An insect rests on a wet flower petal Tuesday morning August 8, 2017. According to the National Weather Service rain is expected to continue through the day after thunderstorms moved through the region Monday evening.
Ospreys battle for a fish while flying above the James River Tuesday afternoon May 2, 2017.
Two dolphins jump from the surf as they ride a wave at the North End of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in early October.
Ed Clark removed the Bald Eagle from the car and he’s trying to get a good grip while the eagle try’s to free himself. The Wildlife Center of Virginia’s Ed Clack – President released this male Bald Eagle in the park today.
A tree climber got more then he bargained for when a grey squirrel came flying out during a tree removal in Bluemont. Tino’s Tree Service crew was taking down a towering silver maple that was old and in bad shape and needed to come down for the safety of the structure.
Zinn Scalin,3, of Richmond dances in front of a sculpture created by artists Marissa DiGirolamo and Kelsie McNair of Norfolk titled Flower Power, a sculpture of a hand gun made of wire and rose blooms, for an art exhibit at Work Release on Granby St. titled Under The Gun. On Saturday, Jan.14, 2017 it was the background for a gathering of community activists, faith leaders and Norfolk Police to talk and build trust. Zinn’s father Noah Scalin was one of the artists exhibited in the show. Zinn, dressed as Clara from the Nutcracker, came to the brunch with her mom, Jessica and dad. Her mom said she doesn’t take dance lessons but they dance around at their home in Richmond.
Ashlee Rosenberger tries to get her dog Gigi into the pool at Miller Park during a Dog Day swim on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 in Lynchburg, Va.
Amanda Powell stands by a lantern during the Halloween themed program entitled, “Voices from the Shadows” at Pamplin Historical Park on Friday October 27, 2017 in North Dinwiddie, VA. Civil War era stories were told by historical interpreters by candlelight. Powell led the tour. The event ran Friday and Saturday.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe hands Karen Cullen, the widow of Lt. H. Jay Cullen, the flag during his funeral service Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Southside Church of the Nazarene. Their sons Max Cullen, left, and Ryan Cullen, right, sit with her. Cullen was one of two State Troopers who were killed in a helicopter crash last weekend during the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.
Jackie Hutchings, Vikki Facenda and Bessie Allen join hands during prayer at the Confederate monument in downtown Portsmouth Thursday evening, August 17, 2017. The “Remove The Stain” rally drew protesters who support removing the Confederate monument on Court St.
Voters from across the area turned out at the polls for the regional and statewide elections. Bob Thomas of Stafford won the House of Delegates seat by a tight margin of 104 votes. Surrounded by his children and wife, Christi Thomas (right), he reacts to the final precinct votes to come in indicating he won at a republican party held at Six Bears and A Goat in Stafford, Va. on Nov. 7, 2017.
Photographer of the Year 2017: Matt McClain/Washington Post
Portraits of Sonya Chapman and Davy Smith, along with five empty nails line the wall during a PRHA board meeting at the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority building in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Five of the boards seven members were fired or resigned from their positions recently.
Local pastor Curtis Harris, right, has opened his home to Brandon Gasper, center, who was released from Chesapeake Juvenile Service. Also pictured are Jazell Bodie, left, and Denya Dancy. Curtis Harris runs Original BROTHAS Outreach, a nonprofit that provides support and mentorship to young men, many of whom are involved in juvenile court. For many, Original BROTHAs (Brothers Reaching out to Help and Serve) is an alternative to prison when Newport News and Hampton courts allow it. The program provides tutoring, computer skills, life skills and group counseling, and Harris is on call practically 24/7 for crisis intervention. “Basically he’s the only father I ever knew and he could be my father and teach me how to be a man,” Gasper said.
Lee Graves, 102, rests in his bedroom at his home along Orange Avenue as one of his daughter’s Charlene Graves, of Charlotte, NC., adjusts a shade as the sun begins to set. Graves ‘s four children, rotate care of him as he is aging at home. He was in hospice care and graduated from it when he was 101. Then he was in it again due to issues eating. Now, he’s eating again. He takes care of his own personal hygiene, still can walk down his stairs and still uses an exercise bicycle.
Natalie McGill follows her husband Stewart Lundy out into the pasture on June 8, 2017, at their farm Perennial Roots in Accomac. They are biodynamic farmers who follow the rhythms of nature, and are one of the few biodynamic farms in Virginia.
Rachelle Wells and her long time friend, Adrienne Bullock, both sitting, comfort each other as they visit grave sites of Wells’ daughter, Renita Williams, grandson, Jaishaun Wells, and Bullock’s son, Deonte “Max” Bullock, with other family members at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. They lost their children and grandson about 40 days apart by two separate crimes.
Abide Sindhoo places a stone on the Holocaust Memorial at Emek Sholom Memorial Cemetary at the end of the Standing Together RVA Solidarity Rally. The rally was a response to escalating “bias, bigotry and divisive rhetoric” in America.
A visitor is illuminated while passing through the rotunda at the United States Capitol on Wednesday May 03, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Stacked like LEGOs carrier containers rest in front of a Cosco carrier ship while docked in Portsmouth. On Monday, May 8, 2017, this cargo ship marks the largest ship to come through the Virginia International Gateway.
The new Jordan Bridge turns transportation into an art form.
The Enigma has his entire body tattooed, even the whites of his eyes. “My job is to cause problems and make people think about life. IÕm basically a puzzle.” Photographed at the Hampton Roads Tattoo Festival on March 3, 2017.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) gets ready to get into his car before the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Mohamad Almahdi, 7, poses by a spot of sunlight at the family’s home on Monday, April 3, 2017. The Almahdi moved from ar-Raqqah to the United States in September 2016 after spending four years living at a refugee camp in Jordan. Located in the north eastern part of Syria and seized by militants in late 2013, the city the family once lived, is now the capitol of the Islamic State.
Carter Brown, with her twin boys, Camden (left) and Kobe, in the neonatal intensive care unit at HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital. They were born March 10, 2017. The hospital has upgraded all of its delivery and labor spaces and will have a new NICU with 40 private rooms. The current NICU has 10 rooms, each accommodating two infants. (March 22, 2017).
Surrounded by all his possesions, advant-garde photographer Gary Johnson, 73, faces eviction from the room he has lived in for the last 12 years due to the untimely death of a friend. He says it was his refuge from the fast-paced art world.
Northside High School third baseman Sam McLaughlin (23) loses the ball as Cave Spring’s Logan Altizer (7) slides into third safely during the first inning of the Region 3A West quarter final at Northside High School Tuesday evening, May 30, 2017. Cave Spring won 4-3.
Grafton’s Zack Wojnarowski tries to get the tag on Tabb’s Hunter Watson as he slides in safe at second during the fourth inning.
Dinwiddie High School’s Tyrese Hawkins reaches out for a pass while Thomas Dale High School’s Michael Bailey breaks it up during a game on Friday Sept. 29, 2017.
Olivia Offenbacker gets hit in the face during East Rock vs. Riverheads Tennis Wednesday afternoon.
Spotsylvania High School team members Jonathan Rivard (left), Eugene Snyder (center) and Daniel Brooks celebrate their team’s 7-5 victory over Tabb in the 3A Region finals at Spotsylvania on Thursday, June 1, 2017. The Knights will be heading to the state championships for the first time in school history.
Lexi Thompson celebrates with friends Dan and Sydney Steger after winning the 2017 LPGA Kingsmill Championship Sunday May 21st. Thompson set a tournament record at 20 under beating Annika Sorenstam’s record set in 2008.
Charlottesville midfielder Amdane Sanda (4) celebrates scoring a goal during a soccer game as rain falls in Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Charlottesville defeated Liberty Christian 5-2 to win the Conference 23 championship.
UNOH 200 Truck Race Winner Kyle Busch hangs out of his truck while performing a burnout after finishing the Rain Delayed race on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in Bristol, Tennessee.
James River High School coach David Chase talks to his pitcher #5 Jordan Webster before she goes to the plate in the 6A South Regional semifinal softball game Wednesday, May 31,2017 against Kellam High School in Virginia Beach.
People are thrown into the air as a car plows into a group of protesters demonstrating against the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, 2017. The attack killed Heather Heyer and injured 19 others. James Alex Fields Jr., the alleged driver, was charged with second-degree murder. The white nationalist rally was originally organized to protest the city of Charlottesville’s plans to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Authorities near the scene of the helicopter crash near Charlottesville on Saturday Aug. 12, 2017. Virginia State Police confirmed two deaths in the crash.
Placing his hands behind his head, the shadow Khalil James projects onto an apartment complex off 400 block of Savade Drive in Newport News on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Newport News Police Department and Tactical Operations Unit responded to the incident around 8:50 p.m. , where the suspect surrounded peacefully and was taken into custody for accusations of abduction, assault and battery, brandishing a firearm, failure to appear, capias and a civil summons.
A firefighter puts out a vehicle as the flames spread to the surrounding trees around 11 p.m. north Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017.
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