Virginia Beach man given posthumous award (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
PITTSBURGH -- A Virginia man who died while trying to save a friend from drowning is among 26 people awarded Carnegie medals for their heroic acts. The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded the medals on Wednesday to a diverse group of Americans and Canadians. In May 2007, Kenneth W. Ringeisen of Virginia Beach, died while trying to save Donald M. Adams from drowning. The two ...

Virginia Madsen keeping busy with 3 movies in the works (The Pantagraph)
It’s not easy being a Hollywood actress after age 35. But at 46, Virginia Madsen still manages to nab parts with oomph.

As Virginia Beach has grown, so have dispatchers' duties (The Virginian-Pilot)
VIRGINIA BEACH When Melinda Bramley started taking calls in Virginia Beach's police dispatch center in 1969, dispatchers used pens, paper and a two-way, two-channel radio. They fielded about 60 calls for service each day. The city's population has more than doubled in the 39 years since, and ca ...

Virginia, Rapids split (Mesabi Daily News)
VIRGINIA — The Virginia VFW baseball team jumped out to a 5-1 lead Wednesday and overcame a two-run Grand Rapids surge to go on to a convincing 8-3 win at Stock Field in Virginia.

Virginia Beach teen driver airlifted after accident (The Virginian-Pilot)
andnbsp; VIRGINIA BEACH A 17-year-old Virginia Beach man was airlifted to a local hospital today with serious but non-life threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash, police spokesman Wayne Gilbert said. Late this morning, police, fire and emergency medical services found the d ...