Sports
Virginia Tech heads to SMU seeking a fourth road victory
Friday’s 7 p.m. ESPN game matches two 6–2 teams and quarterbacks with more than 2,100 passing yards.
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Late fall color: three park choices from Virginia’s November 5 foliage report
Leesylvania, Sky Meadows and Shenandoah River offer different options as Seven Bends begins fading.
Nov 5, 2026
Travel & Lifestyle
New River Trail’s November van tours depart from two different trailheads
The November 12 south-end tour starts near Galax; the November 19 north-end outing begins at Foster Falls.
Nov 5, 2026
Things to Do
Farmville’s Saturday sunset bike ride requires lights for the return
The November 7 ranger-led outing covers about ten miles from downtown Farmville along High Bridge Trail.
Nov 5, 2026
Music, Arts & Entertainment
Alexandria Film Festival opens Sunday before an 80-screening anniversary weekend
A climbing documentary starts the program November 8; screenings resume across five venues November 13–15.
Nov 5, 2026
Living
Loudoun health clinics’ service pause runs through Friday
Immunizations and several other services remain unavailable through November 6 during an electronic-records transition.
Nov 5, 2026
Politics & Government
Virginia’s November 3 returns remain unofficial as canvass deadlines approach
Local review and State Board certification determine when the election returns become official.
Nov 5, 2026
Business & Innovation
Auria’s planned Reston hub pairs 78 new jobs with mission-system testing
The aerospace and national-security company plans a $1.8 million East Coast headquarters investment in Fairfax County.
Nov 5, 2026
Your Community
Gloucester shopping-center crossover closes Sunday for two weeks of roadwork
The Route 17 closure at The Shoppes of Gloucester is scheduled for November 8–22, weather permitting.
Nov 5, 2026Today
I-81’s third northbound lane near Staunton is due next week; construction continues
The new lane between exits 222 and 225 is scheduled for November 9–13, with the 60 mph work-zone limit remaining.
Nov 5, 2026
Sports
Kymora Johnson passes two Virginia career marks in opening win
Four assists were enough to move Kymora Johnson past Donna Holt on Virginia’s career list Monday night.
Nov 4, 2026
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Star photography at Natural Bridge or colonial games at Belle Isle: two November family outings
At Natural Bridge, the challenge is getting a camera to record stars.
Nov 4, 2026
Things to Do
Occoneechee Turkey Trot’s $30 entry closes November 8
Runners have until Sunday, November 8, to register at the $30 rate for the Friends of Occoneechee’s November 14 Turkey Trot.
Nov 4, 2026
Music, Arts & Entertainment
Richmond exhibition traces what painters did after Impressionism broke through
A show opening November 14 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts pairs the painters who broke with the Paris exhibition establishment with artists who later challenged their ideas.
Nov 4, 2026
Travel & Lifestyle
False Cape’s post-Thanksgiving hike starts at Back Bay
Visitors reserving False Cape State Park’s November 27 outing will meet at the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge parking lot in Virginia Beach.
Nov 4, 2026Living
Esmont flu clinic opens after school on November 5
Albemarle County residents ages three and older can get a flu shot at the Yancey Community Health Center in Esmont on Thursday, November 5.
Nov 4, 2026
Your Community
Sailor’s Creek invites families to name veterans for November luminaries
Families can have a veteran’s name, rank and service branch displayed on a luminary at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park.
Nov 4, 2026
Politics & Government
Virginia assigns statewide cyberattack planning to public safety secretary
Virginia’s secretary of public safety and homeland security will lead work on a statewide plan for preventing and responding to cyberattacks under Executive Directive 6.
Nov 4, 2026