Friday, May 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, Virginia voters ratified the state’s secession from the United States. The Virginia Convention had voted a month earlier to submit the ordinance of secession to the voters. Some Navy SEALs are in hot water for what they allegedly posted in a Signal chat. The […]

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Jefferson Davis was locked up at Fort Monroe. The former president of the Confederacy had been captured in Georgia earlier in the month after fleeing Richmond in April. He was held for 720 days before his release. The Commonwealth has lost a voice in […]

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, as part of the Battle of Front Royal, Gen. Stonewall Jackson marched past New Market, through the mountains, and into the Luray Valley. He and Gen. Richard Ewell then combined forces and moved north to confront Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks. Pour one out for […]

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis arrived in Petersburg to take command of all British forces in Virginia. By August, he had moved his command to Yorktown, where he was forced to surrender in the fall. Recent federal changes could impact the Commonwealth. In Top Stories, […]

Monday, May 19, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 2001, the first Apple store opened at Tysons Corner in McLean. The company opened its second location—in Glendale, California—later that day.  A Loudoun County locker room incident sparked dueling investigations and is raising questions about the school system’s policies. The Virginia Flyover shares the video […]

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. […]