The Daily Progress

The Boston Red Sox's Willson Contreras and St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker each clubbed 13 homers to top the leaderboard in Round 1 of the Home Run Derby on Monday. dailyprogress.com/sports/profess…

ACC football media days begin on Wednesday, and there are plenty of questions ahead of the 2026 season. How overwhelming of a favorite is Miami? Can Virginia build on its 2025 breakthrough? dailyprogress.com/sports/college…

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed her fifth member to the Virginia Board of Education, ending her Republican predecessor's majority on the board. dailyprogress.com/news/state-reg…

Recent rain has not been enough to lift Virginia out of its drought, the worst its seen since 1941. It likely won't be until the end of summer before that dailyprogress.com/news/state-reg…

Luke Craytor, Griffin Stieg, Madden Clement, Grayson Fitzwater and Ray Ladd were among those chosen. dailyprogress.com/sports/college…

Sam Neill, the actor best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, has died. He was 78. dailyprogress.com/life-entertain…

Eight Venezuelan players on the Hill City Howlers balance their baseball dreams while coping with the devastating earthquakes back home that displaced thousands and claimed over 3,500 lives. dailyprogress.com/news/state-reg…

Nelson County officials have formally endorsed submission of an application seeking state funding for improvements on Virginia 151 after multiple crashes. dailyprogress.com/news/local/gov…

After falling to No. 4 last year, Virginia advanced to the third spot in the CNBC's annual "Top States for Business" survey this year. dailyprogress.com/news/state-reg…

Charlottesville is in the midst of a homelessness crisis. The Salvation Army says it has a solution, but it needs $9 million to make it work. dailyprogress.com/news/local/art…

Boston-based MASS Design Group has been selected to lead the transformation of what remains of Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue into new art. dailyprogress.com/news/local/his…

Staunton truck driver Hunter Pucket faces multiple charges after police say he lost control of his tractor-trailer on Parkersburg Turnpike while intoxicated. dailyprogress.com/news/local/cri…

Thanks to the internet and a new generation of culinary detectives, it’s easier than ever to track down replicas of restaurant favorites and try them at home. dailyprogress.com/life-entertain…

The top two seeds battled it out during the Wimbledon men's final Sunday, as Jannik Sinner took on Alexander Zverev. dailyprogress.com/sports/profess…

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults Sunday, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf and saying it had again closed the dailyprogress.com/news/nation-wo…

On Day 2 of the MLB Draft, Virginia baseball's Kyle Johnson was selected in the sixth round by the Tampa Bay Rays and Joe Tiroly was picked in the seventh by the San Diego Padres. dailyprogress.com/sports/college…

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, has dailyprogress.com/news/nation-wo…

A yearslong fight culminated in an unprecedented number of new tenant protections passing the Virginia General Assembly this year. dailyprogress.com/news/state-reg…

The Revolutionary Guard said a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck and the strait was closed until further notice. dailyprogress.com/news/nation-wo…

Albemarle County police were combing the eastern edge of the county near Boyd Tavern for 2 1/2 hours Saturday morning searching for a wanted man. dailyprogress.com/news/local/cri…