaller fighting forces operating in other states, Lee’s capitulation marked the close of the main theater of the Civil […]

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, UVA beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime to win the school’s first NCAA basketball tournament championship. The win capped a remarkable turnaround for the Cavs, who had been toppled in the tournament’s first round as a No. 1 seed just a year earlier. Virginia […]

Monday, April 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1831, the General Assembly passed an act restricting the rights of black residents in the Commonwealth, whether or not they had been freed from slavery. The measure was widely seen as a reaction to the Nat Turner rebellion of the previous year. FEMA aid will flow […]

Friday, April 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1927, the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach celebrated its grand opening. Amenities included private bathrooms and an indoor swimming pool.  Enjoy the spring weather this weekend with outdoor events across the state, from the Bluebell Festival at Shenandoah River State Park to Saturday morning at […]

Thursday, April 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, former slaves in Richmond celebrated emancipation day when Confederate troops fled, leaving the city to the Union forces. President Abraham Lincoln rode triumphantly through town the next day. Six Virginians were named to the latest Forbes’ billionaires list. See who made the cut in […]

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Union troops smashed through Confederate lines outside Petersburg. By the end of the day, Gen. Robert E. Lee declared he could “hold his position no longer” and ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond.  Poppy the baby pygmy hippo got to experience the outdoors […]

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1754, Robert Dinwiddie, Royal Lt. Governor of Virginia, presented Norfolk with a silver ceremonial mace. Norfolk’s mace was a symbol of authority and was never used in battle. It has been misplaced more than once, but so far has always been located eventually.  Speed lovers, […]

Monday, March 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1641, John Graweere petitioned the General Court to allow him to purchase freedom for his enslaved son. The court agreed. An alleged MS-13 gang leader is set to appear in court this week. The Virginia Flyover has details on that case in Top Stories and the latest from […]