Christopher Newport University News

The following list consists of former standout athletes with ties to the Northern Neck playing in college, semi-pro or professionalA sports.

Christopher Newport University sent out an alert Friday telling students and staff about a stabbing at a restaurant near campus.

The seventh annual Heritage Concert will be presented by the Rappahannock Women's Chorale and the Northern Neck Big Band at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock and at 3 p.m. at Northumberland High School Auditorium in Claraville.

RICHMOND, Va - Virginia's political climate is getting more toxic. That's the message from a new survey of Virginia's Voters published by Christopher Newport University.

After Vice President Joe Biden's commented that he's "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage, Floyd Ciruli, a Colorado-based pollster and analyst, and Quentin Kidd, of Christopher Newport University, discuss the role same-sex marriage could play in swing states in November.

Christopher Newport University alerted students of a report of indecent exposure at Panera Bread in CNU Village Monday, however, police say it was all an accident.

Locally, political figures are headlining ceremonies - Gov. Bob McDonnell will speak at Christopher Newport University , and Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, NJ, will speak at Hampton University .

Virginia's right-to-work law is sacrosanct. In statewide elections, candidates from both parties profess their fealty to it.

The lowest-percent tuition increase since 1999 was unanimously approved by Christopher Newport University 's board of visitors Friday.

A Chesapeake man has been charged in connection with a suspected methamphetamine lab found in a residence hall at Christopher Newport University.

The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln's proclamation of a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer" in 1863.

On June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall addressed the graduating class at Harvard University.