Christopher Newport University News

The Blogs United conference will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Christopher Newport University's David Student Union.

Richard and Christell Schnell of Fredericksburg and John and Diane Marconi of Poquoson proudly announce the engagement of their children, Heather Marie Schnell to Mark Marconi.

There's a lot of talk about a future shortage of workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which are collectively termed STEM.

For eight hours Wednesday, Christopher Newport University students, staff and administrators stuffed cardboard boxes with food in front of the Ferguson Center for the Arts .

To pull off her Tuesday victory over Del. Phil Hamilton, Robin Abbott picked off Republican voters to split tickets in every precinct in the 93rd District.

Christopher Newport University launches a 10-hour food drive for the Peninsula Foodbank Wednesday with a multi-ton donation of ham from Smithfield Foods .

Tension over endorsements, education and transportation funding led to a spirited exchange Wednesday night between Del.

Bryan Doerries was first exposed to Greek drama at the tender age of 7 when he played one of the children in Euripides ' "Medea" at Christopher Newport University .

Newport News Mayor Joe Frank has written a letter to city voters in support of Republican Del.

Christopher Newport University President Paul Trible sent out fundraising notes for Del.

Christopher Newport University will test its campus emergency siren system on Wednesday.

Careful readers of Mix Position may remember news about a local music festival to be held at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News.

The threats to American security have expanded well beyond guns and bombs to include someone at a computer screen.

Hampton schools Superintendent Linda Shifflette is one of six Old Dominion University alumni named a 2009 Darden College of Education Fellow by ODU.

There is new evidence that Virginians do not know how much the statewide gas tax is.

Democrat Creigh Deeds made an impassioned personal pitch to Peninsula voters Thursday night in downtown Hampton , pledging to take on Virginia 's problems "honestly and head on." Deeds fondly recalled his modest childhood in rural Bath County , a place his ancestors have called home for centuries.

Most Virginians are generally frustrated with how elected state officials have handled deep budget cuts caused by the economic recession and aren't seeing evidence that the federal stimulus money has helped the state, according to a new poll.

Here's the text of story we printed when President Barack Obama was sworn in, highlighting the major role that Hampton Roads ended up playing in the race for the White House.

When a state legislator is being investigated for possible ethical misconduct, most Virginians want the inquiry made public, according to a new poll.

With 2009's Election Day just two weeks away, two state gubernatorial races are going down to the wire.