Over 700 Children Gather for the 28th Annual Great Falls Easter Egg Hunt

GREAT FALLS, Va., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Adeler Jewelers, exclusive custom jewelry designer serving the Washington, D.C. area, recently hosted the 28th annual Great Falls Children's Spring Festival ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/over-700-children-gather-28th-123000273.html

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:30:00 -0700

Promoting safety on the Potomac River

It is one of the most beautiful spots in the region, the Potomac River at Great Falls. But it's also one of the most dangerous.
http://www.wtop.com/41/2877935/Promoting-safety-on-the-Potomac-River

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 12:52:06 -0700

Versailles-type mansion in Great Falls upended by lawsuit

A controversial plan to build a massive mansion inspired by the Palace of Versailles in a tony Great Falls neighborhood will not go forward, but the house could be built elsewhere in the Washington area, the builder said Friday. Read full article >>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/versailles-type-mansion-in-great-falls-upended-by-lawsuit/2012/05/04/gIQAn2YT2T_story.html?wprss=rss_crime

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 17:10:00 -0700

Thorne-Begland case enters GOP U.S. Senate debate

The four candidates vying for Virginia's Republican U.S. Senate nomination made their closing arguments Friday night at the party's third and final debate.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2012/may/26/tdmain01-thorne-begland-case-enters-gop-us-senate--ar-1944002/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 21:10:57 -0700

6 Va. men retracing John Marshall's 1812 journey

THURMOND, W.Va. (AP) — Six Virginia men attempting to recreate Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall's historic 1812 river-scouting journey tackled the toughest part Wednesday, plunging into the whitewater of the New River Gorge.
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/6-va-men-retracing-john-marshalls-1812-journey-1076659

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 18:09:13 -0700

WVU professor, jazz historian to speak at W.Va. Book Festival

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A West Virginia University professor of music history, a jazz historian and author of "Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942" is scheduled to speak at this falls West Virginia Book Festival. Christopher Wilkinsons ...
http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201205230094

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:09:39 -0700

6 men retracing John Marshalls 1812 journey plunge into whitewater

THURMOND, W.Va. (AP) - Six Virginia men attempting to recreate Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshalls historic 1812 river-scouting journey tackled the toughest part Wednesday, plunging into the whitewater of the New River Gorge.The Marshall Exp...
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Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:40:53 -0700

ABC orders Wallenda to wear harness for falls walk

For some tourists, Nik Wallenda's wirewalk across Niagara Falls will still be a spectacle worth watching, even if he wears a safety harness.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2012/05/22/19785661.html?cid=rssnewscanada

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 10:47:58 -0700

Virginia Falls to Duke 11-9 in NCAA First Round

DURHAM, N.C. - The 10th-ranked Virginia women's lacrosse team (11-8) ended its season with an 11-9 loss to sixth-ranked Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at Koskinen Stadium. Sophomore Katie Slater (Kensington, Md.) matched her career high with four goals for the Cavaliers.
http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=205427086

Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:18:36 -0700

Lynchburg-based batteau expedition tackles New River Gorge whitewater

After conquering Balcony Falls last month, a Lynchburg-based batteau expedition tackled the toughest leg of its journey Wednesday — the churning whitewater of the New River Gorge.
http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/may/23/lynchburg-based-batteau-expedition-tackles-new-riv-ar-1938562/

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 09:11:30 -0700