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Amid controversy over memorials, group vows more Confederate battle flags along Va. highways 08/17/2017 01:05pm • WASHINGTON — A Virginia group that puts up oversized Confederate battle flags on private property along highways across the state said it plans to install even more of them in response to an effort in Stafford County to get the flags that opponents call racist taken down. “The Va. Flaggers ha How Cycling and Small Steps Led This National Senior Games Medalist to a Healthier Lifestyle 08/16/2017 08:00pm • My health journey began in the 1980s. I was in my 30s, often traveling for my work as a mechanical engineer for a major oil company. One day after weeks of traveling, I looked in the mirror and was shocked at the image staring back at me. At the time, I was 5-feet-10-inches and weighed over 225 poun Maryland governor calls Trump's remarks 'terrible mistake' 08/16/2017 07:07pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland's Republican governor has criticized President Donald J. Trump's comments blaming ``both sides'' for racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. As he kicked off Wednesday’s Board of Public Works meeting, Gov. Larry Hogan said, “Over the weekend, I In Prince George's Co., schools prepare for some difficult lessons 08/16/2017 04:09pm • WASHINGTON — In three weeks, Prince George's County schools will be back in session, and Kevin Maxwell, the CEO of the school system, said kids will be returning to school at a time when what he calls "the national conversation" has turned ugly. White nationalists and neo-Nazis taking their pla Baltimore tears down controversial statues, including Confederate memorials 08/16/2017 08:31am • BALTIMORE, Md. — Just a couple days after Baltimore lawmakers approved a resolution to tear down Confederate monuments in the city, officials made quick work of it very early Wednesday morning, removing the controversial statues within a matter of hours. By the time the sun came up, all four of Man beaten at protest says police were indifferent to attack 08/15/2017 05:32pm • McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man says police failed to come to his aid as he was beaten by white supremacists during Saturday's violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to three deaths. Photos and video of the beating inflicted on 20-year-old Deandre Harris have gone viral. Poli Chopper in fatal Va. police crash had engine problems in the past 08/15/2017 06:46am • WASHINGTON — The police helicopter involved in a fatal crash near the chaotic events of Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend had previous mechanical problems that led to an extremely hard landing seven years ago, according to records from the National Transportation Safety Board. The cho How Skinny Is Too Skinny to Run? 08/14/2017 08:00pm • There are few injuries runners dread more than stress fractures. Not only are they painful, but they also often take months to heal. The time spent resting and recovering can mean precious time away from competition and ruined training regimens. But there are also few injuries among runners -- or a Charlottesville police chief: 'Absolutely I have regrets ... we lost 3 lives' 08/14/2017 06:10pm • WASHINGTON — Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas stood by the actions of state and local police in response to violent clashes between protesters on Saturday, but said that city police weren't dressed in riot gear and that police resources were stretched as the large crowds swarmed through city Man accused of ramming Charlottesville protesters held without bond 08/14/2017 03:15pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The driver of a speeding car that plowed into a group of counter-protesters at Saturday's white nationalist rally will be held without bond for the time being. James Alex Fields, Jr. made his initial appearance in Charlottesville General District Court, via video from the The 7 Best Orlando Museums -- Locals' Picks 08/13/2017 08:00pm • Burdened with the epithet "Theme Park Capital of the World," Orlando, Florida, has been pigeonholed as an unsophisticated, artificial playground. Granted, many visitors to Orlando never get past the mousetrap to discover other opportunities. But Orlando has a bounty of cultural offerings, including The KKK Is Still Based in 22 States in the U.S. in 2017 08/13/2017 08:00pm • The organized Ku Klux Klan movement saw a boost in its membership in 2017. In fact more than half of today's Klans formed in the last three years. Some 42 different Klan groups were active in 22 states as of June 2017, a slight increase from early 2016, according to a report from the Anti-Defamatio Warren Beatty on 'Bonnie and Clyde' at 50 08/13/2017 04:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — "Bonnie and Clyde" might have indelibly captured the spirit of the anti-authoritarian'60s with a pair of devil-may-care bank robbers from the '30s. But it didn't exactly roar into theaters when it opened 50 years ago. The film, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the fata Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths 08/12/2017 07:55pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting dozens more and ratcheting up tension in an increasingly violent confrontation. A helicopter crash that killed the pil Lineup announced for Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Festival on Labor Day weekend 08/11/2017 02:45pm • This Labor Day Weekend, Lake Anne Plaza will once again be infiltrated by an influx of jazz and blues tunes. The 11th annual Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Festival will hit the plaza Saturday, Sept. 2. The lineup of musicians for the festival includes many well-known names in the local music communi