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Nevada City residents are celebrating the victory of one of their own after 27-year-old Evan Strong won the gold medal in the men’s snowboard cross competition Friday at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.

The 4C Coupe can be a bit of a handful sometimes, but it is a welcome return to Alfa Romeo's glory days.

This story is a sample from the Virginia Beach Beacon, which is included in The Virginian-Pilot every Sunday and Thursday in Virginia Beach.

Crash Reel is the powerful story of Kevin Pearce who suffered a traumatic brain injury that left him in a coma for weeks and changed his life forever.

Cole has cashed enough six-figure contest checks and done well enough from shoe deals to afford a nice lifestyle for his family in a million-dollar house hidden away in a hilly, rural area of northern San Diego County, where rattlesnakes occasionally slither onto the property and coyotes howl at night.

At the top of Wolverine Saddle at Alpine Meadows, California, competitors settle into the start gate.

Sit-skier Josh Dueck won the men's super combined on Friday after putting down a memorable run in the super-G following a fifth-place showing in Tuesday's slalom portion of the race.

Russia's Roman Petushkov celebrates his gold medal during the men's 1 km sprint cross-country sitting at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games in Rosa Khutor.

What: 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross. When: 7 p.m. Saturday . Where: Ford Field.

In Regional Roundup, we've gathered the top stories from each of our eight weekly newspapers every Thursday.

Jet Feirn, 9, had waited 15 months for an answer to the letter to his hero, Olympic medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White.

One of the stray Russian puppies that Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy tried to rescue during the 2014 winter games died before leaving the country.

As remuneration in the British Columbia public sector skyrockets, we bring you our annual database of who is making what in B.C.'s public service.

Tinder has sparked a fire in Hollywood. The mobile dating app has become popular among a set that has included Jamie Kennedy, Lindsay Lohan, Ashton Kutcher and Josh Groban.

Since turning 40 vertical skateboarding veteran and uber ripper Bucky Lasek has been on a winning streak.

Richie Hoge shares the podium with Olympic and X Games gold medalist Ross Powers and Josh Wylie .

Daylight savings time has landed on us. Outside of pushing the clocks around, it isn't clear what good it does us.

Two supporters of the General Treasurer of Rhode Island, Gina Raimondo, walk past protesting union members outside a rally at which Raimondo announced her run for the Democratic nomination for governor Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 Parades, social clubs and awards dinners are part of the routine of political campaigns everywhere.

Shaun White has a few talents: skateboarding, surfing, and winning multiple gold medals at the Winter Olympics for snowboarding chief among them.

Not many people can say they've won multiple X Games medals on both snowmobiles and motorcycles - and fewer still can claim they did it wearing a prosthetic leg they built themselves.