Buoyed by more recruiters, bigger bonuses and an elite reputation, the Marine Corps has grown by nearly 27,000 members in a little more than two years — half the time that military officials believed it would take.

Little Red Corvette, baby your getting passed….

Pretend you are buying a new house.

Jackson-Via Elementary School Principal ElizaBeth McCay leads one of Charlottesville’s three Title 1 schools and she’s a “second mom” to 300 students.

Jefferson Park Avenue will be closed from midnight to 6 a.m. Jan. 5 through Jan. 8.

In Clinton, Md., last Friday evening, Mrs. Spruill was jumped as she entered their house. The two assailants planned to use her to rob the branch bank where she is an assistant manager.

Why is the system not working?

With mortgage rates at their lowest level in nearly four decades, Charlottesville-area mortgage companies are reporting a sharp spike in interest among homeowners wanting to refinance.

A picture taken by a local couple of a turtle, a frog and a spider banding together to avoid drowning in a backyard pool’s filter after heavy September rains has found favor on spiritual-based blogs and Web sites on the Internet.

With his booming voice, quick wit and gregarious nature, Terry McAuliffe established a reputation as one of the world’s best political fundraisers, soaking up hundreds of millions of dollars for Democratic causes and candidates.

Charlottesville was ranked 18th of 127 mid-sized cities in the United States.

“I feel that I have the right to bear arms legally to defend myself, my family and my property,” Massie said. “I don’t believe that the government has the right to tell me I can’t do it.”

The military says a Marine jet crash near a base in eastern North Carolina has killed the pilot.

European stock markets closed higher after thin holiday trade Monday, although falls on Wall Street limited gains from commodity stocks. Asian stocks rose moderately.

With Barack Obama moving into the White House next month and the ongoing celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s life, the nation’s capital and its many tourism sites have been thrust into the spotligh

Daily Progress photos for the week of December 21st.

Israel’s air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its Gaza assault Monday, striking next to the Hamas premier’s home, devastating a security compound and flattening a building at a university linked to the Islamic group.

Fewer police officers died in the line of duty in 2008 compared to last year, reflecting better training and tactics, two law enforcement support groups reported Sunday.

We’re back in the saddle again….

Holidays, birthdays, frats, formals and Fridays — there are many reasons for drinking too much, but the Yellow Cab Co. is making sure that there are no excuses for driving drunk.

Ten years ago this would have been shocking. Virginia, to release felons from prison early, just to save money?

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Alan Dalkin was never much of a baseball player. He lived right on the Great Lakes, and instead of taking part in “America’s pastime,” Dalkin did a lot of sailing.

“Survey: Americans don’t want taxes used on global warming” (The Daily Progress, Dec. 12), which covered the National Conference on Cli-mate Governance at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, noted that there were enough climate survey results to provide ample fodder for this meeting of political scientists.

It was a little more than a year ago that Roy Pendleton realized it was time to get his high school degree.

An experimental drug that prompts the body to create more growth hormone may help elderly people increase muscle mass, researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have found.

Orange County apparently is no different than the rest of the country in these economically challenged times.

Until we can identify the auto industry’s woes and remedy them, we cannot hope to prevent a recurrence.

Tom S. Underwood, 38, a member of the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors, has filed papers with the State Board of Elections to explore a possible bid against Scott in the June 9 GOP primary.

A look back at the big stories of 2008.

Police have arrested two Charlottesville men in connection with an armed robbery late Friday night in the city.